Map Backwards: How and Old Window & Map Become a Daddy Tracking Chart

Maps intrigue me. I miss the day when the front seat was filled with an oversized, impossible to fold back the right way good old fashioned road map. I get the benefit of gps navigation and having that mysterious voice echo through your car, "turn left in one mile." But with a paper map you get a big picture view, the lay of the land. You notice off the path towns and places you might want to stop and explore along the way. For me, I can remember directions much better if I can see how the route is laid out. I might not even need a map next time. More than just road maps interest me. It's important to know the states and countries of the world - and where they are.
My husband travels a good bit for his job. He jets all over the U.S. As a hidden geography lesson and a tool to track where in the world our daddy is we started mapping his travels. A large map for our home had been on my wish list for some time. My mom gave me a huge box of old National Geographic magazines. Anyway, there in the midst of all those magazines was a stack of maps that would come inserted inside select issues. Pouring through my new found options I landed on the perfect size map of the U.S.
Check out the blog post for more details on how this old window frame turned into a Daddy Tracking chart!
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