When DH and I moved up here decades ago, we set out to explore on horses. Welllll, we got up on a ridge [Rocky Mts] and could not find a road that went back down. So frustrating to see where our new place was but all roads dead end. Had to go all the way back, the way we came..nearly dark when we got home. We are quite confusing out here where we live. Even on horses or walking, there are impassible places w/o technical climbing. So….we’ve got the maps! I even hand them out to frustrated…confused…or even scared people in cars. Then I print another one to carry.
I gave out one recently and need to print another dozen…..if I can figure out DH’s [former] work computer that is now in living room. He’s been doing part-time work lately and I haven’t had the chance to have him help me. Okaaay, so today I make it happen anyway. These challenges ARE cleaning up a lot on my TO DO LISTS. {but they are making more/other lists at the same time.}
We have very local …..just this neighborhood maps. That’s the hard one to find…the one I hand out. It has EVERY little road named. The next is the neighborhoods near here. Can’t keep the dozens of them straight cuz they’re all “Pine-this” and “Creek-that”. Same with the roads. Memory alone will not serve me well in a serious emergency.
Of course the fire danger has led us to have copies of the Fire Service Rds…..so we can interpret announcements as to WHERE the fire is …in relationship to our house. Plus regular highway maps, etc. Maps of towns near us.
Have some in the In-Town bag….in BOB….In vehicles….in my back pocket. Some extra types are kept right by the door. They just ‘live’ there and could be grabbed in an EVAC but probably wouldn’t need them. They are of towns further away and other states. But…who knows?
I have also maps of OLD RAIL WAYS. Often those right-of-ways are still there….without the tracks, if one needed to travel longer distances after StuffHitsFan. I’ll see if I still have the link for that. Each state has a map.
Another thing to watch for, if on foot/horse/ATV… and if you aren’t deep into the wilderness areas: power lines. The route will be clear under them….Hmmm, somewhat. But at least you would know you are not walking in circles.
OldMtWoman ….go wrestle with a printer {roll eyes}