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Bruce Small
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Sadly, I have not hiked the Grand Canyon in several years, so to torment myself I watched Street View on Google Maps down the Kaibab Trail to the bottom. I know every foot of the way so well. The surprise was at the bottom, by the Bright Angel Creek, where I saw this:


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 11:57 am
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what A CO-INKADINK! to fuuny.


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 12:03 pm
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Hope they didn't pack it in on a mule or their backs in that soft pack. A lot of bumping to get to that trail.

And yes it has been 19 years since I last hiked the canyon. North rim is my favorite side.


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 2:26 pm
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There are no coincidences.
Google has cookies on Bruce and they slip in a new robot for him to see that is sponsored by Trimble


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 8:18 pm
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Yikes it was 43 years last week that I hiked the trail.

I wonder if they had the street view camera on a mule


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 8:22 pm

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That one I can answer: They had the street view camera strapped to a guy's back, and the camera bank was two feet over his head. Must have been really uncomfortable, being so top heavy. I can't imagine hiking out with that on your back.


 
Posted : October 29, 2014 9:45 pm
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> That one I can answer: They had the street view camera strapped to a guy's back, and the camera bank was two feet over his head.

Google has started using the back pack street view to document museum interiors

Street View Art Project


 
Posted : October 30, 2014 5:16 am