NATIONAL READ A ROAD MAP DAY - April 5

I remember when the coolest reason people joined AAA was so that when you went on a trip, you would get their trip tik package. Let's say you were going from NC to CA. They would give you a map of the US with your route in highlighter. Then you got the triptik which was a series of smaller scale maps that showed more detail. And finally you got paperback books that had motel and interesting sights to see along your route. Back then, there really was nothing like it. Now you can get all that for free on your phone, with realtime traffic updates.

SGT John " Mac " McConnell One of my favorite things. Map reading! What are they going to do if they can't use their GPS.

map reading is a necessary skill, my wife cannot read a map despite my attempts to help her learn. She does now help me encourage our boys to learn map reading. They now take turns navigating on road trips.