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Sorry to make the problem worse, but since four of them have been announced in some form I think we should get them in some order and roll out the scroll for penning other 2016 meets whenever people feel like announcing them.  :sombrero:

I'll add to the master list as meets are announced.

-Albany/Capital District, NY (October 8-9)

-Birmingham, AL (fall)

-Central PA (April 9)

-NW Indiana (April 30-May 1)

-Cincinnati (spring)

-Corridor H/Western MD (Memorial Weekend)

-Duluth, MN/Minnesota Highway 61 (July 30-31)

-Louisiana (Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4) (cancelled)

-NE Wisconsin (mid spring/mid summer)

-St. Louis, MO (July 9-10)

-Tappan Zee

-Toronto, ON (June 11)

-Tuxedo, NY (April 2)

New tweak: When meet dates are concrete they will be bolded and put in blue.

I usually aim to do a meet every year.  Next year will likely be Albany, maybe a two day Capital District meet depending on how much meet-worthy stuff in the area I can find.  It would likely be a spring/summer meet.

I am still aiming for a time frame from April to June for a 2016 Central PA road meet, spotlight on the Mt Rose AVE interchange in my home town of York, PA  (also where we would meet for lunch) also check out construction in Harrisburg and maybe the "goat path" in Lancaster County. Also this could even extend north toward State Collage to check out US 22/322 in the Lewistown Narrows and possible construction of extending the 4-lane 322 in the Potters Mills area. Below is a link to the I-83 improvement project, construction should be starting this spring and by next spring should be ramped up to where it will be well worth checking out-

http://www.i-83exit18.com/documents/I-83Exit18PublicMeetingHandout.pdf

I might actually try to plan a north Louisiana/south Arkansas/eastern MS/whatever may end up being interesting meet Labor Day weekend.  Details coming throughout  2015.

Here is another link for the latest news, looks like construction will start by the begining of may on the I-83 Mt Rose AVE interchange re-vamp.
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27429625/penndot-mount-rose-makeover-bid-comes-at-58

I've thought about doing a Hampton Roads follow-up mini-meet in the next few years. 2016 would be the earliest.

Much like the U.P. meet, I've been talking about this for what feels like years - but I'm considering a 2-day Indianapolis meet in fall 2016, similar to the one we had in summer 2009.

One day would focus on the city itself and I-69 to the south, while the other day would be a triangular route out to Lafayette, Logansport, and back, featuring the newish US 231 Lafayette bypass, the newish SR 25, and a bunch of stuff on US 31.

However, depending on what's happening with I-69 at the time, I might delay it another year, at which point somebody else might remember this post and decide to host it themselves instead.  :pan:

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on January 29, 2015, 02:53:46 PM
Sorry to make the problem worse, but since four of them have been announced in some form I think we should get them in some order and roll out the scroll for penning other 2016 meets whenever people feel like announcing them.  :sombrero:

I'll add to the master list as meets are announced.

-Birmingham, AL (spring)

-Central PA (spring)

-Duluth, MN (late summer)

-St. Louis, MO (?)

-Toronto, ON (late spring or summer)

Quote from: cjk374 on January 29, 2015, 09:33:10 PM
I might actually try to plan a north Louisiana/south Arkansas/eastern MS/whatever may end up being interesting meet Labor Day weekend.  Details coming throughout  2015.

Go ahead and add this to your master list for 2016.  I'm gonna do it for sure.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/macdonald-bridge-s-big-lift-project-in-halifax-explained-1.2965688 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/macdonald-bridge-s-big-lift-project-in-halifax-explained-1.2965688)

I don't think we've ever had a Nova Scotia road meet. This is about to change.

Quote from: Alps on February 21, 2015, 10:19:18 PM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/macdonald-bridge-s-big-lift-project-in-halifax-explained-1.2965688 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/macdonald-bridge-s-big-lift-project-in-halifax-explained-1.2965688)

I don't think we've ever had a Nova Scotia road meet. This is about to change.

I would love to go to Nova Scotia. Somebody please plan this. :)

I am really happy someone is doing a Louisiana meet next year. I was about to post on here about the lack of meets south of I-20, and I am hoping that in addition to the Louisiana meet, more of those will come.

BTW, thanks TheHighwayMan394 for keeping a master list at the top!

St. Louis is likely a spring 2016, maybe early summer 2016 event.

My Capital District meet (likely two days) is aimed for spring/summer.  Maybe fall depending on how the year shakes out (which would work out better with scheduling it looks like, but I'll have to see how union politics shake out first).  You can add that one.

I am thinking of having a road meet in Tuxedo, NY in 2016. This will be a different type of road meet as formal wear will be required (a tux for men and ballgowns for the ladies). This is close enough to the bow tie NY 210 shield, so we'll see that.

Do we need to wear tuxedos? :P

Quote from: jpi on January 29, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
I am still aiming for a time frame from April to June for a 2016 Central PA road meet, spotlight on the Mt Rose AVE interchange in my home town of York, PA  (also where we would meet for lunch) also check out construction in Harrisburg and maybe the "goat path" in Lancaster County. Also this could even extend north toward State Collage to check out US 22/322 in the Lewistown Narrows and possible construction of extending the 4-lane 322 in the Potters Mills area. Below is a link to the I-83 improvement project, construction should be starting this spring and by next spring should be ramped up to where it will be well worth checking out-

http://www.i-83exit18.com/documents/I-83Exit18PublicMeetingHandout.pdf
(http://[/url)

I would love to attend this as I am also originally from York (and my family owned the business that built Haines Acres, which Mt. Rose Ave. borders on the south).  Have been following the I-83 interchange progress, saw the updated article linked to above in yesterday's York Daily Record.  Let the games begin!

Jason, didn't you post on the state-ends.com web page?  I really enjoyed that site as it pertains to PA.

Quote from: SSOWorld on April 01, 2015, 11:01:26 AM
Do we need to wear tuxedos?

Indubitably. Bonus points for a top hat and a suit jacket with tails.

Don't forget the monocle!

Spats.

Quote from: dave1013 on April 01, 2015, 11:42:48 AM

Quote from: jpi on January 29, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
I am still aiming for a time frame from April to June for a 2016 Central PA road meet, spotlight on the Mt Rose AVE interchange in my home town of York, PA  (also where we would meet for lunch) also check out construction in Harrisburg and maybe the "goat path" in Lancaster County. Also this could even extend north toward State Collage to check out US 22/322 in the Lewistown Narrows and possible construction of extending the 4-lane 322 in the Potters Mills area. Below is a link to the I-83 improvement project, construction should be starting this spring and by next spring should be ramped up to where it will be well worth checking out-

http://www.i-83exit18.com/documents/I-83Exit18PublicMeetingHandout.pdf
(http://[/url)

I would love to attend this as I am also originally from York (and my family owned the business that built Haines Acres, which Mt. Rose Ave. borders on the south).  Have been following the I-83 interchange progress, saw the updated article linked to above in yesterday's York Daily Record.  Let the games begin!

Jason, didn't you post on the state-ends.com web page?  I really enjoyed that site as it pertains to PA.

Yes, I was a contirbuter to Adam Prince's PA highway ends site 15 years ago, my pics are also on other sites and my personal facebook page. Small world, that is cool that your family owned the business that spawned on of Yorks biggest suburbs :-) I get up to York a few times year, will be going up there in 2 weeks. I am planning for around this time next year for my meet.

Cape with a red silk lining.

Quote from: Dougtone on April 01, 2015, 12:38:52 PM

Quote from: SSOWorld on April 01, 2015, 11:01:26 AM
Do we need to wear tuxedos?

Indubitably. Bonus points for a top hat and a suit jacket with tails.

I prefer a Zoot suit and a fedora to be honest :D

Quote from: Dougtone on April 01, 2015, 09:06:32 AM
I am thinking of having a road meet in Tuxedo, NY in 2016. This will be a different type of road meet as formal wear will be required (a tux for men and ballgowns for the ladies). This is close enough to the bow tie NY 210 shield, so we'll see that.

I would think corco is not only invited, but required.

Quote from: Takumi on April 01, 2015, 12:59:21 PM
Don't forget the monocle!

Need one? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weiner/the-gentlemans-single-use-monocle

Quote from: Alps on April 01, 2015, 07:25:43 PM

Quote from: Dougtone on April 01, 2015, 09:06:32 AM
I am thinking of having a road meet in Tuxedo, NY in 2016. This will be a different type of road meet as formal wear will be required (a tux for men and ballgowns for the ladies). This is close enough to the bow tie NY 210 shield, so we'll see that.

I would think corco is not only invited, but required.

Quote from: Takumi on April 01, 2015, 12:59:21 PM
Don't forget the monocle!

Need one? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weiner/the-gentlemans-single-use-monocle

I already bought my plane tickets.

I'm really liking this idea.
* old NY 210 (CR 106) - scenery, traffic circle in the middle
* bowtie 210 shield
* NY 59 truss and nearby abandoned bridge (Bridge St. off 17)
* NY 17 old Hillburn Bypass and stubs
* throw in a couple of Bergen County shields
* drive CR 511 and Skyline Drive - old signs and scenery

Seriously. Let's do this.

You should at least drive up to Mt. Fuji (or whatever it's called now) for the view of the 87/287/17 interchange. 

There's a couple of severed roads on Houvenkopf Mountain.

It would also time nicely with the exit 131 reconfiguration when/if it ever happens.

If you hadn't already seen the thread, the Tuxedo meet is now officially in the works.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15186

Quote from: jpi on April 01, 2015, 02:52:36 PM

Quote from: dave1013 on April 01, 2015, 11:42:48 AM

Quote from: jpi on January 29, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
I am still aiming for a time frame from April to June for a 2016 Central PA road meet, spotlight on the Mt Rose AVE interchange in my home town of York, PA  (also where we would meet for lunch) also check out construction in Harrisburg and maybe the "goat path" in Lancaster County. Also this could even extend north toward State Collage to check out US 22/322 in the Lewistown Narrows and possible construction of extending the 4-lane 322 in the Potters Mills area. Below is a link to the I-83 improvement project, construction should be starting this spring and by next spring should be ramped up to where it will be well worth checking out-

http://www.i-83exit18.com/documents/I-83Exit18PublicMeetingHandout.pdf
(http://[/url)

I would love to attend this as I am also originally from York (and my family owned the business that built Haines Acres, which Mt. Rose Ave. borders on the south).  Have been following the I-83 interchange progress, saw the updated article linked to above in yesterday's York Daily Record.  Let the games begin!

Jason, didn't you post on the state-ends.com web page?  I really enjoyed that site as it pertains to PA.

Yes, I was a contirbuter to Adam Prince's PA highway ends site 15 years ago, my pics are also on other sites and my personal facebook page. Small world, that is cool that your family owned the business that spawned on of Yorks biggest suburbs :-) I get up to York a few times year, will be going up there in 2 weeks. I am planning for around this time next year for my meet.

Holy Hannah, I will be in York about that time, also!!  Spending two days on my way down to my 40th Duke reunion. 

Right now I'm thinking about when I want to do the Capital District meet.  I currently have a few potential ideas in my head:
-1 day meet on April 3, similar to how the Hampton Roads and Delmarva meets were paired up last year
-1-2 day meet the following week, close enough that people could conceivably make a vacation out of them but not in the same weekend
-1-2 day meet late spring/summer as originally planned
-1-2 day meet in the fall, putting the two NY meets on opposite ends of the calendar

Just curious to hear people's thoughts right now.  I believe I can, in fact, grab enough stuff in the four counties to make a two day meet.  One day would be tighter but probably doable.  I may revise the potential dates once I get more information on the schedule for the reconfiguration of I-890 exit 4.

I wouldn't mind attending, but it would depend on what other meets I decide to attend next year, along with other personal trips I may be taking.

I'm not sure I could do the two meets in a week thing like I did this year. I would probably be more interested in the Spring/Summer meet or the fall meet, depending on the month.

Quote from: Dougtone on April 01, 2015, 12:38:52 PM

Quote from: SSOWorld on April 01, 2015, 11:01:26 AM
Do we need to wear tuxedos?

Indubitably. Bonus points for a top hat and a suit jacket with tails.

I happen to own a top hat, walking stick, gloves, silk scarf and a pair of patent leather dress shoes... now to rent a set of tails...

I'm pondering a NE Wisconsin construction progress meet for mid-spring to mid-summer, 2016.  Included would be checking up on the progress on I-41/US 10/WI 441 in the Appleton area, I-41/43 in the Green Bay area and the new WI 96 Fox River bridge in Wrightstown (a very interesting new structure, much more so than I was expecting when I recently checked it out).

Mike

Quote from: vdeane on April 03, 2015, 05:39:19 PM
Right now I'm thinking about when I want to do the Capital District meet.  I currently have a few potential ideas in my head:
-1 day meet on April 3, similar to how the Hampton Roads and Delmarva meets were paired up last year
-1-2 day meet the following week, close enough that people could conceivably make a vacation out of them but not in the same weekend
-1-2 day meet late spring/summer as originally planned
-1-2 day meet in the fall, putting the two NY meets on opposite ends of the calendar

Just curious to hear people's thoughts right now.  I believe I can, in fact, grab enough stuff in the four counties to make a two day meet.  One day would be tighter but probably doable.  I may revise the potential dates once I get more information on the schedule for the reconfiguration of I-890 exit 4.

I vote for option #4. This would hopefully maximize the number of people who could attend at least one New York meet, and fall in New York sounds like fun.

I'm looking at one in Cincinnati for spring. If I do, sites would include I-275 at OH 32; I-71 in the Uptown area of Cincinnati where an interchange is being constructed and I-75 at Hopple Street. Also, there is the new SPUI at KY 18 and KY 237, and I'd like to show where a new Double Crossover Diamond Interchange is probably going to be built at Mount Zion Road and I-75, both of those last two in Boone County.

Quote from: JMoses24 on May 28, 2015, 10:25:02 PM
I'm looking at one in Cincinnati for spring. If I do, sites would include I-275 at OH 32; I-71 in the Uptown area of Cincinnati where an interchange is being constructed and I-75 at Hopple Street. Also, there is the new SPUI at KY 18 and KY 237, and I'd like to show where a new Double Crossover Diamond Interchange is probably going to be built at Mount Zion Road and I-75, both of those last two in Boone County.

There's also supposed to be a DDI at KY 338 and I-75. I'm a bit surprised that there's a need for DDIs at both of those locations, unless traffic has picked up significantly on KY 537 and kY 338.

Also, the SPUI -- which route is the through route and which route has the stoplights? Again, I don't really see the need for this. The one time I can remember driving through there, it was a typical signalized intersection and I didn't see any problems that would require spending millions to build a grade-separated interchange.

I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2016 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

Starting in Winchester, Va. or Moorefield, W.Va.

Some possible stops (strawman list) would include:

• (possibly) construction around the south junction of Va. 37 and I-81;
• (possibly) construction of a replacement for the Va. 624 Morgans Ford low-water bridge over the Shenandoah River in Warren County;
• At least three stops on eastern Corridor H:
  
  • Two scenic views (the best may be on the eastbound side between W.Va. 42 and W.Va. 93 on the Allegheny Front range itself);
  • Grassy Ridge Road over Corridor H (east of the Mount Storm Generating Station);
  • The newest section of Corridor H between Bismarck and Davis;
• The "racetrack" that never became Corridor H along U.S. 33 east of Elkins;
• A short section of western Corridor H;
• Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;
• Sheetz stop in Parsons, W.Va.;
• The source of the Potomac River at the Fairfax Stone;
• The longest, meanest mountain descent in Maryland, Md. 135 from Altamont to Luke; and
• The privately-owned Oldtown, Maryland low-water toll bridge over the Potomac River between Oldtown and Green Spring, W.Va.

Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 30, 2015, 09:44:39 PM
I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2025 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

• Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;

Fixed the year for you.  :bigass:

Seriously, although I have seen/done much of this route, this would be a fun meet, and probably one of the most rural -- more rural, probably, than my Pikeville meets.

Quote from: hbelkins on May 31, 2015, 01:01:14 AM

Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 30, 2015, 09:44:39 PM
I have been toying with the idea of a Corridor H/Western Maryland meet in 2025 sometime, probably late spring or summer, given the high elevations (by Eastern standards) involved.

• Construction of Corridor H between Kerens and Parsons;

Fixed the year for you.  :bigass:

;-)

In all seriousness, WVDOT/WVDOH say they will let a contract in 2016 to extend the western section of Corridor H north (roughly parallel to U.S. 219) to an interim terminus someplace near the Randolph County/Tucker County border, so perhaps there will be some progress to be seen?

2025 (or later) is probably about right for the section between Parsons and Davis!  Wonder if the environmentalists (some of which are from the D.C. area) will try again to stop it?

Quote from: hbelkins on May 31, 2015, 01:01:14 AM
Seriously, although I have seen/done much of this route, this would be a fun meet, and probably one of the most rural -- more rural, probably, than my Pikeville meets.

Your Pikeville meet was great. 

I'd definitely be interested in a Corridor H meet. It's something I've been wanting to check out for years now.

Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!

A little young, but I'm thinking of a Chambersburg road meet. There's a ton of faded signs, embossed button copy, and so much more. At the very least, maybe July? I can probably pick the stops, but somebody else hosts and promotes.

Quote from: noelbotevera on June 01, 2015, 10:36:16 PM
A little young, but I'm thinking of a Chambersburg road meet. There's a ton of faded signs, embossed button copy, and so much more. At the very least, maybe July? I can probably pick the stops, but somebody else hosts and promotes.

Embossed button copy? No. "Embossed" means the letters are punched into the sign. There are some embossed signs with cats' eyes or other glass reflectors (Massachusetts still has diamond curve/side street signs like this), but Stimsonite button copy is only applied to letters, numerals, and symbols that are then affixed to the sign separately.

Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!

East coast bias anyone? :-P :awesomeface:

A meet is planned for Duluth, MN and St Louis will surface again as well.  There might or might not be something in Northern IL, but that's just my best "un"-educated guess (No I'm not organizing it).

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 02, 2015, 05:11:02 AM

Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!

East coast bias anyone? :-P :awesomeface:

A meet is planned for Duluth, MN and St Louis will surface again as well.  There might or might not be something in Northern IL, but that's just my best "un"-educated guess (No I'm not organizing it).

I'm giving serious thought to a Northern Illinois meet.  Probably around the southeast side of Chicago, spilling into Northwest Indiana.  I'm still trying to figure out a good restaurant location where we can have free parking.  Horseshoe Casino keeps popping up as an idea (Hammond, Indiana).  Sights to see:

Chicago Skyway, toll plaza, bridge, McDonald's in the median.
Dan Ryan Expressway (probably at 63rd Street).
95th Street Bridge (the one the Blues Brothers jumped).
New South Lake Shore Drive.
Cline Avenue, the area that collapsed.

I'm thinking sometime in May of 2016, but it's flexible so I don't conflict with other meets.

Lest I forgot that the OP mentioned Duluth :sombrero:

Quote from: vdeane on May 31, 2015, 02:37:38 PM
Next year's meet calendar is definitely filling in.  Of the list I hope to attend:
-Albany/Capital District Meets
-Tuxedo Meet
-Central PA Meet (http://roadsideamericainc.com/)
-Toronto Meet
-Halifax Meet
-Corridor H Meet
-Cincinatti Meet

All but the first two require at least two nights in a hotel.  Hope my finances can handle that!

At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.

Quote from: Brandon on June 02, 2015, 12:38:23 PM
I'm thinking sometime in May of 2016, but it's flexible so I don't conflict with other meets.

Good luck with that.

I would be up for a corridor H road meet, especailly if I am in central PA visiting family around that time. Winchester would be a good starting point in terms of restaurant options for lunch.

Quote from: jpi on June 03, 2015, 11:50:53 PM
I would be up for a corridor H road meet, especailly if I am in central PA visiting family around that time. Winchester would be a good starting point in terms of restaurant options for lunch.

My only concern about Winchester is its location relative to much of the things to see along Corridor H to the west.  This is potentially a lot of driving in terms of distance at between 200 and 300 miles (but over a highway system that is normally uncongested).

I will be researching this in a little more detail.  Plenty of time until 2016.

The 2016 road meets I'm definitely planning on attending are the Duluth MN meet and the the Birmingham AL meet.

Other meets I'd really like to attend if possible are Jason Ilyes's central PA meet, the Corridor H meet, and the Chicago meet that Brandon Gorte is talking about. I just hope all the meets are spaced out properly and that my finances and time off from work can accommodate me attending all of these.

Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 04, 2015, 06:33:07 AM
My only concern about Winchester is its location relative to much of the things to see along Corridor H to the west.  This is potentially a lot of driving in terms of distance at between 200 and 300 miles (but over a highway system that is normally uncongested).

I will be researching this in a little more detail.  Plenty of time until 2016.

I'd be willing to bet that there are some good options in Elkins, which might be better situated as a starting point for a Corridor H meet. CJ Maggie's might be one option, although I have never eaten there myself.

Quote from: codyg1985 on June 03, 2015, 05:48:12 PM

At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.

A few years ago, it looked like the road meet phenomenon had died. It has returned with a vengeance.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 04, 2015, 11:44:01 AM
A few years ago, it looked like the road meet phenomenon had died.

Really? I'm curious as to what makes you say that. I've attended at least four meets per year ever since 2010.

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/misc.transport.road/vZ2-9eoULG4/discussion

You're really the only one who was saying that at the time, HB...

Quote from: codyg1985 on June 03, 2015, 05:48:12 PM
At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.

Yep. I'm one of them.

I don't think it would ever be possible for me to be "meet-ed" out. I'm completely insatiable when it comes to having reasons to travel to places, clinch highways, and collect counties that I would never have a chance to if it weren't for going to road meets and hanging out with awesome people at those meets.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 05, 2015, 01:58:02 PM
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/misc.transport.road/vZ2-9eoULG4/discussion

It's very interesting reading this thread, H.B.  I was never on MTR, but wow... times have certainly changed since 2007. It seems like more and more people are coming up with ideas and plans for more road meets now than ever before. And the sizes of the groups attending the meets seem to be getting bigger as a whole. Lots of meets now with 15, 20, or more people attending. It's quite exciting, but it gets hard to decide which ones to attend - and it's getting harder for the individuals hosting these meets to coordinate with each other so the meets are spaced apart in such a way to maximize the number of attendees.

There was a specific situation that prompted me to post that, but I can't remember now what it was.

Quote from: A.J. Bertin on June 06, 2015, 08:24:39 AM
I don't think it would ever be possible for me to be "meet-ed" out. I'm completely insatiable when it comes to having reasons to travel to places, clinch highways, and collect counties that I would never have a chance to if it weren't for going to road meets and hanging out with awesome people at those meets.

Totally agreed on that one.

Yeah. Plus I hope it's understood that no one is ever required to attend any meet (well, except the host I should hope ;) ) nor are they required to make an effort to attend every meet. You can go to as few or as many as time/finances/personal desire allow. If that's zero, that's fine, and if that's six that's fine too.

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on June 08, 2015, 01:20:19 AM
Yeah. Plus I hope it's understood that no one is ever required to attend any meet (well, except the host I should hope ;) )

There have been instances where that happened. (The host didn't show).

Still pretty rare.  Certainly the exception rather than the rule.

Quote from: froggie on June 08, 2015, 02:37:00 PM
Still pretty rare.  Certainly the exception rather than the rule.

I've run across two thus far.  Both run by the same person, IIRC.  Dayton 2012 and Flint 2013.

Dayton 2012 was the only meet I have been to where the host was a no show, but still managed to come together well.

More detail about the Chambersburg road meet
Chambersburg has not replaced its signs yet, so there is plenty of old junk to go around.
There's an abandoned rail line that is a remnant of the Civil War era.
Tons of good restaurants
Button copy sign and PA font signs that are pretty old
Black on white street signs

Quote from: hbelkins on June 04, 2015, 11:43:12 AM
I'd be willing to bet that there are some good options in Elkins, which might be better situated as a starting point for a Corridor H meet. CJ Maggie's might be one option, although I have never eaten there myself.

I am sure you like the name of the municipality!  ;-)

I am not averse to changing the place to start, and Elkins could be a possibility.  I want to explore the route and possibilities a little more.  Moorefield, Thomas, Davis, Parsons or even Oakland, Maryland are also possibilities. 

Wardensville looks good on the map, but there is not all that much there.

Quote from: cpzilliacus on June 09, 2015, 01:35:21 PM
I am sure you like the name of the municipality!  ;-)

I am not averse to changing the place to start, and Elkins could be a possibility.  I want to explore the route and possibilities a little more.  Moorefield, Thomas, Davis, Parsons or even Oakland, Maryland are also possibilities. 

Wardensville looks good on the map, but there is not all that much there.

I was thinking more of dining possibilities than the name of the town. I'm not sure there is much of anything in the towns you mentioned, although I am not as familiar with Oakland as I am the other towns. Moorefield and Parsons have Sheetz locations if we want to have the first MTO meet. Thomas and Davis don't really have a whole lot. There might be a small greasy-spoon in those two little burgs, but i don't really remember seeing much in the way of availability.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 10, 2015, 07:54:09 PM
I was thinking more of dining possibilities than the name of the town.

I know - I made that assertion with tongue firmly in cheek.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 10, 2015, 07:54:09 PM
I'm not sure there is much of anything in the towns you mentioned, although I am not as familiar with Oakland as I am the other towns. Moorefield and Parsons have Sheetz locations if we want to have the first MTO meet. Thomas and Davis don't really have a whole lot. There might be a small greasy-spoon in those two little burgs, but i don't really remember seeing much in the way of availability.

There's a fair amount in Oakland, including a Sheetz in the middle of town on U.S. 219 (maybe it should be called the "Sheetz Highway?").

An MTO meet is not that bad of an idea - some Sheetz stores have decently-sized dining areas, but the ones in Parsons and Oakland do not (I have been at the Sheetz in Elkins, but I do not remember how it is laid-out).

Was in Thomas with Mike and Laura recently, and there is one pretty nice place that might work, right in "downtown" Thomas.

I've never seen a Sheetz in Elkins before, although Brian Powell tweeted a photo of a new Sheetz there that has a drive-thru window. The store directory lists one at Beverly (south of US 33 on US 219/250 and WV 55/92) but I haven't seen it the times I've passed by there, last time being on my way home from Froggie's last DC meet.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2015, 10:34:12 PM
I've never seen a Sheetz in Elkins before, although Brian Powell tweeted a photo of a new Sheetz there that has a drive-thru window. The store directory lists one at Beverly (south of US 33 on US 219/250 and WV 55/92) but I haven't seen it the times I've passed by there, last time being on my way home from Froggie's last DC meet.

May get by there this weekend.  Not sure yet.

Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2015, 10:34:12 PM
I've never seen a Sheetz in Elkins before, although Brian Powell tweeted a photo of a new Sheetz there that has a drive-thru window. The store directory lists one at Beverly (south of US 33 on US 219/250 and WV 55/92) but I haven't seen it the times I've passed by there, last time being on my way home from Froggie's last DC meet.

The Elkins Sheetz is exactly where you describe it above, on the right side of U.S. 219/U.S. 250/W.Va. 55/W.Va. 92 going north. 

And it likely is large enough to handle a roadmeet, with a fair amount of inside (and outside seating).

Quote from: codyg1985 on June 03, 2015, 05:48:12 PM
At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.

At some point the trouble becomes finding new territory to explore. Many cities have at this point hosted multiple meets in different years, which can dampen the interest of some people.

For example, the fact that I was at the Baltimore meet in 2010 made me lukewarm on attending the Baltimore meet earlier this year since I'd already seen most of the features of the tour. I ended up skipping the meet itself but showing up for dinner afterwards.

Quote from: Duke87 on July 12, 2015, 12:43:46 AM

Quote from: codyg1985 on June 03, 2015, 05:48:12 PM
At this rate, there will be so many meets that I think some people will be meet-ed out.

At some point the trouble becomes finding new territory to explore. Many cities have at this point hosted multiple meets in different years, which can dampen the interest of some people.

For example, the fact that I was at the Baltimore meet in 2010 made me lukewarm on attending the Baltimore meet earlier this year since I'd already seen most of the features of the tour. I ended up skipping the meet itself but showing up for dinner afterwards.

The other primary issue is that since many of our core meet-going members are largely clustered in the same general region, it's difficult for them to have time/money to go to a lot of meets located outside the Northeast.

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on July 12, 2015, 01:24:45 AM
The other primary issue is that since many of our core meet-going members are largely clustered in the same general region, it's difficult for them to have time/money to go to a lot of meets located outside the Northeast.

The power of population density. Roadgeeks are more densely clustered where people are more densely clustered.

But yes, time is an issue as well. For me (and I'm sure for a lot of people) anywhere that I need more than 5-6 hours to get to will require I take a day off from work to be there Saturday at noon.

Simple geography also means being located in the northeast puts me further away from a lot of things than might be ideal. From where I live, to get to the vast majority of the US, I have to begin my journey heading in a direction that uses only 60 degrees of the compass between 220 and 280 degrees azimuth. Every other direction either would involve driving into the ocean, or only get me to other places in the Northeast. Realistically if you live somewhere like Cincinnati or Nashville, you are more centrally located and have more ground within easy range.

On the other hand, covering the same territory again in a few years is good for those of us who have only in the last couple of years been able to attend a ton of meets.  Even now I'm still not in a position to go out of daytrip range more than a few times a year.

This is true. The first meet I ever attended (Highland NY, 2009) was held in an area that had hosted another meet a few years prior. But it focused on two brand new things, so people who had attended the previous meet had reason to return. It seems to me to be another animal entirely to go and host a meet where one has been held before but not much has really changed in the intervening years.

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Anyways, with regards to next year, my level of interest is at follows:
Halifax - I don't care what it takes if this happens I'm going. It's mandatory.
Toronto - eh, maybe. Depends on when and what's on the tour.
Albany/Capital region - Too close to home to say no although whether I attend both days or only one is an open question.
Tuxedo - too hilarious not to. Must attend in fancy clothes for the lulz.
Tappan Zee - I'll be there
Cincinnati - as with the Cincy meet a couple years ago, I won't be going because I've been there before and can't justify making that long a trip for a destination that isn't new to me.
Central PA - Attendance likely but not guaranteed

I am not sure if the OP is making edits to the original post, but due to yet another delay with the I-22/65 interchange, I am going to have to delay the meet once again to the Fall. I am hoping that by then everything is wrapped up.

As for meets to attend next year, I am probably going to go to less of them due to vacation time constraints as well as potential trips out west. I may be attending maybe the top three or four, at the most. Here are mine in priority order:

1) Birmingham Meet (duh)
2) Duluth Meet
3) Louisiana (south represent!!)
4) Tappan Zee
5) Toronto
6) Tuxedo
7) St Louis
8) Cincinnati
9) Corridor H
10) Albany
11) Halifax
12) Central PA
13) Chambersburg
14) North Illinois
15) NE Wisconsin

 

I'm definitely doing Tappan Zee, Tuxedo, and Albany.  I'll probably do Central Pennsylvania as long as I can make the logistics work out.

Has there been a Louisiana meet since I left in '08?

As for me, it depends in part on timing and whether I have higher priorities elsewhere.  Albany's a fair chance.  Tappan Zee's possible.  Everything else is doubtful.

My plans for next year are Tuxedo, Tappan Zee, Albany, Halifax, Corridor H, Toronto, and possibly Cincinnati.

Speaking of Albany, since the day 2 tour is notably shorter than the day 1 tour, I'm thinking of doing it as an evening bonus tour instead, possibly merging some of it into the main tour.  It would make for a longer day though.

Quote from: froggie on July 13, 2015, 10:38:18 AM
Has there been a Louisiana meet since I left in '08?

As for me, it depends in part on timing and whether I have higher priorities elsewhere.  Albany's a fair chance.  Tappan Zee's possible.  Everything else is doubtful.

One was planned in 2013 for Shreveport, but never happened.

Re my interests - Definite on Chicago, optimistic on Duluth, doubtful on St Louis, Cincy, others are definitely out of the question.

NOTE: Updated OP to reflect additional meet plans

Thanks. My plan was that I wasn't going to add things to the list until it went from "I'm thinking about hosting this" to "I AM hosting this" but it's all good. :)

Quote from: codyg1985 on July 13, 2015, 07:35:47 AM
As for meets to attend next year, I am probably going to go to less of them due to vacation time constraints as well as potential trips out west. I may be attending maybe the top three or four, at the most. Here are mine in priority order:

1) Birmingham Meet (duh)
2) Duluth Meet
3) Louisiana (south represent!!)
4) Tappan Zee
5) Toronto
6) Tuxedo
7) St Louis
8) Cincinnati
9) Corridor H
10) Albany
11) Halifax
12) Central PA
13) Chambersburg
14) North Illinois
15) NE Wisconsin 

Here's my list in what I think is my priority order:

1) Duluth
2) Birmingham
3) Corridor H
4) Central PA
5) North Illinois
6) NE Wisconsin - I haven't heard about this meet yet. Who announced it?
7) Louisiana
8) Toronto

I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get to all of those meets, but I'd certainly love to try. I don't really have any interest in St. Louis or Cincinnati because I've been to meets in both of those cities in the past two years and don't need to go again this soon. Same with Tappan Zee. As fun as that would be, I don't really feel the desire to go to another NYC-area meet anytime soon. Albany or Halifax (especially Halifax) could be very fun but also very unlikely given what's already in my top 8.

Quote from: vdeane on July 12, 2015, 03:58:28 PM
On the other hand, covering the same territory again in a few years is good for those of us who have only in the last couple of years been able to attend a ton of meets.  Even now I'm still not in a position to go out of daytrip range more than a few times a year.

Yeah, being relatively new (I started going to meets in 2013), I definitely concur.  Also, there is often more in an area than we can cover in one day, so a repeat wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

Quote from: Duke87 on July 12, 2015, 02:16:08 PM
Simple geography also means being located in the northeast puts me further away from a lot of things than might be ideal. From where I live, to get to the vast majority of the US, I have to begin my journey heading in a direction that uses only 60 degrees of the compass between 220 and 280 degrees azimuth. Every other direction either would involve driving into the ocean, or only get me to other places in the Northeast. Realistically if you live somewhere like Cincinnati or Nashville, you are more centrally located and have more ground within easy range.

And even then, there's not much new ground that can be covered in my case. If I'm going to something in the Northeast (or really, anything northeast of me) I have to take I-79 and I-68. I-79 was OK the first three times I drove it, but now it's something to be endured. And even the scenic wonders of I-68 are starting to get old. There's nothing new or thrilling about US 220/I-99 north of Cumberland. Once Corridor H is done, I will have exhausted all the Appalachian Mountain crossings, even some of the non-expressway ones like US 50, US 250 or US 33.

Going west offers the same lack of newness. I-64 to St. Louis? I-74 or I-65 to Indianapolis? BD,DT.

Plus, avoiding cities is something I prefer to do. Getting caught in traffic on I-75 in Cincinnati? Having to deal with the cluster foxtrot that is Atlanta? I don't think so, Tim. (To quote Al on "Home Improvement.")

Even if I did win the lottery or find a bag with a million dollars in it alongside the road and thus be able to start traveling for pleasure again, I'm running out of stuff to explore on the way to entirely new stuff. With the exception of the island counties in New York and Massachusetts, Maine is the only state left in the northeast where I can visit new counties. The closest states to me that I could conceivably finish off are Missouri and South Carolina.

This is where I need the cargo transporter from "Star Trek." Beam me and my vehicle to Kittery and let me start collecting Maine counties, or beam me to Dallas and I'll drive through the northwestern part of Texas.

Unless you fly, no matter were you are, eventually it will get to a point to where you will have to drive through old stuff to get to the new stuff. I-65 north of Alabama, I-40 west of Tennessee, and I-75/81 have become very familiar corridors going north or west, as has I-59 going south.

Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Chicago, NE WI, and St. Louis should be easy enough to reach. I also made overtures for Tuxedo, so I hope that can happen.

I'd love to go to Birmingham and the Louisiana meet too. I've never been to the Deep South before.

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on July 14, 2015, 05:27:16 PM

I'd love to go to Birmingham and the Louisiana meet too. I've never been to the Deep South before.

I hope I can put together an interesting enough meet so it doesn't end up in the r00ined road meet thread.  :sombrero:

But most importantly I want y'all to enjoy your trip down here to where you will wanna come back to LA and visit again.

Quote from: cjk374 on July 14, 2015, 06:32:44 PM

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on July 14, 2015, 05:27:16 PM

I'd love to go to Birmingham and the Louisiana meet too. I've never been to the Deep South before.

I hope I can put together an interesting enough meet so it doesn't end up in the r00ined road meet thread.  :sombrero:

But most importantly I want y'all to enjoy your trip down here to where you will wanna come back to LA and visit again.

Me too. I know Duluth probably won't be the best meet people have ever been to, but I'm still gonna try my damnedest to make it the best meet people have ever attended. :sombrero:

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on July 14, 2015, 06:43:49 PM

Quote from: cjk374 on July 14, 2015, 06:32:44 PM

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on July 14, 2015, 05:27:16 PM

I'd love to go to Birmingham and the Louisiana meet too. I've never been to the Deep South before.

I hope I can put together an interesting enough meet so it doesn't end up in the r00ined road meet thread.  :sombrero:

But most importantly I want y'all to enjoy your trip down here to where you will wanna come back to LA and visit again.

Me too. I know Duluth probably won't be the best meet people have ever been to, but I'm still gonna try my damnedest to make it the best meet people have ever attended. :sombrero:

When I lived in Superior, I thought that traffic light over I-35 where I-35/I-535/US 53 met was the most distinctive transportation-related feature of the area. :D

I'd forgotten about Corridor H. That one I also have a good shot at attending.

In non-road meet related travel, it is all but decided that at some point next year during baseball season I will be in Texas for a week. My girlfriend and I are also looking at planning a trip to New Orleans but that will be a just the two of us thing and not coordinated with any Louisiana meet. 

Quote from: hbelkins on July 14, 2015, 04:15:53 PM
And even then, there's not much new ground that can be covered in my case. If I'm going to something in the Northeast (or really, anything northeast of me) I have to take I-79 and I-68. I-79 was OK the first three times I drove it, but now it's something to be endured. And even the scenic wonders of I-68 are starting to get old. There's nothing new or thrilling about US 220/I-99 north of Cumberland. Once Corridor H is done, I will have exhausted all the Appalachian Mountain crossings, even some of the non-expressway ones like US 50, US 250 or US 33.

Going west offers the same lack of newness. I-64 to St. Louis? I-74 or I-65 to Indianapolis? BD,DT.

Plus, avoiding cities is something I prefer to do. Getting caught in traffic on I-75 in Cincinnati? Having to deal with the cluster foxtrot that is Atlanta? I don't think so, Tim. (To quote Al on "Home Improvement.")

Even if I did win the lottery or find a bag with a million dollars in it alongside the road and thus be able to start traveling for pleasure again, I'm running out of stuff to explore on the way to entirely new stuff. With the exception of the island counties in New York and Massachusetts, Maine is the only state left in the northeast where I can visit new counties. The closest states to me that I could conceivably finish off are Missouri and South Carolina.

This is where I need the cargo transporter from "Star Trek." Beam me and my vehicle to Kittery and let me start collecting Maine counties, or beam me to Dallas and I'll drive through the northwestern part of Texas.

I understand what you mean about all of this. For me, the same routes leaving Grand Rapids and Michigan in general have gotten pretty old over the years. I'm sick of the drive east on I-96 to south on U.S. 23 to the Ohio Turnpike, I'm sick of the drive west/south on I-196 toward Chicago, and I'm kinda sick of the drive on U.S. 31 and I-65 through Indiana going south. I will say, though, that the nice thing about U.S. 31 now is the bypass of Kokomo which didn't open until a couple years ago or so. That part is still kinda fresh and new, but otherwise that drive is boring.

However, it's the price I pay to get to new territory. One thing I'd like to do at some point is add new counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio - especially those counties that are holes which are surrounded by other counties I've collected already. I've got lots of county holes in those states to fill.

For me, though, I like driving through cities and can tolerate some traffic if it's not too bad and as long as I have some warning that a traffic jam is ahead.

I will never run out of things to explore. It's just that the more I drive, the more I have to tolerate old stuff before reaching new stuff. As Cody says, driving on all these familiar roads is absolutely worth it if it means getting to new stuff. I will admit, though, that sometimes I'd love to be beamed with my car to a different part of the country where I can explore new territory without the burden of passing through familiar territory.

Quote from: codyg1985 on July 14, 2015, 05:21:55 PM
Unless you fly, no matter were you are, eventually it will get to a point to where you will have to drive through old stuff to get to the new stuff. I-65 north of Alabama, I-40 west of Tennessee, and I-75/81 have become very familiar corridors going north or west, as has I-59 going south.

For me, even the US routes radiating out of the D.C. area are all-too-familiar territory. So if I have to redo routes I've already done, I might as well use Interstates to get to new stuff more quickly. The Ohio and Pennsylvania turnpikes, I-95 to Miami, and the "Trail of Tolls" up to northern New Jersey, are for me all too familiar, but a necessary evil (though I've not yet exhausted the non-Interstate alternatives between Virginia and south Florida).

I'm still on my fourth and probably last major road trip this year, including the ones to the Lyndonville and Denver meets. It'll probably be a few months before I even start thinking about next year's meets.

I live near the I-87 / I-90 interchange (Exit 24 on the Thruway).  I have a day's drive before I hit any new real estate and that real estate diminishes with each year and I'll have to continually drive out further before hitting new ground. 

I also used to drive between here and Western Massachusetts each weekend for my first year working out here. 

So, am I tired of the trips west, south and east on the Thruway?  Heck, does a one-legged duck swim in circles?!

Still, as long as I am physically able, I'll head out on the road in search of new places.

I'm probably going to see about attending the Birmingham Meet. Mostly depends on what college is like though.

I should have a choice of dates nailed down for my central PA meet right around the week after Thanksgiving. The dates will be for April.

The North Illinois meet has morphed into a South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana meet.  I have the locations to see mapped out, it's just a matter of finding a restaurant.  This is an area very underrepresented for meets (there's only even been a few in Indiana that I know of!).  The meet tour will cross over into Michigan for a bit as well (two of the roads happen to go there).  I figure May/June should be a good time, as long as I can avoid being at the same times as the Duluth and Birmingham meets.

Quote from: Brandon on September 10, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
The North Illinois meet has morphed into a South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana meet.  I have the locations to see mapped out, it's just a matter of finding a restaurant.  This is an area very underrepresented for meets (there's only even been a few in Indiana that I know of!).  The meet tour will cross over into Michigan for a bit as well (two of the roads happen to go there).  I figure May/June should be a good time, as long as I can avoid being at the same times as the Duluth and Birmingham meets.

I should probably get around and dust off my plans for the US-131 bypass meet (with a couple prominent St. Joseph County bridges thrown in for good measure). It may complement the things going on in Elkhart/South Bend. There's also been murmuring of a Battle Creek meet, and I know just the venue where I want to have that (one of the co-owners was a former over-the-road truck driver who has a passing interest in roads).

Quote from: Brandon on September 10, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
The North Illinois meet has morphed into a South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana meet.

Sweet! That significantly increases the likelihood that I will attend.

Quote from: Brandon on September 10, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
I figure May/June should be a good time, as long as I can avoid being at the same times as the Duluth and Birmingham meets.

The Duluth meet has already been set for July 30-31. The conflict I'm worried about is the Corridor H meet. I think Patrick is considering June for that meet (I could be wrong though).

Quote from: rawmustard on September 10, 2015, 04:21:44 PM
I should probably get around and dust off my plans for the US-131 bypass meet (with a couple prominent St. Joseph County bridges thrown in for good measure). It may complement the things going on in Elkhart/South Bend.

I don't know that I would attend a US-131 bypass meet on its own (because I've already seen that a couple times now), but if it is combined with Brandon's South Bend/Elkhart meet I'd probably be there.

Quote from: rawmustard on September 10, 2015, 04:21:44 PM
There's also been murmuring of a Battle Creek meet, and I know just the venue where I want to have that (one of the co-owners was a former over-the-road truck driver who has a passing interest in roads).

Cool! I'm sure I can easily attend a Battle Creek meet as long as there's no scheduling conflicts. When are you thinking of hosting this?

I would think it wouldn't be too difficult to combine the US 131 bypass of Constantine with the Elkart/South Bend stuff, but it depends on what other things are going to be covered.

As for the Birmingham meet, I am looking to do it in the fall. I also may try and add the construction on the Birmingham Northern Beltline as a stop along the meet tour.

Quote from: A.J. Bertin on September 10, 2015, 07:01:12 PM
The Duluth meet has already been set for July 30-31. The conflict I'm worried about is the Corridor H meet. I think Patrick is considering June for that meet (I could be wrong though).

I am considering the weekend of Memorial Day, 2016, which would mean the meet would be Saturday, 28 May; and Sunday, 29 May.

This is a strawman pair of dates at this point - at the end of May, decent weather is likely, and it should not be terribly cold, even at the higher elevations (by Appalachian standards) along the Eastern Continental Divide (which according to my current plans would be crossed 6 times over the course of the two days).

I am interested in the Toronto meet, but who is hosting it? I haven't found anything else about the meet other than the OP showing the date of it.

Here some more info on the "corner stone" of my propesed Central PA road meet sometime in April 2016-

I-83 Mt Rose Ave Interchange timeline

The timeline

Moore broke down the project by each year. The work listed is expected to be pretty much finished each year so that crews can move on to the next stage.

Here is the schedule:




2015: I-83 will be widened. Crews will widen Haines and Camp Betty Washington roads, construct the new northbound exit ramp, the new southbound on-ramp and a new township road to access the York Water Company and the Prospect Commerce Center. The work will include three new bridges, three culvert extensions, two sound barriers and one sign structure.

2016: I-83 will be reconstructed in stages, except for under Mount Rose Avenue. Crews will rebuild the southern portion of Mount Rose Avenue, the new northbound on ramp, and the new southbound exit loop ramp. Crews will work on four new bridges, but some will have to be finished the following year. They also will work on one culvert extension.

2017: I-83 will be reconstructed under Mount Rose Avenue. Crews will finish reconstruction of Mount Rose Avenue and both existing ramps north of the avenue. They will finish three bridges and put up a sign structure.

2018: Final work will be done, including paving on I-83, putting up signs, marking the pavement and signal operations. The whole project is expected to be completed in June 2018.

As mentioned before I will have a choice of 2 saturday's coming up around the week after Thanksgiving, I will post a poll on what date works best and choose that one. I already have a few restaurant options in mind for lunch, my biggest choice being Round the Clock Diner at the exit of US 30 and I-83 just 3 miles north of the Mt Rose AVE exit.

St. Louis has been narrowed down to a time window between May and July, depending on hotel room availability (the hotels in that one town we stayed at in 2014 are already booked up at least two weekends during that time frame) and how the other meets get scheduled out.  It may be a multi-day meet this time around with one day dedicated to Route 66 in the area.  The St Louis Roads Facebook group has a planning meeting tentatively scheduled the evening of November 1. (Couldn't be held earlier that weekend due to Route 66 related scheduling conflict that some of our members are involved in http://thetelegraph.com/news/71933/miles-of-possibility - and Halloween falls on a Saturday)

Latest update: looking at second weekend in July 2016, awaiting confirmation of a toy show convention date tentatively planned for that month before setting things in stone.  We plan on having a date confirmed in December.

One of the group members as I said is heavily involved in Route 66, and they have set their date for the Gasconade Bridge rally for April 23 https://www.facebook.com/events/1011908765537937/