Author: Joy Santee

Let’s just get this out of the way. I love maps. My fascination with maps started young, with a single mother determined to help my brother and me see the country, even on a shoestring budget. We’d pack our van with sleeping bags, a loaf of bread that would always get squashed in the middle no matter where we packed it, and some emergency cash hidden in the leg of the van’s table. As the oldest, I became the navigator, quickly learning the benefits of cartographic literacy as it guaranteed me the front seat for most of the trip. Like…