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Old 10-23-19, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by noimagination
Looking at a map and writing down some basic directions in case memory fails is still better.
I do self-contained tours. The longer ones (1-2 weeks) are away from home. Prior to each trip I map each day's route using Ride With GPS, but on the road I use PGS--Paper Guidance System, a/k/a cue sheets. The phone is for backup navigation assistance only. Cue sheets also come in handy when you want to start a campfire.

20 years ago I spent nearly four months on the road, covering about 6,000 miles from Seattle to Ocean City, NJ, via Bar Harbor, ME, and Philadelphia. Had nothing but ACA maps with cues. I think I got lost maybe 3-4 times.
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