Purchase some non-bicycling specific maps of the touring area
	Ask questions on internet mailing lists, newsgroups and forums.
	Read related guide books.
	Search the internet.
	Read online journals by people who have already toured in the area
	Ask questions via journal guestbooks/author emails specific to the tour
	Purchase provincial/state/county/city bike maps
	Purchase bicycle touring specific maps from a tour company or cycling specific association
	Pretour the area using a car or other mechanized form of transportation to pick out the best route
	Read a cycling publication about the area
	Read a travel publication related to the area

	I take along no guidebooks or region specific books
	I rip out/photocopy only the pages I need to take with me
	I carry complete books even if I don't need every page

	Maps show campgrounds, hotels, motels etc
	Maps show historical and scenic places of interest
	Maps show alternative routes such as nearby rail trails or more scenic routes
	Maps come presized to easily fit in a handlebar map case
	Maps can be easily removed without ripping the original book
	Detailed word instructions detailing the route
	Clear graphical route marking on a physical map
	Includes information about the history of an area, city, town etc
	Maps show location of public libraries and other communications facilities.
	Maps show basic topographical information (meaning you can tell when a hill is coming but not with lines every 50 feet of altitude).
	Maps show very detailed topographical information (lines every 50 feet of altitude)
	Maps show the heights of nearby major hills only.
	An area to write brief notes, picture descriptions etc.
	Printed using waterproof material and ink

	Follow my preplanned route
	Follow the route that's been planned for me by the guidebook or map creator
	Look at my compass and a map to determine the general heading I should follow

	Ignore the interest and stay on the planned route
	Visit the interest and then return to the same place on the planned route immediately.
	Visit the interest and gradually work your way back to the planned route
	Visit the interest, look at your compass and/or map to determine where to go next. Maybe you will see the route again or maybe you won't.

	A high level map showing the major cities and highways
	Medium level maps with each map covering roughly the daily distance
	Very detailed backroad maps with basic topographical information
	Detailed topographical maps
	Regional map showing major areas of hills, mountains etc
	Tourist maps from local tourist information stands showing high level points of interest

	Yes
	No

	Take them home and store them in a safe place for later review
	Dispose of the maps.
	Keep the maps long enough to write down the route I followed and then dispose of them
	Make the maps available to someone else who plans to take a similar tour.

	Yes
	No

	Yes
	No