maps are only as good as the makers

Mapping software online is occasionally rather interesting. For a while now, I have been relying almost exclusively on Google Maps, simply because I have encountered fewer errors with it, than with Mapquest. The latter once got me remarkably lost on the way to Deep Creek, so I still harbor a few resentments about that. Regardless, Better Half came across an instance of Mapquest not doing itself any favors: behold. Yeah, ok, you cannot see anything. I know. So keep zooming out until you do. Make note of the map. And then make note of the address that Mapquest is supposedly showing you.
Who knew?
On the good side of things, Google Maps has recently implemented functionality that allows you to plot a map between two locations, and then “grab” the route, and drag it to another path or waypoint, if you so desire. Before, you had to enter those waypoints in manually, one at a time, starting at the closest to the origin, and working your way out. Now, you can just plot from beginning to end, and then drag the route to whatever midway points you want to visit along the way, or a different road if you have an irrational dislike of one, or whatever. Feel free to fiddle, though, be aware – the more waypoints you add to Google Maps, the more resource-intensive it gets. The full plot of our cross-country jaunt involved at least 20, and my computer got slow.