Ready for Take Off? Get the Addenda!

Now that you've got the Adventure Cycling maps you need for your upcoming bicycle travel adventure, you'll want to do one more thing just before you leave: check online for updated addenda.

You know that slip of paper that probably arrived with your map? That's what we call an 'addenda'. Since our maps are only reprinted every 18 months to 2 years, some information may no longer be valid or there may be additions. The addenda are our way of letting you know what we know about those service changes. When we receive an email, correction card, or phone call telling us about a new or closed service on the route, we add it to the appropriate map addenda. Most of the status tidbits come from traveling cyclists and are more appreciated by us than an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet is prized by the touring cyclist.

The most current addenda at the time of sale will be included with your map when it's shipped to you. However, we know that most cyclists are purchasing these maps months in advance of their departure. We highly recommend that before you take off, you check online to see if further additions have been made for your maps. In order to avoid carrying more pieces of paper, simply mark the addenda items directly on your maps with a permanent ink marker. Voilå, an updated map! Now, you're ready for take off.

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GeoPoints Bulletin is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures and persons from Adventure Cycling's route network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure.