A Maze - Page 22

Keeping to the strict schedule I have made for myself, today I have the next page of the first maze ready. It is just beginning to dawn on me that I won't have my fourth maze done before the end of the month. I'm on page 74 now, with 16 more to go. I suppose if I didn't go to work and cut down on my beauty sleep, I might be able to put it off, but even then probably not. And does anyone care except me? I truly doubt it. I think most people would agree that I need all the beauty sleep I can get instead.

Anyway, for today I give you the scanned and edited version of page 22.

Page 22

Here is the same page out in the wild. I know that Mark will know where this is. We had many adventures at this place though it didn't look so classy back then. I caught the maze in a few pictures around this place, so I'll give more information later.

That is about it. I'm still working hard on my maze, so there will not be an update on the Line tomorrow. I might be able to roll out another segment because the weather is good. I will show it off on Tuesday if I do.

Jonathan

A Maze - The End and a Contest!

Today is the day that we finally get the last pages of my first maze. As I mentioned previously I thought it would be fun to have a contest. Simply put, the contest is to see who will be the first to solve this maze. So the goal of this contest is to be the first person to email me the correct solution path.

What I need to see is a list of the nodes you pass through on the correct path.

For example:

1-2A -4A-5C- …. -90C-91-Finish

If this list is not around about 40 nodes long, it will not be the one I'm looking for. I believe that there is only one correct solution, but if you find a valid one that is different than the one I expect, you could still win. I will just have to check your results closely and I may have to email you for clarification.

Please include your name in your email, but you don't have to include an address or phone number. I will contact you by email first if you are the winner. The winning entry will be the first correct valid entry that I receive in my email.

What will you win? Well I'm offering a 15,000 US cent First Prize, which will be paid in the form of a gift card. Also you will receive the Original Art Work of my August Ink Drop Maze which was quite popular. You will also be World Famous!

Email your entry or questions to jmwhitus@yahoo.com.

Here are the final pages of the maze.

Page 90

Page 91

Because it can be a pain to find the pages you need on the blog I have put up a .Zip file on 4shared.com. You can download the entire maze at this link. The resolution of the pages should be better with these files.

Good luck and enjoy!

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 89

We are nearing the end of my first maze. Here is the next to the last page. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 89

Here is the same page in the wild. To the left is today's page. To the right is the 89^th page of my fifth maze which I drew today. Then towards the top is the first page of the September Ink Drop maze. I've been quite busy lately.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 88

Here is the next page of my first maze. Believe it or not we are almost done with it. I will be announcing a contest next week when I post the last page. As you might expect it will involve actually solving the darn thing. But for now here is the page

Page 88

Here is the same page in the wild. Again it is sunflowers. I think I've got a Van Gogh thing going on here.

That's it for today.
Jonathan

A Maze - Page 87

Here is the next page of my first maze. There are only 3 more to go after this one. First, here is the scanned and edited version.

Page 87

Here is the same page in the wild. Again it is on the patio with the sunflowers.

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That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 86

Here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 86

Here is that same page in the wild. Well, not the wild maybe, but on the patio with my wife's Sunflowers in the background.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 85

Here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 85

Here is the same page out in the wild. It is down in Monterey at Asilomar State Beach back in July. One of the great things about Monterey is the natural air conditioning. It might be up in the 80's or 90's in San Jose, but be in the 60's or lower 70's down here. It can be a nice break. Oh yeah, the scenery is pretty nice too.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 84

It is a day late, but here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 84

Here is the same page in the wild. It is again down in Pacific Grove at Point Pinos.

You've heard of sea foam. It has a poetical sound to it I think. Here is some of the stuff. Sometimes the wind will catch up a big glob of sea form and send it whirling down the beach.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 83

Here is the next page of my first maze. There are only 7 more pages after this one. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 83

Here is that same page down at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove again.

It is fun to walk out on the rocks and check out the tide pools. 

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 82

Here is another page from my first maze. We are running out of them. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 82

Here is that same page in the wild. This is at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove now that the sun has come out. I love the blues in the sky and sea.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 81

Here is another page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 81

Here is that same page in the wild, well, around my apartment. There was a humming bird buzzing around these flowers, but it zoomed off as I got close.

That's it!

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 80

It is a day late, but here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version. There are only ten more pages to go!

Page 80

Here is the same page in the wild. Actually it is on the table I used when solving this month's Ink Drop maze. A copy of the first page of the Ink Drop maze is there and you can make out the highlighted pathways.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 79

Here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 79

Here is that same page in the wild down at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove. This is either a miniature statue of a giant carrying a sailboat as Gulliver may have done in Lilliput, or a near life sized statue of a boy with a toy boat. The plaque doesn't say which it is, so I guess it is open to interpretation.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 78

Here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 78

Here is the same page in the wild. This is a statue of Saint Clare of Assisi. She seems a bit taller than I would have thought. How do I know this is of Saint Clare? Well it is in Santa Clara.

And then there is this plaque on the fountain pool.

I didn't know this until just now, but today, August 11, is Saint Clare's memorial day. Here is a site that explains it.

Meanwhile tomorrow night there is a Street Dance in Santa Clara. Come one, come all!

I'll probably skip the dance. After all Saint Clare is the patron saint of television.

Here the statue is after sunset.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 77

It is Monday so it is time for another page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 77

Here is that same page in the wild. Again it is at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove.

That's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 76

It is time for the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 76

Here is the same page in the wild. This picture was taken on a recent trip to Monterey. This is some of the rocks at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove. It is often foggy on summer mornings here. On this day the foggy burned off around one in the afternoon. If the stays offshore you can see the beautiful sunsets from here.

People swarm to the coast to watch the sunset. So much so that it is sometimes difficult to find a place to park. They stand, sit, or jog and watch the sun plunk into the sea. Then ten minutes later they are gone. The afterglow and twilight last for almost an hour. I think they miss the best part of a sunset. We love to watch the gathering darkness.

Anyway, that's it for today.

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 75

Here is the latest page of my first maze. After this one there are only 15 more to go. It seems like it was only last week when I began posting the maze. Time goes so fast!

Here is the scanned and edited version.

Page 75

Here is the same page in the wild. I took this picture of the maze out at the Sunnyvale Baylands Park this evening. It is amazing that in an urban area of millions of people you can find a spot where you can get away. During the week it is possible at this park. There is a great picnic area with benches, tables and BBQ pits. There is a large playing field where you can fly a kite or RC airplane. Then of course there are paths and levees that take you out to the baylands. This link has a lot more information about this area.

Here are some pictures that I took earlier this year out on the trails when the mustard was in bloom.

This is looking across a salt pond toward the bay itself. The trail goes clear around this pond and even further.

Here is the 'You are here” map for the pathways. This is a wonderful area for mountain biking on easy trails.

That is it for today!

Jonathan

A Maze - Page 74

Here is the next page of my first maze. First the scanned and edited version.

Page 74

Here is the that same page out in the wild. It is up in a small park in the south west part of San Jose. Just take Bernal Road out pass the golf course and up the hill. There isn't much at the park and in the summer it is too warm with not much shade. There are mountain bike trails though and nice views.

Here are a few pictures.

On Mount Hamilton in the background is the Lick Observatory.

As usual in the hill areas of the Bay Area there are mountain lions around. It is their home too.

Here is the mountain lion's dinner on the hoof.

It is a wild world out there. Go take a look!

Jonathan