Google Maps, New England style

[cos]

I just got the Google Maps version of "You can't get theah from heah!"

I'm planning a road trip for this summer, and using Google Maps to help me figure out distances on unfamiliar variants of cross country routes, and what stops make sense between one place and another. I just tried to get a route from Tempe, Arizona (new home of listgirl) to Hillsdale, NY (approximate site of Falcon Ridge Folk Festival).

This was Google's answer:


"We could not calculate driving directions between Tempe, AZ and Hillsdale, NY."

Comments

possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[scromp.livejournal.com]

Ever been down southern Utah's highway 12? Particularly the bits between Capitol Reef and Escalante are fantastic. Highly recommended if you like geology. It starts up around ~5000 feet on the edge of the Colorado Plateau and leads you gradually down through billions of years of rock (all the way to the oldest visible rock on the planet if you go to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.) You do need to get out of the car at certain points. Let me know if you want more details. :)

It drops you out within spitting distance of Page, AZ as I recall.

Re: possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[cos]

I've been through Utah a bunch of times. The first was part of a long summer camping trip with my family when I was 10, when we visited most of the national parks (Arches hadn't been "discovered" by most tourists at that point, and had very few people, which I hear is not the case anymore). My favorite interstate drive anywhere in the country is I-70 from the beginning in Utah, to Denver. I don't think I'll have any chance to linger in Utah on this trip. DemocracyFest is in San Diego on July 14-16, and I intend to be at Falcon Ridge by the time it starts on the 20th. And on the way out west, after Colorado I'm probably going to Seattle, then downcoast from there.

Re: possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

Highway 1 in part of Marin county is currently closed due to rain damage, no idea when it's going to be open, the same with the Devil's Slide area a bit south of San Francisco, that's definitely closed for multiple months.

Re: possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[cos]

I'm mostly going to take the 5, or possibly 101 for portions, to maximize amount of time spent in places where I have friends (Seattle, Portland, SF/Berkeley/Silly Valley/Scruz, Santa Barbara, LA) and minimize the time spent getting between them.

Re: possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[cos]

Also - I understand that portions of highway 1 fall apart and get closed every winter, but California makes great effort to fix all of it by summer, because the tourist revenue is greater than the cost. This road trip is going to be in July, so if I do take highway 1 I think I'll just expect it to be there for me by then :)

Re: possibly slightly out of the way, but:

[yix.livejournal.com]

Seattle?

Seattle

[cos]

Yes! *bounce*