Jerry Peek's Random Links

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• Other pages on my site
• Google Maps North America Satellite Photos
• Photographers and travelers
• More Sites

Other pages on jpeek.com

Here are a few pages that have been on my site for quite a while. I'm generally not maintaining them, but some of the information might be helpful to you.

• Electronic Mail: Tips, Techniques, Thoughts...
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs, health insurance)

Google Maps North America Satellite Photos

These are interesting aerial views. The contrast between the maps and the aerial views is part of the fun. From the map view, click on "Satellite" near the top-rght corner of the page to see the aerial view instead. You can drag the image around and zoom in and out.

• Chaco Canyon, New Mexico... and a closer view of the ruins
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Northeast Alaska coast, around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Southeast Alaska, the peninsula
• Some Aleutian Islands
• Mt. St. Helens, the volcano (double-click on the crater, then zoom in!)
• Around Alliance, Nebraska
• Hudson Bay and northern Canada
• Keuka Lake and other Finger Lakes, New York state
• World Trade Center site, New York City
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (zoom in all the way to see planes and terminals)
• Airplane graveyard, Tucson, Arizona

Photographers and travelers

Some friends and travelers I've met are also photographers. Here are their photos. Some of the sites are mostly about photography; others are more travelogue:

	Audrey Scott sent me this photo while she was preparing for a photography class on fairy tales. That gave me the hint I needed for this caption. Her photos can be like a dream. A lot of them leave me a bit "on edge" with an unusual balance in the composition or a pattern I don't notice at first. Audrey and her husband Daniel Noll -- who's also a photographer and a talented writer -- are dedicated travelers. Their website Uncornered Market has their photos and (extensive!) travel stories.
	Bill Wohler (on the left in that photo) was co-author of the third edition of my first book. Besides being a software expert, he's a sailor, diver, and a traveler other ways, too... with stories and photos to match. (From his home page, scroll down to "Journals".)
	Each time one of Claudio Vázquez' images flash onto my screen, I say "wow!"... and I can't stop looking at it.
	Martin Beebee specializes in stunning, super-sharp nature photography — though he does a lot more too. He (and his wife Carol, when she can get away from work) spend weeks in the backcountry hiking, camping... and grabbing great shots on his Nikon.
	Cynthia E. Shoemaker is a world traveler who lives in Tucson. She has an eye for composition -- especially patterns and colors -- and a love for nature.
	I'm always surprised by Naomi Pitcairn's shots: surprised by the design, the juxtapositions, the color... or, well, by any of about a hundred other things. Her photos inspire me to do more photography myself. (By the way, that photo shows part of a slug.)

More Sites

Here are some random sites that you might want to visit:

• 1&1 hosts jpeek.com. Even with their low prices (see thefreecountry.com's Budget Web Hosting page), the features are great and the service has been reliable. If you're a "techie," you might wish for the SSH interface of their higher-priced packages. Their customer service is 24-hour and has a toll-free phone number. I've joined their affiliate program: if you click on the link and sign up, I'll get credit.

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Last change: 19 June 2008