My father loved maps. He would plot out our annual summer vacation with great delight. His sisters belonged to AAA so he would get a 'Trip-Tik" made and we would all follow the sights and scenery according to the Trip-Tik. Lovely info like: 'I-95...traversing primarily rolling woodlands, with pleasing scenery. Good grade and alignment.' Wow who knew that was I-95?
I still belong to the AAA (Mainly for that great battery charge and tire change service for the Mrs.). We go on a car trip about once a decade, but when we do I call the dutiful AAA agents and ask for the Trip-Tik. AAA last year went digital and now you can generate your own Trip-Tik online or just ask for one online. I've found the online information more accurate and, well duh!, easier to change. For example we are going up north this year so when I put the request in I said "Please keep us away from congestion and New York City." That fell on deaf ears and the Trip-Tik came in with tons of I-95 through Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Newark. Oh they did avoid NYC. On line it was simple to see that there is a route to the west that avoids all those cities (I-81).
This will also be our first big trip with our GPS. I haven't programmed the route yet, but Garmin lets you plot out your route with waypoints and stops. Any changes you make on route are automatically recalculated and off you go! So is this our last Trip-Tik? I'll let you know after the July trip! Bon Voyage!
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