I was looking at my medium scaled 2007 Rand McNally Road Atlas yesterday because I plan on taking a trip up to Crater Lake, Oregon this weekend. As I looked on the map, the distance did not seem so far. From Reno, starting on Highway 395 North, then turning onto California Highway 139 North to Highway 97 North and merging in with Oregon Highway 62 to Crater Lake, I only guessed it looked about 200 miles; a 3 to 4 hour ride. Later that Sunday afternoon, I went on the Internet to look up the distance on mapquest and it turned out to be 326 miles from Reno. A 3 to 4 hour drive just turned into a 6 to 7 hour ride! When looking at an atlas, who takes a measuring ruler or uses their fingers to get an approximate distance from using the scale bar on the map? I just use mapquest.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sometimes Maps are Deceiving
I was looking at my medium scaled 2007 Rand McNally Road Atlas yesterday because I plan on taking a trip up to Crater Lake, Oregon this weekend. As I looked on the map, the distance did not seem so far. From Reno, starting on Highway 395 North, then turning onto California Highway 139 North to Highway 97 North and merging in with Oregon Highway 62 to Crater Lake, I only guessed it looked about 200 miles; a 3 to 4 hour ride. Later that Sunday afternoon, I went on the Internet to look up the distance on mapquest and it turned out to be 326 miles from Reno. A 3 to 4 hour drive just turned into a 6 to 7 hour ride! When looking at an atlas, who takes a measuring ruler or uses their fingers to get an approximate distance from using the scale bar on the map? I just use mapquest.
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Crater Lake is beautiful in the Summer too! Check out this Website http://www.nps.gov/archive/crla/crlacr.htm
Also, if you go there - when the road to the Pinnacles is clear you'll some neat formations.
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