Full Width [alt+shift+f] Shortcuts [alt+shift+k]
Sign Up [alt+shift+s] Log In [alt+shift+l]
80
It’s the eternal question. Should I lump all of the brewery visits into a single article or should I spread them within the series? Well, as always, it depends. This time I decided to discuss them all at once because of a simple fact of geography. We visited eight breweries throughout the week and seven […] The post Dayton, Ohio Part 6 (Breweries) appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.
10 months ago

Improve your reading experience

Logged in users get linked directly to articles resulting in a better reading experience. Please login for free, it takes less than 1 minute.

More from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places

Culpeper Co., Virginia

I enjoy county counting but it becomes increasingly difficult to reach new counties as my count increases. That’s why I began a sub-variant involving overnight counties. You see it counts “more” by my arbitrary rules if I spend an entire night there instead of simply passing through. That’s because it involves a tangible financial commitment, […] The post Culpeper Co., Virginia appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

2 weeks ago 12 votes
Indiana I-69 Time Zone Crossing

If you’re driving along Indiana’s portion of Interstate 69, say from Evansville to Bloomington, you are going to cross a Time Zone boundary. It happens between Mile Markers 37.5 and 39.0, about forty minutes north of Evansville at normal highway speeds. But please note that the situation gets genuinely weird as you cross between zones […] The post Indiana I-69 Time Zone Crossing appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

2 months ago 60 votes
Osage Orange

It seemed strange to fixate on a single tree for more than a decade but that’s exactly what happened. I notice it a few weeks every autumn and then quickly forget about it for another year. That all started sometime around 2013 when I began to ride a stretch of the Capital Crescent Trail along […] The post Osage Orange appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

3 months ago 55 votes
Great American Beer Festival (and More)

I hinted at ulterior motives in the last article about my long weekend in Denver. I didn’t travel all the way out there just to casually tour around. Indeed, I had a very specific purpose in mind — checking off a bucket list item in fact — attending the Great American Beer Festival. The Biggest […] The post Great American Beer Festival (and More) appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

4 months ago 56 votes
Broomfield and Denver Weekend

I’ve been traveling a lot lately. It feels like I just got back from the Pacific Northwest, and before that England, and then I’m heading right back out the door again. This should do it for awhile though; I need some rest. But this trip was a little different because I was there for some […] The post Broomfield and Denver Weekend appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

4 months ago 56 votes

More in cartography

The Maps of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a Native American artist died a few weeks ago. Her artwork highlighted a Native worldview juxtaposed with American pop culture and included many maps. -via Center for Public Art History In State Names (2000) paint drips obscure the European derived names as well as state and national boundaries. Maps such as Memory Map (2000) highlight experiences over delineation of geographic boundaries. -via Whitney Museum of American Art Here is a detail from State Names Map: Cahokia (2023) -via St Louis Art Museum. The message from Smoke Signals Map (2021) is quite clear. You can see much more of her work on her web site. I will end with Adios Map (2021), showing different ways to say goodbye - to lives lost in pandemic, land destroyed by climate change among other goodbyes.

15 hours ago 3 votes
Submission – Chicago Metra Line Rebranding

Submitted by Nick, who says: Hi Cameron. I live in Chicago and our commuter rail Metra is considering rebranding its lines and recently released two proposals. I thought you and your readers might enjoy reviewing them. The announcement, proposed designs, and link to a survey are here. The proposed designs are available in a PDF […]

2 days ago 4 votes
Make a seafloor map in the spirit of Marie Tharp & Heinrich Berann

Here’s how you can make a map inspired by the glorious collaboration of geologist Marie Tharp and landscape painter Heinrich Berann. We’ll use ArcGIS Pro (injected with a special terrain toolbox provided by cartographer, author, and public figure Ken Field), its amazing raster functions and blend modes, and luscious bathymetry data from GEBCO. Let’s dive in! 0:00 a brief …

2 days ago 4 votes
ViewPoint 3000
2 days ago 2 votes