Update: It's time for a long-overdue refresh of this site. In particular, all my perl scripts are no longer working, soo I need to update to python (prettier) or php (ubiquitousier). Also, I'd like to clean up the html, the javascript, everything. And, try to integrate with more web services, from google and others, e.g. google's chart API. For now, though, I'm just going to work on the browser side of things.
- 2008/04/03: path creator v0.1 In this version, I'm using the google AJAX API to dynamically load version 2 of the maps API. The document is very simple, basically just a full-window map, for maximum viewable area. To get it full screen, I use jQuery to set the document height and keep it in sync with the window as it is resized (in three very short lines of code, no less!) All of these libraries are very cool. The google APIs are extremely powerful, but I have to say that for sheer elegance and conciseness, jQuery definitely takes the cake.
- 2008/04/04: path creator v0.2 This version uses the GDirections object from the maps API to connect intermediate points along roads, rather than with straight lines. For biking, this is definitely what is desired, though this may not be ideal for running, since it doesn't allow arbitrary paths. Also, there is a limit of 25 or fewer waypoints per route. In the future, I can work around this by splitting things up into multiple routes.
Create your own routes here. Click on any of the images below for a more detailed
view of the route. If you have comments about this page (comments and suggestions
encouraged!) please me.
idaho
driggs
jersey
pppl
shore
stanford
half moon bay
old la honda
pagemill
portola
santa barbara
santa barbara loop
san marcos pass
carpinteria
candy corn classic
gaviota
utah
timpanogos
tony grove
