Google Images Search & Google Maps

Both Pinterest and 500px bring you lots of great images in their search results. A Google Images search also brings you lots of images, and while they’re not always great, that doesn’t mean you might not get a lame photo of a great location you might have missed using the other two options. So, it’s worth giving it a look as the third leg of your research chair. The fourth leg is Google Maps (or the Google Earth app). Once you’ve found a general location, this is a really great resource for things like where to find nearby parking, where various trails are, which areas are accessible, and lots of other helpful info. But, I don’t turn to Google Maps until I’ve figured out the general location first, using either Pinterest or 500px.