Category Archives: Road Maps

I was walking out the front door today (to drive my mother around for some last-minute pre-Thanksgiving shopping) when I noticed I had mail. (It was hard to miss — I tripped over a box the mailman left in the … Continue reading →

At the beginning of my Brainbench project, I mentioned that it taking forever for the state of New York to send me a road map. Convienently enough, New York waited for me to finish the Brainbench-a-thon — the map showed … Continue reading →

The map of Pennsylvania I ordered last month showed up a few days ago, but I just got around to looking at it. This is the first map I’ve ordered in months that describes a state I’ve never been to, … Continue reading →

The tourism packet I requested from California showed up this weekend. Like a lot of states, California forced me to order a “visitor’s guide” I didn’t want. In fact, California’s map was bound into the guide, so I had to … Continue reading →

When my youngest brother was getting ready to drive his family to Calfornia, I tried really hard to provide some useful brotherly advice culled from my three trips across the country. All I could come up with at the time, … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I received the tourism packaged I ordered from Oklahoma in order to get a new map of the state. Guess what? They didn’t include the map. (I even double-checked their website to make sure I’d ordered … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I received the map of Illinois that I ordered. Oddly enough, they sent me a map that describes itself as the “large print version”, even though I don’t remember ordering a large print map. Maybe they’re assuming that only … Continue reading →

I’ve only been to Chicago a handful of times, but it’s always been an annoying experience. In fact, Chicago is annoying enough that it makes Illinois a state I’d rather drive through than drive to. (When Gencon announced it was … Continue reading →

The free map of Ontario I ordered showed up in the mail yesterday. It’s a nice map, as far a road maps go: A bit bigger than the average state road map, full of useful French phrases (Lord knows, without … Continue reading →

One of the free maps I ordered in October finally showed up yesterday. It’s a Federal Highway Administration map of America’s Scenic Byways, which are an almost random collection of “scenic routes” spread about the United States. Two quick observations … Continue reading →