Originally Posted by
gauvins
Understood. But it raises the question of how to prune the cue sheet. Not a problem when you are familiar with the route, but less so if you are not. How do you create your cue sheet?
If I have access to Google Maps, I'll make notes on major turns, like departures from long straight runs, often with a prior landmark on a critical turn. Often just writing the notes guarantees I'll remember them and I won't need the notes--that's just the way my brain works (which was handy in school). If I have access to a printer, I'll print out a detail maps of confusing areas, with sufficient scale to read road names. Or if I want to explore a bit off route, like sight-seeing in the Chicago Loop. Sketches often work well too.
I do have a smart phone now (new last year), but still prefer the "old way." I've heard that kind of spatial thinking is good for the brain, and I enjoy the mental challenge. And as mentioned, getting off route can be fun too, and can lead to new friends and adventures.