Article on mapping & glacial retreat in the Alps

[erutan]

Not Sierra related, but I found it quite interesting and those maps are gorgeous and figured people here might enjoy it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/arts ... =url-share

[wsp_scott]

Interesting article, thanks for sharing

[wildhiker]

I bought a couple of those Swiss topo maps when I was traveling through Switzerland in 1971 and still take them out to admire occasionally. They really are works of art.
-Phil

[Bishop_Bob]

I admire these map-makers artistic skills. It's a shame their cultivated expertise is slated to be replaced by automation. Will there be artists in the future? Obviously, it's also a shame that they're so busy these days drawing newly exposed landscapes.