This is a Letterbox Hybrid Geocache. You will need to follow the TripTik (directions) in the gallery to find your way to GZ. Have fun!
TripTiks Then and Now
AAA has a grand tradition of paper maps through TripTiks, which have guided generations of travelers.
In the days before Google Maps, Google, or even the internet, a traveler would go to their local AAA branch to plan a road trip. This AAA member would tell the office where they were starting and their intended destination. An agent would draw the route with a highlighter on a series of numbered maps, going through the route with the driver before they started. The end result, a guided route through a series of maps, was called a TripTik.
A quick origin story: in the early 20th century, most roads were dirt and gravel. AAA produced strip maps so early drivers would know which roads were useable. The first modern TripTiks — spiral bound notebooks filled with maps — were made in 1937, and AAA started mass production the following year.
These TripTiks were customizable too — AAA would also point out sightseeing, amusement parks, construction, heavy traffic, rest stops, gas stations and all other points of interest to the traveler as well, and note as many or as few as the traveler chose.
AAA still offers TripTiks, not only as a paper map through mail order and branch offices but online and on the mobile app. The app highlights hotels and restaurants, directions, attractions and more! It even lists current gas prices!
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