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I know lots of my friends and contacts also like to wander around the back roads of the American west, and a couple of years ago I found a resource that may be of interest. The US Geological Survey has put all(!) of their topographic maps online, available for free download as .pdf files. Here's the main URL: store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/b2c/start/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd%29/.do Click on the "map locater" in the upper left corner. They've included, not just all versions of the current map s…

Well, what I (alas) figured would happen is happening--Ip is closing. Clint made a back-of-the-envelope financial analysis a while back that seemed to be right on--as it was. I still think Ipernity thoroughly botched a great opportunity. They had a chance to grow and achieve financial stability at the time of the massive Flickr exodus, but instead of rolling out a (figurative) red carpet they instead got all sidetracked into the silliness about "spam" comments, with the result that they drove…

Just a quick note before heading out for the Labor Day weekend: I can understand why people are upset because of losing the rest of their subscriptions due to the revamped financial structure. But hey--it's better than losing them because the site shut down completely! At least this way we have a chance of building on what we've already done. It was always obvious that a new infusion of money was going to be needed to fix the previous team's mismanagement, and I've been prepared for that. YM…

Well, as y'all may have noticed, I haven't been around much of late. Other things have been getting in the way--but I did go ahead and re-up my membership. I won't be able to participate a lot, but what I have done for now is remove the "me only" authorization on my newer uploads. I had been waiting to label them properly, but I just don't have time, and maybe people would find them of some interest even so--

Visiting the new grandson (our 1st grandchild). So, lots of things have fallen thru the cracks, Ipernity-wise! I'll try to be posting and commenting more.

But I haven't been around for a few months. Sorry! It's not just covid--Real Life has gotten in the way bigly around here. I won't bore you with details, but I haven't given up on Ipernity! We currently are smothered by smoke from the California wildfires, so I don't have much in the way of recent photos. But I'll try to post along even so-- Cheers, all! Steve