Oh, this was based off of a project I made for Codrops[1]. Let me know if you'd like some help or input!

[1]https://tympanus.net/Development/StorytellingMap/

That and your other projects at lbebber.github.io/public are stellar, Lucas!

Thank you, glad you like it!

+1 to this!

What great work :)

Is there something like this that uses KMZ waypoints to craft the map/animation?

Thank you for building this; over the years the bus animation has gone a bit wonky, but otherwise the page holds up really well. It’s a great library you built.

Beautiful work! I thought the bus was a fun goofy touch on its first appearance hahah

I didn't realize you were the original programmer on this — amazing work!

Thank you! I both programmed and designed this--I miss doing this kind of work.

Amazing project, love it!

This is the first time for me where a website hijacked the scroll wheel, and it's actually _really really_ well done. This is amazing. Thanks for posting it.

The key is that it doesn't actually hijack the scroll wheel - the main content (header and text and photos on the left) all scrolls normally, controlled by the browser. The map just monitors the scroll position and element client rects and runs its own non-blocking visualization on the side.

I agree - beautifully implemented, and great content too.

Doing a temple stay at Koyasan is by far my favorite lifetime travel experience.

what made it so special?

Fyi for those who tap in and see the map in the background instead of to the right of the content, the layout/treatment feels pretty different for desktop vs mobile.

This is soooo cool! It is not the blog I was searching for but wow :) Thanks for sharing it.

His newer Iseji one is nice too

https://walkkumano.com/iseji/

This is really well done.

That's just terrific!

This gem.

I came here to link to this! I also spent a week trying to find this a few years back :)