A main goal when I started this blog was to provide information that could be used - especially by people with limited mobility - to determine if an attraction would be a worthwhile visit. (This makes for pretty dull reading at times! :-D )To achieve that goal I include links in each post so that readers can research more on their own if they desire. A problem comes when attraction websites are updated because sometimes the links get broken. I try to keep them updated but as my posts and maps grow so do the links. I recently went through every map and blog post and corrected the broken links, however, it seems like more broken ones pop up all of the time so it’s an ongoing effort.
While I was fixing the links I also added clickable GPS co-ordinates on each post and updated the little maps so that if they are clicked on the attraction is pinpointed on a larger state map.
Corrected all the links? WOW! you have a lot of posts too!
ReplyDeleteThat was some job...
Yeah, it took a while. :-D And right after I got it all done the BLM changed their website. It needed an upgrade because it was really bad but I had to go back and find all of the links - think I missed some though.
DeleteAgain Karen, you are AMAZING....wish Blogger had a "link check" like my web server did at the Library, it would spit out a list of bad links for me to fix, and that was a number of years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave! A link check would be great but as you know Blogger doesn't worry much about that kind of stuff. Let me know if you find a solution, maybe an add on or something similar.
DeleteKaren, your blog rocks. And not just for people with limited mobility -- case in point, we don't, and yet we really appreciate it, and follow your every post.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for all your efforts in publishing and maintaining it!
Cheers,
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Vall & Mo.
Thank you Vall! I'm glad you're finding it helpful. Thanks for reading and commenting!
DeleteDo you have a FB page? Would love to follow you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, I do not have a FB page but you can sign up to get email messages whenever I publish new posts. Look for the "Follow by Email" link at the bottom of the column on the right.
DeleteA huge thank you for all your work and for having this blog. It is so helpful to me as an auto traveler that uses a rolling walker. We recently bought a new to us travel trailer and your blog has become even more helpful.
ReplyDeleteUpdating all your posts must have been a monumental job. Please know it is very appreciated. Thank you again.
You're very welcome! I'm so glad that you are finding the blog helpful. Please let me know if there's anything that I can add or report on that would be useful to you. Thanks for reading and commenting!
DeleteGreat work. Thanks to knowing you and reading your blog I find myself making mental notes as I travel about the accessibility of beautiful places. If I'm places I think you haven't been I'll send you a note.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy! You've given us some good suggestions. :-)
DeleteThanks for doing such a great job on your blog. We refer to it many times in our travels. It is great reading even if we are not in that particular area or not traveling like now. It inspires me to keep my blog going so that somebody else will find joy in traveling. Thanks again and safe travels.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob and Linda! Please keep your blog going. You've found some great places that I've added to my maps.
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