Google Goes for a Walk in the Woods

Google has grown so much since its humble beginning as a simple search engine. There is now Google docs, mail, news, calendar, maps, Google glass and much more. It is always growing and evolving as a company making new innovations all the time. The most recent however, is being able to see street view images from national parks. There are now 360 degree shots of beautiful places in just about every National Park in the United States. You could be sitting on your computer in New York City but experience views from California's Sequoia National Park just by a click of a button.

Google has now provided a way for people to experience many of the beautiful wonders of the world through their computer monitor. This sounds great at first, everyone being able to experience these views, but isn’t this going slightly too far? I say the answer to that question is yes.

I am a pretty avid hiker myself and have experienced some of these beautiful slights with my own eyes. I think that providing these trail view images of National Parks takes away from their beauty and mystery. Yes I think it is nice that Google has provided away for those who can’t physically go to these places themselves to see these views, but I think this going too far. There is something to be said for actually going to these places yourself.  You can’t truly experience such wonders by looking at a bright screen.

Check out the article here:

http://mashable.com/2013/11/22/google-street-view-national-parks/