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Title: Greetings from MN
Post by: josh7377 on August 01, 2020, 09:39:44 PM
Hi all,

I'm very happy to have found this forum and look forward to reading a lot of the threads.

I'm a huge road trip fan, and prefer the interstates to the state highways and local roads.    I used to take more road trips when I was younger living in NJ than since I've been in MN (since 2008).   However, when time allows I'll still take them as I love them!

I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.

Thanks to those who have put the work in to make this forum possible!   I'm excited to be here!

--josh


Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: M3100 on August 01, 2020, 09:41:14 PM
Welcome from SoCal.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: hotdogPi on August 01, 2020, 09:48:55 PM
Welcome from Massachusetts!
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: webny99 on August 01, 2020, 10:12:50 PM
Welcome from Upstate NY!
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: ozarkman417 on August 01, 2020, 10:28:18 PM
Welcome from the Missouri Ozarks!  :wave:

Quote from: josh7377I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.
Impressive. I would recommend you log those stats at the Travel Mapping (https://travelmapping.net) site, developed by some members of this forum.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: josh7377 on August 01, 2020, 11:04:18 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 01, 2020, 10:28:18 PM
Welcome from the Missouri Ozarks!  :wave:

Quote from: josh7377I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.
Impressive. I would recommend you log those stats at the Travel Mapping (https://travelmapping.net) site, developed by some members of this forum.

I've stumbled across that site before and never followed through out of a) laziness or b) confusion    Perhaps I'll have to give it a second look.   For now I have all of my records in an excel file.

--josh
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: STLmapboy on August 02, 2020, 12:39:58 AM
Welcome! From St Louis
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: thspfc on August 02, 2020, 08:50:32 AM
Hello fellow Midwesterner!
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: Alex on August 02, 2020, 09:04:12 AM
Welcome to the board!
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: froggie on August 03, 2020, 12:23:35 AM
Quote from: josh7377 on August 01, 2020, 11:04:18 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 01, 2020, 10:28:18 PM
Welcome from the Missouri Ozarks!  :wave:

Quote from: josh7377I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.
Impressive. I would recommend you log those stats at the Travel Mapping (https://travelmapping.net) site, developed by some members of this forum.

I've stumbled across that site before and never followed through out of a) laziness or b) confusion    Perhaps I'll have to give it a second look.   For now I have all of my records in an excel file.

--josh

Regarding (b), you're more than welcome to ask/contact the Travel Mapping collaborators (of which I am one) if you have any questions.

As a native Minnesotan, glad to see more people from/living in that state populating the forum.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: kevinb1994 on August 03, 2020, 03:25:22 AM
Quote from: josh7377 on August 01, 2020, 09:39:44 PM
Hi all,

I'm very happy to have found this forum and look forward to reading a lot of the threads.

I'm a huge road trip fan, and prefer the interstates to the state highways and local roads.    I used to take more road trips when I was younger living in NJ than since I've been in MN (since 2008).   However, when time allows I'll still take them as I love them!

I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.

Thanks to those who have put the work in to make this forum possible!   I'm excited to be here!

--josh
A warm welcome from someone who grew up in the Garden State.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: doglover44 on August 05, 2020, 03:26:13 PM
I-70 is my least favorite
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: M3100 on August 05, 2020, 03:51:25 PM
Quote from: froggie on August 03, 2020, 12:23:35 AM
Regarding (b), you're more than welcome to ask/contact the Travel Mapping collaborators (of which I am one) if you have any questions.

As a native Minnesotan, glad to see more people from/living in that state populating the forum.

fyi I am relatively new and just started posting updates of my travels the Travel Mapping site.  Lots of useful highway information, and cool metrics of one's travels. Definitely worth another look.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: kevinb1994 on August 05, 2020, 04:16:38 PM
Quote from: doglover44 on August 05, 2020, 03:26:13 PM
I-70 is my least favorite
Seconded, it's more or less a replacement for a historic government-funded highway.
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: Roadgeekteen on August 05, 2020, 04:31:52 PM
Welcome from Massachusetts!
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: texaskdog on August 05, 2020, 06:25:42 PM
I was in mn but now in Texas

My prize map is a 1934 state highway map
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: josh7377 on August 06, 2020, 10:14:05 PM
Quote from: froggie on August 03, 2020, 12:23:35 AM
Quote from: josh7377 on August 01, 2020, 11:04:18 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 01, 2020, 10:28:18 PM
Welcome from the Missouri Ozarks!  :wave:

Quote from: josh7377I've clinched 23 interstates out of the 71 possible routes (not counting 3di in this number, nor AK, HI and PR) that I can clinch, with I-70 and I-94 being the longest two routes that I've clinched.
Impressive. I would recommend you log those stats at the Travel Mapping (https://travelmapping.net) site, developed by some members of this forum.

I've stumbled across that site before and never followed through out of a) laziness or b) confusion    Perhaps I'll have to give it a second look.   For now I have all of my records in an excel file.

--josh

Regarding (b), you're more than welcome to ask/contact the Travel Mapping collaborators (of which I am one) if you have any questions.

As a native Minnesotan, glad to see more people from/living in that state populating the forum.

Hi Froggie,
Based on your prodding and others as well, I looked at travel mapping again.   I put together a sample file for just a couple of interstates.   If it's OK with you, I'll reach out via private message to you

Thanks
Josh
Title: Re: Greetings from MN
Post by: adventurernumber1 on September 17, 2020, 01:34:35 PM
Howdy from Georgia!  :wave:

I have been to neither Minnesota nor New Jersey, but I definitely hope to visit both states sometime in the future.

I also have yet to compile my travel mapping data - aside from having a loose list of routes I have clinched thus far (not on the site) - so when I get the time I should definitely try working on that.