Sapphyre wrote:
> I just looked that up, and that's almost unbelieveable (since there are
> highways and towns to pass through to give one an indication they are
> going the wrong way). I pressume they got lost trying to find their way
> back?
Yeah, we thought it was pretty unbelievable too... No, when you leave
downtown Madison you take a city street down to the freeway ("Beltline")
and either turn east towards Milwaukee or west towards Iowa. East/West
is very well marked, though I don't recall if it's also marked with
which city is in which direction. (it was probably different in the
1970s) Once they made their wrong turn, they just kept on going.....
> The way I see it, if I didn't see things I'd seen on the way
> down, I'd figure I was going the wrong way. But I'm no brainiac on the
> road,
At the time, the road west of Madison was a LOT worse (narrower,
hillier, went through more towns) than it is today. Even today, it's a
VERY different road from the one east of town. Yes, you'd sure think
someone would have noticed the difference!
> I've gotten lost on poorly marked roads that were not on my map
> (or I didn't know which regional road I was on, which I was crossing,
> and there were no landmarkers.) I always figure if I stay on the road
> I'm lost on, I can't get more lost, I can just waste time and turn
> around and go back the way I came. If I keep making turns, I can get
> more lost.
I think that's a good philosophy.
Last time I was lost, it was in central Nova Scotia. Got off on some
unnumbered roads trying to get from Truro to the south shore - and found
myself back on the *north* shore instead. Just turned around and sure
enough, in about an hour I was where I wanted to be. I'd imagine the
two locals who saw me during my 2 hours in the woods wondered what
someone from Tennessee was doing wandering their dirt roads... (but it
was well worth the effort, the NS south shore is stunningly beautiful)
> The most lost I've been is 30 miles outside of where I live. I tend to
> be less brave while travelling and not wander off onto unmarked roads
> trying to find stuff without the appropriate map.
I tend to get lost when maps prove inaccurate or vague. Managed twice
to get - well, not *lost*, but off the intended path & without a full
plan to get back - when onramps marked on maps of NYC turned out to not
exist. But I saw interesting neighborhoods both times so again, it was
worth it.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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