diff --git a/src/actions/navigation.js b/src/actions/navigation.js
index 856534e18..63e8175f9 100644
--- a/src/actions/navigation.js
+++ b/src/actions/navigation.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export const changePage = ({
 } = {}) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const oldState = getState();
   // console.warn("CHANGE PAGE!", path, query, queryToDisplay, push);
+  console.warn("CHANGE PAGE!", path, query, queryToDisplay, push);
 
   /* set some defaults */
   if (!path) path = window.location.pathname;  // eslint-disable-line
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export const changePage = ({
   } else {
     /* the path (dataset) remains the same... but the state may be modulated by the query */
     const newState = createStateFromQueryOrJSONs({oldState, query});
+    console.log(`navigation action. Colour by: ${oldState.controls.colorBy} -> ${newState.controls.colorBy}, Geo resolution: ${oldState.controls.geoResolution} -> ${newState.controls.geoResolution}`)
     dispatch({
       type: URL_QUERY_CHANGE_WITH_COMPUTED_STATE,
       ...newState,
diff --git a/src/components/map/map.js b/src/components/map/map.js
index 8bfdceb59..83817572d 100644
--- a/src/components/map/map.js
+++ b/src/components/map/map.js
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     }
   }
   componentDidMount() {
+    console.log("MAP CDM")
     this.maybeChangeSize(this.props);
     this.maybeRemoveAllDemesAndTransmissions(this.props); /* geographic resolution just changed (ie., country to division), remove everything. this change is upstream of maybeDraw */
     this.maybeUpdateDemesAndTransmissions(this.props); /* every time we change something like colorBy */
     this.maybeInvalidateMapSize(this.props);
   }
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+    console.log("MAP CWRP");
     this.modulateInterfaceForNarrativeMode(nextProps);
     this.maybeChangeSize(nextProps);
     this.maybeRemoveAllDemesAndTransmissions(nextProps); /* geographic resolution just changed (ie., country to division), remove everything. this change is upstream of maybeDraw */
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     this.maybeInvalidateMapSize(nextProps);
   }
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    console.log("MAP CDU");
     if (this.props.nodes === null) { return; }
     this.maybeCreateLeafletMap(); /* puts leaflet in the DOM, only done once */
     this.maybeSetupD3DOMNode(); /* attaches the D3 SVG DOM node to the Leaflet DOM node, only done once */
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
   }
 
   maybeDrawDemesAndTransmissions() {
+    console.log("maybeDrawDemesAndTransmissions()");
     const mapIsDrawn = !!this.state.map;
     const allDataPresent = !!(this.props.metadata.loaded && this.props.treeLoaded && this.state.responsive && this.state.d3DOMNode);
     const demesTransmissionsNotComputed = !this.state.demeData && !this.state.transmissionData;
@@ -261,14 +265,17 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
       // nextProps.datasetGuid &&
       // this.props.datasetGuid !== nextProps.datasetGuid // and the dataset has changed
     */
-
+    console.log("maybeRemoveAllDemesAndTransmissions()");
     const mapIsDrawn = !!this.state.map;
     const geoResolutionChanged = this.props.geoResolution !== nextProps.geoResolution;
     const dataChanged = (!nextProps.treeLoaded || this.props.treeVersion !== nextProps.treeVersion);
+    console.log(" mapIsDrawn: " + mapIsDrawn);
+    console.log(" geoResolutionChanged: " + geoResolutionChanged);
+    console.log(" dataChanged: " + dataChanged);
 
     if (mapIsDrawn && (geoResolutionChanged || dataChanged)) {
       this.state.d3DOMNode.selectAll("*").remove();
-
+      console.log("\tRemoving all demes & transmissions")
       /* clear references to the demes and transmissions d3 added */
       this.setState({
         boundsSet: false,
@@ -331,14 +338,23 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
    * uses deme & transmission indicies for smart (quick) updating
    */
   maybeUpdateDemesAndTransmissions(nextProps) {
+    console.log("maybeUpdateDemesAndTransmissions()");
+    console.log("<Map> state:");
+    console.log(this.state);
+
     if (!this.state.map || !this.props.treeLoaded) { return; }
+
     const colorOrVisibilityChange = nextProps.visibilityVersion !== this.props.visibilityVersion || nextProps.colorScaleVersion !== this.props.colorScaleVersion;
     const haveData = nextProps.nodes && nextProps.visibility && nextProps.geoResolution && !!nextProps.nodeColors;
+    console.log({nodes: nextProps.nodes, visibility: nextProps.visibility, geoResolution: nextProps.geoResolution, nodeColors: nextProps.nodeColors});
+    console.log("\tcolorOrVisibilityChange: " + colorOrVisibilityChange);
+    console.log("\thaveData: " + haveData);
 
     if (!(colorOrVisibilityChange && haveData)) { return; }
     timerStart("updateDemesAndTransmissions");
 
     if (this.props.geoResolution !== nextProps.geoResolution) {
+      console.log("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~");
       // TEMPORARY -- LOTS OF COPY + PASTE HERE
       const {
         demeData,
diff --git a/src/components/map/mapHelpers.js b/src/components/map/mapHelpers.js
index 007b97eb4..8afa1f534 100644
--- a/src/components/map/mapHelpers.js
+++ b/src/components/map/mapHelpers.js
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const drawDemesAndTransmissions = (
   numDateMax
 ) => {
 
+  console.log("drawDemesAndTransmissions()");
+  
   // add transmission lines
   const transmissions = g.selectAll("transmissions")
     .data(transmissionData)
diff --git a/src/components/map/mapHelpersLatLong.js b/src/components/map/mapHelpersLatLong.js
index a7aa107e5..3bc8729ee 100644
--- a/src/components/map/mapHelpersLatLong.js
+++ b/src/components/map/mapHelpersLatLong.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export const createDemeAndTransmissionData = (
   metadata,
   map
 ) => {
-
+  console.log("createDemeAndTransmissionData()");
   /*
     walk through nodes and collect all data
     for demeData we have:
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ export const updateDemeAndTransmissionDataColAndVis = (demeData, transmissionDat
       color, visible
   */
 
+  console.log("updateDemeAndTransmissionDataColAndVis running. This can't recalculate transmissions in the event that the geo resolution has changed!!!!")
+
   let newDemes;
   let newTransmissions;
 
diff --git a/src/components/narrative/index.js b/src/components/narrative/index.js
index 5e0771a99..8ac6a4f75 100644
--- a/src/components/narrative/index.js
+++ b/src/components/narrative/index.js
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ class Narrative extends React.Component {
       this.props.dispatch({type: TOGGLE_NARRATIVE, display: false});
     };
     this.changeAppStateViaBlock = (reactPageScrollerIdx) => {
+      console.log("\n****** NARRATIVE PAGE CHANGE **********\n\n")
       const idx = reactPageScrollerIdx-1;
+      console.log(idx + ": changeAppStateViaBlock()");
       if (idx === this.props.blocks.length) {
+        console.warn("blowing away state");
         this.setState({showingEndOfNarrativePage: true});
       } else {
         if (this.state.showingEndOfNarrativePage) {
+          console.warn("blowing away state!");
           this.setState({showingEndOfNarrativePage: false});
         }
         this.props.dispatch(changePage({