

There are also a few pages in the front of the book that point out the best destinations for hiking, climbing, paddling, winter sports, biking and birding in each region of the US. We never would have thought to visit this canyon without the map. This turned out to be a fantastic find! Catwalk Canyon is a scenic walk along waterfalls and pools built around an abandon mine. However, we have found quite a few destinations on this map we hadn’t seen listed in our initial searches of the area.Ĭatwalk Canyon in New Mexico, for example, was something we decided to stop at on a whim because we were driving by one of those red dots. Many of these points of interest are quite well known. Throughout the atlas, you can find little red dots that indicate pitstops and points of interest. Not only does it have the roads marked out, but because it is an adventure edition map, it has extra sections dedicated to explorers. The atlas is big and detailed, it has a sturdy cover and lists all 50 states in the US. The National Geographic Road Atlas – Adventure Edition is one of the most unexpectedly useful things we had purchased before beginning our cross country trip. Even with all of the technology we have at our fingertips, one thing we can’t recommend enough for safety purposes is traveling with a paper map.
