2013 Milepost is available
2013 Milepost is available for those of you that have yet to pick up your copy to finalize your 2013 trip. Please everyone have a safe trip up this summer, take your time, and have fun!
Forum Discussion
Whether to buy a new Milepost, or not, depends on what you need from it, I guess. If you want the latest ads and most up-to-date info available on the advertisers, then the new edition would be of value.
If, instead, you're mostly interested in the landmarks, geographic references, historical information, road features, etc. then an older Milepost is fine. The roads don't change a lot year-to-year.
With the advertisers and businesses along the way, these change. If you have the newest Milepost then it is most likely the advertisers are open that year. Although sometimes a building fire or other tragic event affects their plans.
Other businesses come & go. Sometimes they open, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they're open intially but then close because the season isn't going so well and another opportunity comes along.
We use the Milepost for landmarks and road features and not the advertising so an old Milepost serves the purpose. I bought a new one this year because my 2008 edition is in the fifth wheel and I wanted another edition for the truck camper.
My laptop also now has the 2013 edition in pdf, downloaded from the Milepost website. When we're livetracking our position with the GPS on the laptop, it is handy also having the Milepost open on the screen for more info on sideroads, pullouts, fishing spots, etc. This is likely more info than the majority want to know as they deadhead for Alaska, but for us we like meandering and exploring and knowing as much as possible about the land we're traversing.
If, instead, you're mostly interested in the landmarks, geographic references, historical information, road features, etc. then an older Milepost is fine. The roads don't change a lot year-to-year.
With the advertisers and businesses along the way, these change. If you have the newest Milepost then it is most likely the advertisers are open that year. Although sometimes a building fire or other tragic event affects their plans.
Other businesses come & go. Sometimes they open, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they're open intially but then close because the season isn't going so well and another opportunity comes along.
We use the Milepost for landmarks and road features and not the advertising so an old Milepost serves the purpose. I bought a new one this year because my 2008 edition is in the fifth wheel and I wanted another edition for the truck camper.
My laptop also now has the 2013 edition in pdf, downloaded from the Milepost website. When we're livetracking our position with the GPS on the laptop, it is handy also having the Milepost open on the screen for more info on sideroads, pullouts, fishing spots, etc. This is likely more info than the majority want to know as they deadhead for Alaska, but for us we like meandering and exploring and knowing as much as possible about the land we're traversing.
