I love a good trail map and the process of mapmaking has always fascinated me.

As for GPS, I’m definitely a late adapter to that technology, though not completely resistant. In fact I wrote a book for kids, “Let’s go Geocaching” with the idea that going on a kind of treasure hunt with a GPS would at least get kids outdoors.

Many—from academics to highway engineers to hike leaders—are concerned about whether human sense-of-direction is fast degenerating in the digital age. The Trailmaster shares this concern.

As new navigational aids are introduced, how will we—literally and figuratively—find our way?

Check out my story,  “Don’t Throw Away Your Paper Maps Just Yet” published recently by the print/online magazine, Miller-McCune:

www.miller-mccune.com/.../dont-throw-away-your-paper-maps-just-yet-11077/