Some things are so easy nowadays! No more leafing through heavy books, squinting at faded black-and-white photos, deciphering descriptions in fine print! No more spreading out awkward maps that slip and slide and roll themselves up just as you think you've found your place! (Remember those days?) Oh, Google!
I'm always trying to find the names of things; birds, mushrooms, trees, spiders, places ... And mountain peaks. I just discovered that a Google Image search can locate a mountain peak for me. Of course, it helps when they have a distinctive shape.
This one is known locally as the Cowboy's Hat. It turns out to be Mount Doogie Dowler, named after a Quadra Island resident who watched it "every day from the front porch" of his store and post office on the far side of Quadra Island a half-century ago. I took the photo from Tyee Spit in Campbell River, looking northeast over Quadra Island towards the mainland.
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| 50.467263N -124.88281W, 2076 metres, Dec. 3, 2024. |
¡Hoy en dia algunas cosas son tan, tan fáciles! Ya no hay que hojear librotes pesados, ni examinar fotos borrosas en blanco y negro, ni tratar de descifrar descripciones en letras pequeñitas. Ya no tenemos que extender mapas de papel viejo, despintadas, mapas que se te escapan y se vuelven a enrollar justo cuando crees que encontraste el sitio que buscabas. (¿Te acuerdas de esos dias?) Ah, Google!
Siempre estoy tratando de encontrar los nombres de las cosas; pájaros, hongos, árboles, arañas, lugares ... Y las cumbres de las montañas. Y acabo de darme cuenta que Google Images me puede buscar una montaña definida.
Esta, se conoce por el rumbo como el Sombrero del Vaquero. Resulta que es el monte Doogie Dowler, así llamado por un residente de la isla Quadra, quien la miraba "a diario desde la puerta" de su tienda y oficina postal en el lado opuesto de la isla Quadra hace medio siglo. Yo saqué la foto desde Tyee Spit en Campbell River, mirando hacia el noroeste hacia el continente tras de la isla Quadra.
- La montaña. 50.467263N -124.88281W, 2076 metres, el 3 de diciembre, 2024.
- Visto en mapas Google. Son 50 km desde Campbell River hasta el monte DD.
Un poste Skywatch.
Just last week, I used Google image search to find a mountain peak that appeared as my Windows login screen. I was impressed at how accurate it was (although photogenic mountains are probably not as big a challenge as a lesser photographed peak in our part of the world), which makes your ID all the more impressive)
ReplyDeleteThat is one unique looking mountain.
ReplyDeleteI use google image search all the time and it is scary how accurate it is. Something else that is amazing is AI. If I am trying to figure out how to do something I just write it my question in copilot and I get step by step detailed instructions. I've tried to get it to help with writing blog posts but what comes out is stilted and "not me" (not that me is all that great)
You have to be careful with AI answers; sometimes they are repeating misinformation. So double-check everything. As for writing, it may check your grammar and spelling (but even there, it can be mistaken), but it can never be you.
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