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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Giant Concrete Orienteering Map
My visit to Mud Island was among the highlights of my days in Memphis. Mud Island features, of all things, a giant concrete map. The map is made at a scale of about 1:2,000 and covers the lower portion of the Mississippi River valley.
The snaphot above shows the contour lines along the river bank.
To give you a sense of the scale, I've got two snapshots with people. That is a big, big map.
Needless to say, Mud Island is a must-see tourist site for any orienteering who visits Memphis.
Very cool! Hey, RAAM is underway. Most of the riders are in Kansas right now. Brad and I are going to ride some of the route in PA on Sunday. May be a little early though.
My grandfather designed Mud Island. Look up Roy Harrover. http://www.memphisheritage.org/MHIHost/Architects-HarroverMann.html I am so glad you enjoyed Mud Island! Most people don't appreciate it. When I was on the monorail, the first thing I heard people say was "Where is all of the mud?"
