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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

my favorite type of map is the one that encourages you to imagine new trips or fun routes ⬇︎ open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

🔗 It's a big map but more fun to look in closely.. you can check out some close ups on the map ➡️. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

Mapping the Chugach 120 🏔️ 🗺️: Anchorage's most ambitious peakbagging project

My biggest print map ever of a big list of Chugach State Park peaks

open.substack.com

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

From yesterday: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120. Southcentral Alaska's most challenging peakbagging project.. and my biggest print map ever. ⬇︎

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Seldovia, Alaska has extensive golf cart-based transportation

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

The map making involved mostly two hillshade layers and a couple of layered satellite images..but mostly endless fiddling until I got what I wanted. The new newsletter is new, free, and you are invited to subscribe : ) open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been slowly making a few big print maps to hang on the wall (as in 4 maps in about 4 years) and I really like them. My favorite type of map to stare at is one that you can stare at for a while and get inspired for trips. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

Mapping the Chugach 120 🏔️ 🗺️: Anchorage's most ambitious peakbagging project

My biggest print map ever of a big list of Chugach State Park peaks

open.substack.com

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Some people spend a few decades trying to climb all of them. (I’ve “climbed” .…10?). It’s a huge undertaking and only 16 people have ever completed the list. They range from moderate hikes to big technical projects. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

A new newsletter out today: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. 36” x 24”. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Current Tunnel Status: excellent

Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 2d

The view from Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway

Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the first real post: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

Mapping the Chugach 120 🏔️ 🗺️: Anchorage's most ambitious peakbagging project

My biggest print map ever of a big list of Chugach State Park peaks

open.substack.com

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

On the “editorial calendar” for 2025. Alpine maps, Alaska and Norway’s sovereign wealth funds, 85th percentile speed metrics, and my favorite design pattern.

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➟ Ben Matheson's Newsletter ➟ | Substack

➟ Ideas I can't stop thinking about and projects I felt compelled to make ☑︎. What to expect? Almost certainly: Ideas about how the world works in 🗺️ maps, 📊 data visualization, and the 🛠️ systems ...

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

📝 Friends, you are 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 to subscribe to my new newsletter...

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📈 🗺️ ➡️ There will be maps, charts, animated charts, and many words. The first two posts are up now. Expect ~monthly articles. totally free.

➟ Ben Matheson's Newsletter ➟ | Substack

➟ Ideas I can't stop thinking about and projects I felt compelled to make ☑︎. What to expect? Almost certainly: Ideas about how the world works in 🗺️ maps, 📊 data visualization, and the 🛠️ systems ...

benjmatheson.substack.com

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