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FRANKO’S MONTEREY GUIDE and mapping progress has enabled me to
AND DIVE MAP depict Monterey better than ever. I hope
that the pictures here on
As of September 2006 yours truly has at www.frankosmaps.com give the viewer a
last produced the third edition of Franko's glimpse of what I mean. This edition is
Map of Monterey. I must admit that even different and improved in many ways.
I, the maker of the map, love it! This is First of all, the shaded relief of the hills
one of the coolest looking maps I have and mountains around Monterey are
ever seen, and that is partially because shown in wonderful new shades of green,
Monterey is just physically beautiful on a with better clarity and more beauty than
map, and partially because I think I did a ever. Basically, the map was made over
great job! It is very difficult for an again from scratch. With the use of aerial
engineer who is also an artist (that’s me) photos from the USGS’ National Map I
to actually finish a work and actually was able to correct the locations of my
really like it. Usually it is easy to self- roadways. I never knew they were off, but
criticize, but I really, REALLY like this technology has changed much since my
new Monterey map! However, because 2003 edition! Thirdly, the information
my Monterey map is so much oriented to I’ve put on and around Monterey
the ocean scene, and it shows Monterey’s Peninsula and Monterey Bay has been
beautiful dive sites and reef creatures in much improved, with additional tidbits
such vivid detail, I decided to rename the about scenic or historic spots of interest to
map as Franko's Dive Map of Monterey. all visitors. But most of all, in the opinion
In an August 2006 visit to Monterey I of “Aquanut”, i.e., yours truly, the water
once again was reminded that this is one surrounding the Peninsula on side one and
of the most stupendously beautiful places across the Monterey Bay on side two is
on earth, both above and below the water. absolutely the best yet. This improvement
Monterey inspires me beyond adequate is partially owed to technology, as well as
words to describe. I have to turn to to the inspiration of Monterey that has
mapping in order to depict Monterey in a come to the artistic side of me.
way that resembles its fabulous beauty.
Some artists do seascapes, some show The technical side of me learned that
trees or mountains, but I do maps. Thank digital data was available similar to the
goodness for computer graphics, or else data used for the land masses in my
I’d be oil painting! Well, actually, I would various maps, and thus my artistic self
like to paint. Anyway, Franko Maps are was enabled to depict the underwater
sometimes called “Fabulous Maps of topography like never before. Wow! I did
Favorite Places,” and in the case of it in “Franko blue” hues, with the
Monterey this phrase is more true than underwater canyons of Monterey and
ever. Monterey seems to be more Carmel looking just amazing. The
beautiful every time I visit. Technology outcome was better than I could have
