Travel

If you were a map person, everyone wanted you to join them.

CURRENT maps were important. The formula was simple:

You start at point A (where you are).

You figured out where you wanted to go.

You opened the map and found the street in the index which told you the page it was on. (11052 57th St is on page 274).

You found the page and backed out to the closest highway, marking it with a pencil.

You followed the HWY out on the zoomed-out map that showed only HWYs.

You backed up until you got back to point A.

When traveling long-distance it was very helpful to have a navigator in the passenger seat.

It was also very helpful to call long-distance in advance for tips on how to get there. But, make it quick. Long-distance calls were expensive and charged by the minute. And, they needed to be home when you called.

Planning ahead was critical. Although, some of my favorite trips were those where we set out without plans and just wandered in a certain direction until we got somewhere.

Honestly, it was a lot of fun!