MarkB_MI
Well-known Member
- Location
- Motown USA
I bought my first Rand McNally road atlas in 1979 when I graduated from college and made my first cross-country trip to my new job. Since then, I've gone through a half-dozen of them, using them until they fall apart. My last one was getting out of date, so I started looking around for a replacement. You used to be able to find them everywhere, at book stores (which don't exist any more), K-mart (which is disappearing fast), Walmart and most grocery stores. Not anymore. The local stores that do have road atlases carry a brand-X publication which appears to be useless.
So the other day I stopped at a Pilot truck stop, and sure enough they have the old reliable Rand-McNally atlas. For the ridiculously cheap price of seven bucks! I paid nearly that for my first one back in '79.
Honestly, I don't understand how one navigates cross-country with just a GPS and no atlas. My BIL drives between Michigan and Florida several times a year, but he never deviates from I-75 because he "just follows the GPS". How boring!
So the other day I stopped at a Pilot truck stop, and sure enough they have the old reliable Rand-McNally atlas. For the ridiculously cheap price of seven bucks! I paid nearly that for my first one back in '79.
Honestly, I don't understand how one navigates cross-country with just a GPS and no atlas. My BIL drives between Michigan and Florida several times a year, but he never deviates from I-75 because he "just follows the GPS". How boring!