After launching its Trekker program last year, Google Maps has gone off road… to places no cars, bikes or other motorized vehicles can access. The site is home to a virtual world of outdoor wonders, and you can wander them with mouse clicks at your desk. Here are 6 of our favorites. — Amy Oberbroeckling.
Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland
Rapids Ride on the Colorado River
Heron Island at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Machu Picchu, Peru
Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Sequoia National Park, California
—For more images use the ‘explore’ feature on Google Maps.