Take Students on Awe Inspiring Treks

     Everyone uses Google maps to navigate to a particular location, but did you ever wonder what it takes to get some of those images on your device? We don't think about Google mapping areas outside of the places we live and visit, but they actually set out to map parts of the world that we may never visit. Places like Base Camp at Mt. Everest, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the Canadian Arctic are all meticulously mapped out as well as the streets you use to get to the super market.
    To go on one of these virtual tours, head over to Google Treks and prepare to spend hours globe trotting over some of the most amazing visuals you'll ever see. By exploring individual treks, you get behind the scenes images, stories, and even audio files about the location. The interactive Google Map allows students to explore in ways that go beyond anything they could experience in an atlas.

     Some of the highlights I encountered exploring included hearing the snow crunch under the Street View photographer's feet as they walk across the frozen land and going on a climb in Yosemite, scaling the steepest part of El Capitan. Try it for yourself below and start your trek.