Overlooked Google Maps features every road tripper should be using

Long roadtrips have been a part of my life from an early age. Growing up, my parents would take our family on weeks-long vacations every year to see relatives out west. Later, I moved to Austin, Texas, and ended up regularly driving to places like San Antonio, Houston, and Galveston. I once drove to a ranch near Marathon — desperately hoping the car wouldn’t break down in the middle of the desert.