Hex Mapping

Take a good look at Trollsmyth's Hex Mapping series of blog posts starting with #1 from July 25th, 2011.  He does his best to leave no stone unturned!  It's, so far, a 17 part series, divided into digestable blog-chunks.  He begins with some overarching concepts and then lays out his own process step-by-step as he geographically sets up a hex-crawling landscape then populates the environs with the creatures and cultures that can be encountered.  Blog #14 and #15 where he gets into what exporers can see and random features are particularly interesting.  Enjoy the whole series and stay tuned for more!