tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post1532841320936986264..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Paper Maps Still Have a PurposeClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-12647352731976570982018-06-04T21:30:08.336-06:002018-06-04T21:30:08.336-06:00I have a map room in my house in Hidden Springs (c...I have a map room in my house in Hidden Springs (cue the music from "Raiders of the Lost Ark). I keep a sturdy plastic tube full of topo maps in my SUV, and make sure than any place I go hiking or camping is represented on at least one paper map in my possession. Apps and downloads are fine when they work, but a paper map and a compass *always* work, and there's something highly satisfying about shooting a bearing and tracking your progress to a destination on a map.<br /><br />I don't think there's a room on our house that doesn't have a framed map on the wall, and that includes every bathroom and the laundry room.DryCreekHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270400810526252348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-28165520965795731132018-06-04T08:30:11.473-06:002018-06-04T08:30:11.473-06:00I love gps for finding my way around (Garmin. No G...I love gps for finding my way around (Garmin. No Google tracking, please)<br /><br />But it gives no sense of where you are or where you are going. Only maps can do that. I always like to have bothDarkislandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179670958768611172noreply@blogger.com