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New CO Hi res on Google Earth

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Posted by Brent Doerzman on June 10, 2006 at 4:12 PM
Saw on a another forum that they added some new hi res satellite imagery to Google Earth. I know there are more than a few GE users on this site.

Looks like a nice long, narrow swath of the Front Range from a little NW of Colorado Springs to just north of Trail Ridge Road, as well as a patch that includes the Black Canyon of the Gunnison!

The wild part this time is that they are hi res images shot in the winter as opposed to their normal spring stuff. Kinda cool seeing the lakes still frozen for the most part. Zoom in on Lake Haiyaha in RMNP if you want to see some cool ice formations! Oh, and look at the label for Bear Lake... uhh, just a little off :eek:
Posted by Scott Bacon on June 10, 2006 at 4:24 PM
Nice! Flying off to RMNP and Black Canyon of the Gunnison now! :biggrin:
Posted by Rick Dunn on June 10, 2006 at 4:41 PM
Very cool. :cool: Bear lake...umm, yeah...seems to be off by just a scoche. Now we know how those canyoneering guys in Utah ended up in the wrong canyon.... :biggrin:
Posted by Scott Bacon on June 10, 2006 at 4:48 PM
There's a snow line just north of Long's Peak. :biggrin:
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 10, 2006 at 6:25 PM
And of course, the ever-popular "Gllcier" Falls near Loch Vale and Mills Lake. I'm glad they're updating, but I wish they'd do this stuff only with summer images.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 10, 2006 at 6:31 PM
Find Crater Lake near Lone Eagle Peak in the Indian Peaks. What are those weird lines on the lake ice? Could they be snowmobile tracks? In a wilderness area? Or some natural phenomenon?
Posted by Scott Bacon on June 10, 2006 at 9:34 PM
I have that one bookmarked too, Todd. :smile: Could they be ice fractures that caused uneven melting of recent snow? :confused: