map !

Look, my maps here! I'm having a little trouble understanding why there's such a big gap there off to the right. It does not show up in my saved file and could just be a result of Blogger.

I'm giving myself a 140/150 for this on account of lateness and the error mentioned above. I'm not sure how to fix it.

• used google map snapshot as a key and single layer first, then placed markers over it in a different layer, then deleted map layer.
• at one point, an error in saving compressed all layers and i had to start several saves back, but learned to save different visions to keep this from happening again!
• a lot of tedious work, but found support of local restaurants very important. also learned that we in the tri cities actually have a pretty good balance of franchise vs. local eateries. it was mainly road 68 and queens gate that had the biggest cluster of franchise names.
• considered light hues behind the river to soften negative space and hard edges, but i wasn't sure how i should go about that or if it would look aesthetically pleasing, or it might take away from the scattering of markers.