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Slowhatch:
Although Bing Beta and Google do a good job with SF, I'll throw in a startup: Youcity. I can't link to it directly, so click the City tab on the right side of the map and choose SF. Manhattan is done, and SF is partially finished (including the Presidio). If it looks similar to Edushi (Shanghai map here), it's because the two companies have a partnership.

georgiapeach:
Wow, Slowhatch...that is really amazing and just about like standing there.

I referenced some of our "Field Trip" photos to the spots they were taken using this... (thumbnails...click-click)








1)  Visitor Entry, security kiosk

2)  Visitor parking

3)  Yoda


4)  Lobby, open to public


5)  Walkway to Starbucks and Viewing overlooks


6)  Side walkway


7)  Overlook Viewpoint 1


8 )  Starbucks at this corner


9)  Overlook viewpoint 2


10) Chestnut Gate and view of Lyon St and back towards Starbucks


11) Lower walkway and viewpoints


One possible exit:

River:
Holy crap Peach! Great job, love the yoda!
 :tup:

Slowhatch:
Seychelles island maps here and Victoria city map here. They might move off Mahe to a smaller island, but...I doubt it.

apskip:
I have a hunch that the hang- or para-gliding is in the vicinity of Bariloche. The trans-Andean crossing will come through Puerto Alegre and on to Puerto Panuelo. From there here are some possibilities for a detour between those 2 points:

VICTORIA ISLAND
With a surface of 3,700 hectares and 20 kilometers length, this island is the largest in the lake. You get here from Puerto San Carlos or Puerto Pañuelo, at Llao Llao. From San Carlos you need to travel 11 kilometers (30 minutes by boat), and from Puerto Pañuelo, at km 225 in Ezequiel Bustillo avenue, it takes 1 hour 40 minutes.

In both cases you get to Puerto Anchorena at Isla Victoria. You can also take the chairlift that will take you to the top of Bella Vista hill, at 900 meters, with a series of spectacular natural vantage points.

SEVEN LAKES IN MANSO BASIN of NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK
The trip to San Martín along a wooded road crosses rivers and streams and skirts several lakes (Nahuel Huapi, Correntoso, Espejo, Escondido, Villarino, Falkner and Machónico) on whose shores there are beaches and several panoramic lookout points.

Going round Lacar lake you arrive at San Martín de los Andes . On your return through Cordoba Pass the landscape is different. After going round Meliquina lake, the wood disappears and is replaced by strange but beautiful rocky formations. When you arrive at Confluencia, the winding blue Limay river adds its touch to a magical view of the Valle Encantado and the "Anfiteatro" (Amphitheater). To to Bariloche, you just have to follow the river bank up to its starting point at Nahuel Huapi lake.

MANSO RIVER - BARILOCHE
It is fed by the Manso, Castaño, Overo and Los Alerces glaciers, all of them located on the eastern slope of Tronador hill. For a total of 100 kilometers, this impressive river flows through the Nahuel Huapi, Correntoso, Espejo, Escondido, Villarino, Falkner and Machónico lakes which form the Manso basin, one of the five basins protected by the Nahuel Huapi National Park.


CERRO CAMPANARIO - BARILOCHE
The trip starts at Bustillo avenue, skirting Nahuel Huapi lake. At km 8 you will find Playa Bonita and after that there is a road known as "Cruce Catedral" leading to "Virgen de las Nieves", Cerro Catedral and Gutierrez lake.

Remaining on National Route Nº237, and skirting Nahuel Huapi lake, you go past Puerto Moreno, Playa Serena, the Jockey Club racetrack and at km 17, you get to the Cerro Campanario chairlift. You can go to the top of the hill, at 1,050 meters altitude.

The beautiful tearoom at the top offers a chance to admire one of the most fascinating and exciting views in the region: Nahuel Huapi and Perito Moreno lakes, El Trebol lagoon, San Pedro and Llao Llao peninsulas, Isla Victoria, Otto, López, Goye, Catedral and Capilla mounts and the wonderful mountain range surrounding San Carlos de Bariloche.

The chairlift runs up to around 7:30 pm in summer time.

Cerro Campanario Chairlift
The new chairlift manufactured by Doppelmayer is high-tech. It is safer than previous models and has a variable speed. The ascent trip takes 7 minutes at a speed of 1.5 meters per second. With its 8 towers and 40 chairs (maximum capacity 60 chairs), it is 640 meters long and can transport up to 450 people an hour. The top station is at 1,050 meters and the bottom station at 770 meters.
        

My concept is that the task could be to take off from one of the cerros (Otto, Lopez, Goye, Catedral, Capilla or Campanario) and to land in one of the lakes mentioned above. The key as to which cerro is probably transportation. Cerro Campanario has its chairlift. Cerro Otto has a teleferico from 800 to 1.405 meters above sea level, covering a distance of 2.100 meters at approximately 3 m/second. Cerro Catedral has a cable car/chairlift with a vertical gain of 1000 meters. Cerros Lopez, goye and Capilla do not appear to have any transportation system up to the peak except on foot, which would make it very difficult for a hang- or para-glider to be tranported up.

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