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MAPS

Despite the obvious advantages that GPS offers in giving driving directions, having a map is cheap insurance as a backup. 
Maps are also a helpful reference to travelers when multiple stops are to be made, especially when traveling by train.

 

See also:  4| GPS Maps Directions

 

What do you need maps for?

Train Travel - Although you can pick up city maps in the hotels in which you are staying, maps of the country are helpful for train travel, especially when train changes or layovers are necessary. Also, it is nice to know what regions you are looking at from your train window! 

Backup for GPS - If you rent a car, they are obviously indispensable even if you have a GPS: what if your GPS device ran out of charge and you forgot your car charger or what if you questioned what route your GPS may be taking you?

 

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U.S. Forest Service:  Forest Maps & Brochures

nationalatlas.gov:  for a variety of different types of maps of the U.S. including the new "geologic" map


 

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