TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH., 20229
HOW TO GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING!
If you're planning a trip, near or far, there's
a pretty good chance you've entered your
destination into a GPS device.
Well today, turn it off! This is "Read A Road
Map Day."
There's probably a fair number of you out
there who can't observe this day because you
either don't know what a road map is or don't
have one in your car!
Don't get me wrong. I use my GPS on a
regular basis. But there are times when I
much prefer a good old fashion road map.
That's especially true when you're trying
to find an address in some small township
that isn't even recognized by your GPS. Or
when your GPS tell you to turn left at a spot
where a left turn would put you in a lake!
Maps have been around forever. Who
ever heard of a Pirate who used a GPS to
find the X where his treasure was buried?
We keep several maps in our vehicles.
One for Pennsylvania and one for New York
and New Jersey, the states we visit most
often. They're usually free at Visitor's
Welcome Centers and they're updated pretty
often.
They display very small roads, some
with dirt surfaces, that don't show up on all
GPS devices.
Just one bit of advice if you're using
a road map. Always check the mileage scale.
We once spent half a night trying to find a
campground in Maine where one inch on
the map equaled 20 miles. The state before
was listed at one inch to ten miles so we
were a bit surprised when it suddenly took
twice as long to find what we were looking
for!
Have some fun. Get out a road map and
plot your own route to your next destination.
The only potential problem I've run across is
trying to fold them properly back up!
Hope you give it a try and that all your NEWS
is good!
