Keeping the Windmill Alive - Where was your last trip with your GPS?

The gps took us the long way.. .but we finally made it out to Buca Di Beppo in Palo Alto for a big plate of lasagne and a meatball the size of your head...

Pearl Harbor & Punchbowl today. I visited the "old" Arizona Memorial in 2005. Found the "new" complex a little overwhelming, and the crowds lacking the respect due to those sailors still aboard. Sad that the Memorial has become so "commercialized"

saving my windmill ~~~ !!!

Buffalo NY, Rochester, Ottowa Canada, Boston then home. Wphew no problems with the 765T.

I use my Nuvi 760 everywhere I go. It connects by bluetooth with my cell phone, so it keeps me legal in CA for hands-free driving. With the lifetime traffic subscription, I always have an accurate ETA to wherever I'm going - especially helpful when there's an accident or construction along the way, because it auto-reroutes if that will be shorter. Will be invaluable to navigate the always nasty traffic going through LA while traveling up to Thousand Oaks from San Diego for Christmas. What's more, I can listen with my car's radio and speakers, commercial free to my own music or an audio book via the MP3 player and the FM transmitter. It automatically mutes the music for navigation voice cues if needed, or a phone call. Its has become indispensable.

In October, we headed to Western MA to look at the foliage. My was poking at the POI on the Nuvi 205,
asked me if I knew there was a zoo in the area? Nope, let's go.
Went to the Lupa Zoo VERY NICE ZOO. Small, clean, maintained by volunteers. You should go if you are anywhere near Ludlow MA

SWMBO and I were in NE Tennessee this past week end. While traveling along the south side AND the north side of Watauga Lake, Karen (cuz that is who I enjoy listening to on my Nuvi 350) kept trying to route us over the Appalachian (foot) trail to the cabins we stayed in. SWMBO would not let me take her Impala where Karen sed to go. We were laughing our fool head off. It was just tooooooo funny.

get a christmas tree

Made a local trip today south of Baltimore and back home. Weather was the biggest challenge, but the Nuvi performed well. No traffic issues to note thankfully.

To find a house in Haliburton.

That was a long way to go but some lovely scenery along the way. I continue to be very happy with my nuvi 760.

In a commercial jet to Florida..............permitted above 10000ft

Nebraska to Blouder Colorado. The gps was a real help getting to the hotel.

New Units and life time map update from Garmin are on sale for Christmas

Breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall with good food. Had to navigate numerous one-way streets.

My most recent trip was a simple one. I was going to a friends house I had not been to before. It was local but my Nuvi 885 allowed me to avoid needing to look at directions - in the dark.

Before that, my 885 went to Kansas City and Dallas/Ft. Worth and my 760 went to Birmingham. In Birmingham, I mainly wanted the reminders on the turns to go between the airport and the west side of town. In Kansas City it was our hotel and my daughter's boyfriend's aunt's house. Dallas was the hotel and the airport. The 885 didn't know which one way street to turn into the hotel from but both nuvis worked fine.

Jim

Finally up here in the off-off season. It's December and winter officially starts in a couple days. It's cold (teens at night and below freezing during the day) and there's a snow covering, and supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow.

I don't know how I ever traveled like this without a GPS.

but with updated maps

My last trip using the GPS was earlier this summer hitting parts of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail--specifically, Buffalo Trace (not on the Trail proper anymore, but still an interesting trip), Woodford Reserve (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED), Heaven Hill (which was actually a very interesting trip for a macro-distillery) and finally the Bourbon Festival proper in downtown Bardstown.

Needless to say, the GPS was a lifesaver--a lot of these distilleries are on city streets or on isolated turnoffs (especially Woodford Reserve, which is literally in the middle of a horse farm).

This, of note, was with the GPS in the Samsung Omnia which...has much to be desired (Verizon originally locked this down, and unlocked it via firmware. It sucks. It gets the job done, though.)

The last trip I took with a GPS proper (rather than a smartphone with a GPS) was a few years back, specifically going down to Gatlinburg and back for a 10th anniversary "delayed honeymoon"--even then, it involved MS&T 2009 and the little Pharos USB-capable GPS and a netbook with an expanded battery pack. (This actually worked quite well.)

When I get to play with my new smartphone (going to the wonderful world of Android OS), I can't wait to give it a workout on the rest of the Bourbon Trail that I've not hit yet--and a spot or two I'll be doing repeat visits at

I'm bummed. I haven't needed to go anywhere where I'd need my GPS.

no other place but home

Just another post to meet the windmill requirement. My Garmin generally stays at home. I know my way around my hometown.

A 2 day trip of 9 hours on day 1 to El Paso then day 2 of 6 hours to Phoenix. We got into El Paso early enough that we found a store selling pottery, high desert blankets, all sorts of antiques, saddles, and anything southwestern for your home or ranch. Good thing the car was full of presents so the amount of purchases was very limited. On the return trip that could be a different story.

Ironically updated the GPS and on vacation but in the end stuck around. With the GPS it seems there has been less travel. But then again gas prices are a downer.

used the forerunner 101 to measure my milage b4 running out of battery juice

went to las vegas. It's kinda annoying that Garmin calls major streets in there "nevada 596" instead of actual street names

Amtrak rail maintence

to pick up friends. It's their first visit since we moved to Sin City Made in home before the really heavy rains and flooding.

Last weekend, we headed north to visit friends & family. First trip with my new 1490T, it worked pretty well. Looking forward to our trip north again on Friday. This time we're going somewhere we've never been, and will mostly be relying on the GPS for directions.

I went to Washington, DC from Connecticut.

Going again next week, but coming home through Elk Country in north-central Pennsylvania to go Elk watching.

Way warmer than Washington, DC!

Went south on I-95 into VA and back today for an early Christmas gathering. Traffic was steady but moving all the way there and back. (Those heading northbound in the morning had a tougher time.

The Garmin worked fine - no lockups and good performance all day.

Merry Christmas to all!

To the Opera House in Toronto with my son & daughter and a friend of theirs to see a My Darkest Days concert. Had a great time.

home

Just followed my fiancee to drop off her Jeep for 100,000 mile service, using my 1490T to lead the way to the shop. She'd not used them before so she used our 260 to lead her there too.

to find a friends house in southern Ontario.

Went the back roads from Clover, SC to Camp Lejeune, NC and back. Great trip. GPS gave perfect directions.

To Houston Texas via a route I hadn't taken before. Was a nice change of scenery.

Went to Cape Cod and drove home in the blizzard.

Just got to Fort Walton Beach FL.New maps worked good.

On xmas day, we drove to delaware wilmington. then D.C. finally to Virgina to see my classmate.

I used my C340 going. In return trip, my 265WT was the one.

Richmond, BC (Vancouver suburb) for dim sum. There is a large Chinatown and many Chinese restaurants in Richmond. Sun Sui Wah and Imperial Court Beijing Cuisine are my favorites.

remember to pull over and stop in a safe place before entering addresses!

this topic has been going on for over 3 years! amazing... no trips for me. staying home this new year.

Went to DC again, and then detoured through Elk Country, PA, to see elk of course.

We did see an elk, a rather large male.

Also saw the ruins of what was the Austin Dam, in Austin, PA. Rather eerie looking to se such a huge structure moved out of place.

Places to take the Grankids in Fort Walton Beach.Been real handy getting us back to Son's house.

I had a great hunting trip through southeast georgia. The gps made getting there a lot less stressful.

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We went to South Lake Tahoe Last December and occasionally would lose satellite signal. Those thick mountain forest trees are really tough to beat at times. Anyway, I never leave home without my gpsr.

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