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Three of the Best Wineries in Paso Robles
November 2, 2017
If you’re taking a little weekend trip to Paso Robles, it’s your perfect opportunity to stop and visit a winery or two. The Paso Robles area is home to over 200 wineries, and a visit to one or more of these can net you some world-class wines for your collection….
Map Generalization
October 11, 2017
Cartographic generalization, or map generalization, is a method for deriving a smaller-scale map from a larger scale map or map data Whether done manually by a cartographer or by a computer or set of algorithms, generalization seeks to abstract spatial information at a high level of detail to information that can be … (Wikipedia definition) GM Johnson’s Colorado…
What’s Happening in Hollywood and Beyond?
August 18, 2017
I am absolutely sure that if you are coming to Southern California, you are probably going to ask yourself – what’s happening in Hollywood? Well, the very first thing you will want to see is the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. If you are driving from south to north on Beachwood…
Map of California’s Historic Mission Trail: the El Camino Real and Spanish Missions
July 18, 2017
Look at the beautiful experience you are missing! From their humble, thatch-roofed beginnings to the stately adobes we see today, the missions represent a dynamic chapter of California’s past. We personally think there ‘s nothing more exciting than history, up close and personal. By the time the last mission was…
Wilderness in Your Pocket: Southwest Indian Country [Part 4]
June 14, 2017
Hopi occupied several mesa villages in N.E. Arizona. In 1540, they were visited by some of Francisco Coronado’s men under Pedro de Tovar. However, because of their geographical isolation, they remained more independent of European influence than other Pueblo groups. Pueblos in the foothills were abandoned. New villages were built…