3 Year Old Rand McNally Atlas

I grew up outside of Boston. In 1966 we (my parents, I was only 14) drove to the Twin Cities to visit my cousins. Family of 8 in a station wagon with no A/C and no seatbelts.

We took I-90 all the way into Wisconsin. But the interstate ended near Wisconsin Dells. I think we took US 12 to Eau Claire where I-94 reappeared for the final leg into Minnesota.

The next year we drove to San Diego to visit more cousins. I-90 to Illinois where we got onto I-80 which ended at North Platte, Nebraska.

It was two lane roads from there west to Wyoming, across the whole of Wyoming into Utah, then diagonally SW across all of Utah. We cut a little corner of Arizona, then through Nevada and Las Vegas. We did not get to a four lane highway until Barstow.

I don’t know who was happier, my Mom or my Dad. Let’s just say my Mom did not appreciate my Dad’s passing tactics on the two lane roads.

It would be cool to see that old atlas.

 

Yea the copyright date on it is 1960 so Im thinking its either a 60 or 61 version of Rand? My dad gave it to me in 63 because he bought a new one. It doesnt have a year date on the front like they do now. Just says Rand McNally Road Atlas on it. Its not the motor carrier edition, just the small one that just shows the maps and doesnt show scales.

 

Mine's a 2012. Granted - local peddler (sometimes regional) now, but it served me just fine OTR from '15-'17.

 

Just picked up the 2018 for $18.00 tax included. Think it was time to replace the 2010 one.

 

Mines a 2015 - I’ll replace it next year.

It’ll do you to start with.

 

I buy a paper one every year for the information in the front.
buy it later in the year and you can get one for $10.

 

They haven't moved I-40 or I-65. BTW, I recomend a new non-laminated RM atlas every year rather than the big, bulky, expensive laminated atlas. I always would up having pages rip away from the ring binding on my laminated, not to mention it fills up the whole door pocket.

 

I was going to brag about having a 12 year old one but you've out done me by a long way.

 

Wow so there building a new freeway to Phoenix that'll be brilliant when we'd run truck loads of Schriber cheese from Logan UT down to the Mc Donalds chilled storage warehouse in Phoenix AZ is was a long run down through highway 89 thats gotta improve things by a long way.

 

I'm getting by with a 2012, common sense, read posted signage and you'll be fine