brambor Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Today I needed to get a googlemaps url to Eagle Island near Harpswell. We visited it yesterday. Nice place. When I located the island on google and when I clicked on the plus sign to get a close up of the island I saw a bunch of kayaks on the shores.It did not take me too long to realize I was looking at a photo from our annual spring Jewell Island trip. Our day trip from Jewell was to Eagle - Whaleboat and back to Jewell. While at Eagle one of our paddlers cracked the hull on the rocks, hauled the kayak onto the grass for repairs. At that moment the satellite snapped the photo of Eagle Island and you are looking at it :-) You may not be able to get good enough close up but I can guarantee you that there are many of us looking back at you: Prudence, Doug, Rene, Warren, Peter, Leslie, Paul, Cath... I know I probably left someone out but my memory is not what it used to be :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I see 10 kayaks on the North cove of the Island and a single one up on the grass. Is this you or am I looking at the wrong Island? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 That's it. You're looking at the right thing. The single kayak is Roger's (I knew I forgot someone) wooden kayak that he cracked while landing on the beach. I took my own photo here: oh yeah and we also had Judy with us. My memory is slowly coming back. Here is the photo from the satellite: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 That is indeed way cool! Thanks for posting, Rene. I must say that it's also a little creepy, to realize that there's a satellite up there, watching me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Crouse Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I think you can submit your photos to google if you want a higher res photo up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 What do you mean Michael? The bottom photo is part of the mapping layout. I think you can submit your photos to google if you want a higher res photo up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Crouse Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 http://www.webpronews.com/get-your-photos-on-google-maps-street-view-2009-02Might not work for Maine, or for an island, but you can submit your own street view photos. Maybe you can submit your pic as a "street view" of the island? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 How cool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintail Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I wonder what the odds are concerning being caught "on the job", as it were? Must be millions to one? Amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Wow- very cool indeed! Does this make all of us famous?!?But I guess there might be times we wouldn't want to be captured by satellite!Pru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Rene, how and why did you come across this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhipple Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Amazing! That's definitely us ... and we were only there for an hour. And wasn't there someone who didn't paddle with us on Saturday? Scanning on Google a little farther south to Jewell, it looks like a kayak pulled up on the grass near the Cocktail Cove takeout ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hi Gary i paddled to Eagle last weekend with Yvonne for a day trip. Afterwards I was trying to get a link to the island from Googlemaps so that I could show my father where we paddled. When I closed up to Eagle on the computer I noticed the kayaks on shore and when I noticed Rogers kayak on the grass I realized I was looking at moment from our trip in May. Rene, how and why did you come across this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolster Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 And wasn't there someone who didn't paddle with us on Saturday? Scanning on Google a little farther south to Jewell, it looks like a kayak pulled up on the grass near the Cocktail Cove takeout ... Gary, Cathy, and myself remained on Jewell on Saturday to do some geocashing and exploring, possibly with a couple others for bird watching. I think the tree coverage is hiding a some boats, as well as the majority of the camp site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Amazing! That's definitely us ... and we were only there for an hour. And wasn't there someone who didn't paddle with us on Saturday? Scanning on Google a little farther south to Jewell, it looks like a kayak pulled up on the grass near the Cocktail Cove takeout ...This is really incredible! Reminds me of the dental office mag "Highlights". In this picture find a comb, broom........ Look very carefully at Jewell. I see 3 kayaks, a tent, and Ron/Rob's tender @ Cocktail, and Rene's tent at site #2. Mary and Rob are kayaking along the NE portion of Cocktail Cove near the rocks!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 wow true - that is my shelter. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesbennett Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 oh my gosh Rob! There we are...me behind and you leading the way!!! how VERY cool!!!! mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hazard Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wow! That's us all right, Mary! There we all are indeed! Is this our Fifteen Minutes of Fame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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