Corn mazes in Google Earth
With Fall coming, it’s time for Corn mazes. There are loads of them to find in Google Earth. Here are a few to get you started, including the Google Earth KML files. In England, they
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Virtual tour: Interesting places to visit in Google Earth
To use the KML files, right click the “Download KML file” link and select “Save Target As”. Windows may try to add an “XML” extension onto the end of the file name. Change the extension back to “KML” if it does.
You must have Google Earth installed to use these files. Double click the KML file and it should open in Google Earth to the correct spot.
St. Peters, Rome
Virtual Colorado Tour – Part II: South to Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Continuing with our travels in Colorado last September
After leaving Grand Junction we drove south on 50 toward Montrose on our way to Ouray, but decided to take a detour to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
The Canyon out to be one of the most dramatic sights on the whole trip. The Black Canyon is a massive gorge cut through PreCambrian rocks by the Gunnison River. It is vast enough so the far side is slightly hazy, contributing to the astonishing sense of depth from the edge.
Take a virtual world tour down the Canyon in Google Earth! Download this KML file
Double click to open in Google Earth, then click Play as shown: 
Virtual Colorado Tour – Part I: West to Grand Junction
Last fall we took a trip around Colorado which took us through nearly every type of landscape Colorado has to offer, including the town of Ouray, nestled in the Mountains, fantastic fall colors of the Kebler Pass area and the dry, dramatic Mesa Verde region in the Southwest.
The map below is an interactive Google map, showing all the main points of interest we hit, and photos along the way.