5 posts tagged “map”

First, thanks to everyone who has pledged me in the Trek Across Maine! I have now raised just past the minimum amount required to ride. If you haven't pledged yet and would like to help out a good cause (American Lung Association of Maine) please do!

With just two weeks to go I still have some equipment to buy and training to do, but am feeling generally confident about the ride. Or, I was. Then, they released the route maps. This would include the elevation maps. And here is the elevation map for Day 1 of the ride:

Day 1 Elevation Map - Trek Across Maine 2007

In case you had trouble spotting it, I have added my own label to the point where I think my legs will fall off. From the organizer's standpoint, it makes a lot of sense: if we injure as many people as possible on Day 1, that's two less days we have to support them.

Seriously though, it is at points like that where your pledges really help me - knowing I have your support will help keep me going up the mountains, turn by turn.

Finish Line - Trek Across Maine

I had the sense that this flu season has been particularly rough, and it looks right I am not alone in this feeling.

Animated-cdc-flumap-us

I made an animated map from CDC info over the past six weeks. There seems to be a bug with Vox displaying the animated gif, so look at it directly if you want to see proper animation.

Right after I made that graphic, I found a much cooler animation that shows the spread by city (and shows Maine valiantly holding out against the advancing orange). That page brought to you by Roche, so take that into consideration.