Aside from real life flesh and blood human beings GOOGLE is my best friend.

I spend a lot of alone-time with Google- it’s a window I always have up on my computer screen.

In a recent post, I told you about STREET VIEW. Googles cool new 360 degree view of homes, neighborhoods, streets etc.

After a quick map lookup today, I stumbled upon “EXPLORE THIS AREA”.

Google now provides a platform for users to add their photo’s of the area, videos that relate to the search, as well as “USER MAPS”.

How Fun! Users can create various maps of the area and post directly to Google. There are maps of the Foothill Trails, parking locations for the trail systems, things and places to do things in Boise +…

Try it for yourself! Go to Googlemaps.com, type in Boise, Id (or any other city you’d like!) and look at the left hand column. Click on EXPLORE THIS AREA and play away!

Make sure to click on the pictures on the map too- we’ve got some pretty talented photographers here!

Happy Googling!

Talk soon,