var baseIcon = new GIcon();
    var mapdir = "http://www.sacbee.com/static/newsroom/maps/whales/mapicons/";
    baseIcon.image = mapdir+"defaulticon.png";
   // baseIcon.shadow = null;//mapdir+"shadow.png";
	baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(54, 34);
	baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
	baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
	baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);
	baseIcon.infoShadowAnchor = new GPoint(18, 25);


	var icons = new Array();
	
	
	for(var i=0; i< 255; i++){
		icons[i] = new GIcon(baseIcon);
		icons[i].image = mapdir+"icon"+(i+1)+".png";
	}
	
	
	icons[999] = new GIcon(baseIcon);
	icons[999].iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);