Digging Through 5 Months of Motorcycle Travel: Maps

Along with weeding out the load, I'll be sending Zach a packet of 15 or 16 state road maps.

I prefer the use of printed state maps:

1. They're free. Acquired in any chamber of commerce, DOT garage, welcome center, rest stops and states will send them free by mail.

2. Reason to stop. Getting turned around proves useful, it's a break even though you had a break 15 miles back. Ride slow and stop often

3. They fold up small. Though after 20 state maps, forest maps and park maps, they do add girth.

4. Less malfunction. Besides being caught on fire, tape or a dry in Sun will fix them right up.

5. Fun to scope out and reflect on routes at night for entertainment

6. One needs to learn how to read and navigate by printed map.

Stack of state maps, not used in the most direct manner.

Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps. These are free and perfect for scoping out roads to squat for free. I'm surprised this is all I had since NF's are my usual camping squats. I've taken pictures of the maps outside ranger stations if after hours. These maps are pretty in depth, though a lot of forest roads are not that well marked in person. At times when they are marked, it's usually a brown sign with white numbers.

National Park Maps. I'm not exactly clear on why I still have these...