When I was younger, a
typical gas station had a stack of state highway maps and you could get one for
free. I don't recall seeing a Rand McNally atlas until I was a little
older. Often a multi-state trip involved the passenger partially blocking
the drivers view while they wrestled the map back to its factory folds.
Today I'm using Google maps
on my iphone. When there is cell service,
I look at the planned course, memorize the next 100 miles or so and take off. Then as
I become engrossed in an audio book, I a miss turn at Bridgeport and drive 50
miles West instead of North. That is how
I get to see cool places like Scott's Bluff National Monument …..on my way to
Alaska.
What a new technology yet "blue highways" approach to travel. Love the video!
ReplyDeleteI meant to order that book and didn't get it done. Maybe I'll find it in a book store up North.
ReplyDeleteConsidering getting a dash GPS but I'm concerned it will get me directly where I'm going.
We wouldn't have such fun posts if you took the direct route:)
ReplyDeleteYou have me thinking about road books. Have you ever read Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure? It's a sweet book about a road trip east Harry and Bess took after leaving the White House. It included a stop in St. Louis on their way back to Independence. They ate at Schneithorst's, my father's favorite restaurant.
Keep having fun - can't wait to see Mount Rushmore!
I like Truman. I'll keep and eye out for that book too. Anything travel.
ReplyDeleteSome mistakes aren't mistakes at all. Looks like you're having a blast. Many of the sights, like Beaumont and Carhenge, we visited on our way to the Sturgis last year. How cool it is to find these treasures! Keep searching!
ReplyDeleteKenny K.
Yes, having a blast Ken. I agree.... how cool to find these treasures!
ReplyDeleteThere were already about 20 bikes at the Beaumont Hotel the morning I ran by.