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

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 :)