GPS? (More olde pharte stuff)

[AZRedhawk44]

On my recent cross-country trip, I alternated between using "old school" tech and GPS.

Old school = maps plus asking directions plus just accepting the exploratory nature of driving.


GPS got me from point A to point B more easily, but I had a lot more fun and got to know the area better when I would pre-plan with a map and interact more with my environment. 

And I did experience the fun of losing data connection while relying upon GPS.  Several times.

[Tallpine]

Smartphone GPS is awesome when it works.  If you're doing any navigating where you don't get good data service, you can be SOL.

I've had a GPS try to send me through bad or nonexistent roads.  It's really not a big deal, and if you go in generally the right direction it'll eventually figure out how to get you back to the right route.  Pretty handy, that.

It's not a big deal if you're not too stupid to follow a goat trail through Death Valley