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Old 08-16-2008, 12:16 AM   #1
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Default GPS versus Maps

I used topo maps to find my way around wilderness areas for 20 years. there were several times in a forest, desert, or canyon lands where I wish I had some type of satellite navigation. But I still use and like maps, not GPS.

Is GPS like Mapquest? I drove up to Mount Evans on Monday. Mount Evans is the highest paved road in North America, but the roads leading up to the entrance (Echo Lake Campground) are more fun than the actual road up to the peak. I came up from Morrison, just southwest of Denver, through the back way with tons of curves: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/7-Sn1Z.

But if you type Echo Lake Campground into Mapquest, it sends you up I-70 so you only get twisty roads near the end: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/1-IstKbZU1jtTafaHy8nIk. Mapquest picked the easiest and fastest way, but not the best way. Does GPS give you a choice?
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