New member in Maryland

[Eth]

I've been lurking around the place for about six weeks now, so I figure I might as well introduce myself to everyone.

I've been a roadgeek since I was about five or so, though for a little over a decade I figured I was the only one.  I spent large portions of my childhood drawing maps and "artist's interpretations" of real and fictional highways (sadly, none of the drawings survive).  I discovered the online community around 2003 or so and realized that I was nowhere near as alone as I'd previously believed.

I currently reside in the Washington, DC metro area, but I just moved here less than a year ago.  Before that, I spent the first 22 years of my life in metro Atlanta.  Most of my road-related expertise is in metro Atlanta, the Florida panhandle (where some of my relatives moved when I was about six), and points in between.

[Alex]

Welcome to the group!

Many of us thought we were the only road enthusiasts out there, especially in the days before the internet...

[Alps]

Welcome - but - no Baltimore road meet for you Eth?

[froggie]

Greetings from the other side of the Beltway...

[MDRoads]

...and welcome from the far side of the other Beltway.

[algorerhythms]

... and from formerly-from-Maryland but now from halfway across the country.