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Travel
Richard Scheinin

Hitting the road? Take along these apps to spice up your summer trip

It's July, which means it's time to hit the road.

Which means it's time to hit the apps that make hitting the road easier, and more of an adventure.

Today's road warrior has an arsenal of tech tools at his or her disposal, a plethora of personal technologies. They range from the cutting-edge mobile app that takes you to local chefs' hangouts, to a device that assists your stargazing while camped in the middle of the Nevada desert, or websites tricked out with the latest guides for finding micro-adventures on the nation's blue highways. It's all there.

Yes, you can head out with Google Maps or Apple Maps and get the job done. But here's a look at a few other ways to enhance and streamline your summer road trips with digital tools.

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