Way back in the day, when Google Maps was first introduced, I was totally amazed with how good it was. I immediately wasted several hours typing in my friends addresses and going on virtual road trips. At its debut, Google Maps was far better than anything the competition had to offer. It wasn’t too long before the satellite view came along and I had to go through the whole process again.
Today, Google added a new ‘Terrain’ View to Google Maps. When I first heard about this, I was quite excited and had to check it out. After checking out a few of my favorite locations, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed with it. The satellite view still gives a better impression of the terrain than the new ‘Terrain’ View.
Here is the satellite view and terrain view of one of my favorite hiking locations, the Cathedral Lakes Rim.
Google Maps’ new Terrain View is nothing to get excited about.
