Maps are so last century. These days, adventurers clutching GPS devices are conquering new territories – map coordinates. In the Russian winter wilderness you can tread where no one has been before, for example, to 59 degrees north, 35 degrees east. There are certain sounds that a cross-country skier definitely doesn’t want to hear, especially when the day’s destination lies 15 kilometers (nine miles) away across the snow-covered Russian wilderness. The roar of a brown bear – hunters shot two not far from here just this past fall – would be one such sound. The growl of a wolf would … Continue reading GPS Coordinates Are Becoming Latest Travel Destination