People from throughout Colorado and across the globe can explore some of the state’s most beautiful and scenic locations from the comfort of their computers or mobile devices following today’s Google Maps release of more than 40 new Street View images from the Centennial State.

From exploring the Mesa Trail beneath the Flatirons in Boulder to taking in scenery in and around Rocky Mountain National Park; from wandering through Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre or gazing at the grandeur of Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, the Street View images allow users to make virtual visits to many of Colorado’s most iconic and impressive landscapes.

Google's Street View Trekker being used in the Grand Canyon. 

Google’s Street View Trekker being used in the Grand Canyon.

​The images were captured via Google’s Street View Trekker, a wearable backpack with a camera system on top, and Google’s newest Street View camera platform. The Trekker is worn by an operator and is walked through pedestrian walkways or trails on foot, automatically gathering images as it goes. That imagery is then stitched together to create the 360­-degree panoramas you see today in Google Maps.

Tuesday’s release includes images collected by Google and others made possible by partnerships through the Trekker Loan Program with the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau and Visit Estes Park.

Imagery released today includes:

Google Maps-collected sites

Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau-collected sites

Visit Estes Park-collected sites

You can also access the images by searching for a destination in Google Maps for mobile (available for both Android and iOS), and  then selecting the Street View option to start your own 360-degree tour.

This is all part of Google Maps’ efforts to make the world’s diverse heritage and beauty accessible to everyone. T o learn more about where the Trekker has travelled thus far, please visit: http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind­the­scenes/streetview/treks/