My BMW Navigator VI is possessed

[Grumpy Goat]

Personally I also enjoy getting lost sometimes as often those rides are the most memorable and often funny if leading a group.

I agree but only as long as everyone in the group feels the same way, and don't have to use a bathroom.

I used to have / use paper maps, but I find that doing the planning in advance and then plugging it into a GPS means I have less to worry about when I travel. You use the maps and Internet at that time and can actually virtually visit the places you want to visit before deciding. Maps do provide a handy overview type perspective which is a PITA on the GPS.

I have used Furkot.com before, and while I am no expert, it does route planning, places of interest, rest sops and overnight stops, etc. All which you can upload into the GPS. Of course while following that, there is nothing to stop you from going off on your own and stopping the trip on the GPS. I have started planning the Gunnison trip on Furkot.com, but it is slow going since I am also researching which motels to book along the way, and also considering any places of interest that I might want to ride by as long as it does not add to the schedule too much.