Does anybody plan on hitting the road in the near future? Where are you going, and how are you getting there?
I'm doing a southern California road trip in mid March, to see my wife's family in Irvine and of course, hit Disneyland for my daughter. From Portland, the route I'm planning on taking is.
I-5 south to Grants Pass. US 199 to US 101 in Crescent City, CA, and down US 101 to CA 1 to San Luis Obispo, and then US 101 into LA, and (shudders) 405 south to Irvine.
Going back....I-5 north all the way. :nod:
A mini-roadtrip tomorrow is on my agenda. I'll be taking 287 up the NYS Thruway, north to the Northway (I-87). Will get off somewhere between exit 20-24.
As soon as the roads clear I'll be taking a 500 mile drive to clinch all of Goshen, Platte, and Laramie counties in Wyoming.
Nothing planned for the future yet, but I can tell you the two longest road trips I've ever done within a 24-hour span....
The longest was in August 2004, a 966-mile long drive from Corpus Christi, TX to Kansas City, MO
-- Left Corpus Christi around 4 AM and arrived in Kansas City around 7 PM.
-- Five fuel stops: Corpus Christi (TX), Austin (TX), Gainesville (TX), Wichita (KS), and Kansas City (MO).
-- Breakfast stop in Austin (Chick-Fil-A) and lunch in Gainesville (Burger King).
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The second longest was 827 miles from Brownsville, TX to El Paso, TX in November 2006
-- Four fuel Stops in Kingsville (TX), Kerrville (TX), Fort Stockton (TX), and Fabens (TX) and lunch in Kerrville McDonalds.
I'm going to Mount Shasta next month if that counts as one.
I just completed my southern California road trip. The trip down was great, as for heading home to Portland....let's just say I forgot how boring a stretch of highway I-5 is from north of the Grapevine to Sacramento! :banghead:
I'm gonna take this route on May 30th and 31st. I'm not the kind of guy who takes the shortest route, as you can see :biggrin:
Then I'm gonna drive around Switzerland, and maybe go somewhere else for the last week, but I'm not sure where, the initial plan was to go to western France, 800 miles to the west, but I'm not sure now.
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I just did mine last weekend going from Nashville to Bristol and back (via Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park) going to/from the NASCAR race. (about a 700 mile round trip not counting side trips)
Sat 3/21
I-40 East (plus I-75 north)
US 441 South to Pidgeon Forge
Sunday
US 441 North
TN 66 North
I-40 East
I-81 North
detour to US 11E/US 321 via TN 93 and TN 81
US 11E/US 321 North
US 321 North to Elizabethton
US 19E North
US 11E/19 North
Bristol Motor Speedway
back roads to US 19E South
US 321 South
US 11E/US 321 South to Greenville
US 321 South
I-40 West
US 411 South
US 441 South
Monday
US 441 South to NC Border and return to Pidgeon Forge via Gatlinburg bypass and US 441 north to Knoxville
I-40 West
When I take my trips I like going one way and coming back another way.
In June I plan on taking a roughly 4000 mile trip.
I-10 West (In Tempe) to CA 210/I-210.
CA 210/I-210 West to I-5.
I-5 North to the last exit in the U.S. then drop back south to I-90.
I-90 East to I-25.
I-25 South to I-10.
I-10 West back to Tempe.
Got a little preview of what the path looks like thanks to AARoads!
I just came back from a day road trip
1. I-287 South
2. I-78 West
3. I-476 South
4. I-76 South
5. I-676 East
6. Various NJ State Highways
7. NJ Turnpike North
8. NJ 3 West
9. US 46 West
10. I-80 West
Last roadtrip I did was to South Haven KS to clinch US 177.
The biggest roadtrips I have planned will be to have a Kansas City trip sometime this spring, and then the trip to Waukesha, Wisconsin for catofdar's wedding in June. I'll probably have a few daytrips to clinch random stuff sometime in between there though.
I just got back from a trip to southern Mississippi. I drove down via I-40 to I-30 then I-530 to Pine Bluff. US 65 to Lake Village, US 82 to Leland, MS then US 61 to Vicksburg, old US 80 to Jackson then US 49 to Hattieburg.
Return trip was 49 to Gulfport, US 90 to 190, 190 to Baton Rouge, then US 61 to Memphis. Returning home via I-40.
I've got bunches of photos I'll be loading on to Flickr.
I think I'm driving to Kansas City next weekend for some Steak 'n Shake. Nothing fancy, just taking I-80 to I-29 to I-70 to I-25. I don't have time to avoid the interstates which would normally be the preference
Big road trip to Myrtle Beach, with a new camera. Not going til Easter weekend though.
Steak & Shake in Kansas City? Blasphemy! You want Gates BBQ or a Winstead's burger.
I've never spent any time in Kansas City, but I do know one thing. A Steak 'n Shake craving can not be filled by anything but Steak 'n Shake, and the closest one is in Kansas City (well, there is one in Topeka, but if I go the extra 30 miles to KC I can do the full I-80/I-70 loop)
Family vacation to Hilton Head in July. Stopping in Baltimore first for international soccer match (AC Milan/Chelsea). Still working up a route. I like doing different routes down and back as well.
I'm going down to Raleigh to see the Penguins/Hurricanes game next weekend. Probably going via US 15 through Virgina to get more counties.
next weekend going to Clearwater fl. and going through Gatlinburg Tn. and the smoky mountains on the way down.
up to northern WI next weekend, taking the "scenic route" which will clinch US 61 in WI and the rest of US 53.
Quote from: froggie on March 29, 2009, 08:35:41 AM
QuoteProbably going via US 15 through Virgina to get more counties.
Plan on a slow trip.
Yeah, I've already experienced some of 15 through there.
This year I plan on at least two trips. One to clinch the last six counties of Ohio that I still have yet to hit (that should be a day trip, unless I venture into Michigan or Indiana). And my big trip is going to be renting a car from Salt Lake City, visiting Goblin Valley State Park, and Gooseneck State Park, along with the Dugway. Clinch the last five counties, and venture through Colorado's western half to clinch that state as well. And if time works out, maybe clinch a few of the isolated New Mexico counties I still need (namely, Los Alamos).
Sykotyk
Quoteup to northern WI next weekend, taking the "scenic route" which will clinch US 61 in WI and the rest of US 53.
Whereabouts in northern WI? I used to vacation a lot in a town up there called St. Germain in Vilas County. Lots of great places to fish...
Rhinelander. I've been almost everywhere in that sector though
Sometime in June I plan on going to Carey, NC to visit my sister. The route as of now:
I-20 to I-59 north.
I-59 to I-40 east.
Now here is where I could use some opinions...stay on 40 or catch US 64?
I'm possibly going on a short trip up the Eastern Shore tomorrow... was supposed to go today, don't know if I'm gonna get to go tomorrow.
I'm planning a trip to youngstown ohio on May 9th for a certain roadmeet
:spin:
Just went to Mount Shasta.
Twice.
Quote from: corco on March 28, 2009, 05:55:26 PM
I think I'm driving to Kansas City next weekend for some Steak 'n Shake. Nothing fancy, just taking I-80 to I-29 to I-70 to I-25. I don't have time to avoid the interstates which would normally be the preference
You should try Eddie's Drive In in Sedalia, MO. They have steakburgers that are even better than SnS. It's on US 50 at Ohio Street.
Quote from: US71 on March 28, 2009, 07:01:07 PM
Steak & Shake in Kansas City? Blasphemy! You want Gates BBQ or a Winstead's burger.
I second Gates. LC's is good too.
I'm in the middle of a roadtrip to my ruined hometown of Mena. Heading back to T-town tomorrow.
I'm heading down to Frederick, MD next weekend. It's a six-hour trip! My route (from Auburn, NY) is NY 34 to NY 13 in Ithaca, and then I-86/NY 17 to US 15 near Corning. We then use I-180 to I-90 to bypass part of US 15. We meet I-81 in Harrisburg, and then take I-70 east from Hagerstown to Frederick. We also sometimes go right to I-81 from Auburn via NY 38 and some local roads to NY 281 to I-81.
I should have my pictures uploaded to Flickr from my South Carolina trip. I was only able to get pics of US 501 and US 17 in South Carolina because my memory card was full.
From North Lakewood, WA to SR 531 to I-5 to I-405 to I-90 to I-82 to I-182 to US 12 to US 95 in Lewiston, ID.
You know you can cut almost an hour off the Seattle-Lewiston trip by taking SR 26 to Colfax and then US-195 south to Lewiston, right (especially now that the speed limit is 65 on most of SR 26 and there's no slowing to go through towns along the entire route)? I only say this because I used to (and actually still do) make the Seattle-Lewiston haul several times a year as I used to live just south of Lewiston
I want to take a more sceinc route...my mom has friends along our route, some in the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, and in Yakima.
Ah- OK. I've just noticed that's a very common misconception because it looks faster to go through Tri-Cities on the map even though it's not, so I usually point that out to people
Quote from: froggie on April 19, 2009, 08:38:08 AM
Why not just take US 15 south from Harrisburg to Frederick?
I'm not driving, and I never really thought about it. It looks like US 15 is Interstate standard for about half the distance from Harrisburg to Fredrick. It's only 20 minutes shorter though. I forgot to mention that we stop in Selinsgrove, PA too.
^^ I know they do that in Virginia too! I can't remember where, but there's this one portion on US 15 where you can pass for about ten miles between Point of Rocks, MD and Warrenton, VA. I think it was on the James Monroe Highway segment of US 15.
On another note, I found out that we had to stop in Hagerstown, which I forgot about, which is why we went over I-70. I also found out that the trip might be canceled too! :-( I've only been to Fredrick once, but a few times to Selinsgrove.
My parents and I are going to Philadelphia and Biloxi, Mississippi in a three-to-four day period, in about two weeks or so. We're going to Philadelphia first, then were' going down I-59 South to US 98 East to US 49 South to MS 67 South, then down I-110 South to get to Biloxi. I've never gone that way before, so it'll be interesting.
I was just checking the speed limits on some of those roads. The speeds seem to be between 65 and 70 m.p.h., excepting I-59 in Laurel, Mississippi.
Be well,
Bryant
^^ Thanks, froggie. I figured that the limits would be something like that.
Quick question: I was looking at a map, to plot our route from Philly to Biloxi. The map (MapQuest) still show MS 67 going to I-10 (Woolmarket exit). That's not still the case, is it?
Be well,
Bryant
^^ Oh, okay. I was thinking that, but MapQuest was throwing me off. I'll try the aerial image view. Thanks.
Be well,
Bryant
Im going to Brownwood, Tx for the day on Saturday, April 25, 2009.
This is the route i'll be taking
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Let me see, I'll be going to my camp in May about 80 km away.
I'm going to Toronto in June about 1,700 km away.
I'm going to Fargo in August about 600km away.
I'm going to Toronto in November.
Florida in January about 3,000 km away.
Yeah, the closest city larger than 50,000 people is three hours one way away (Duluth, Minnesota), so we don't really have much to explore up here closer than 4 hours away both ways...
I just did a little roadtrip on friday
Zwolle - Münster - Wuppertal - Solingen - Essen - Coesfeld - Zwolle
Distance: 555 kilometers (345 miles)
Motorway: ~250 - 300 kilometers (estimate)
Time: 10 am to 5 pm = 7 hours
Stops: none
Top speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)
Traffic jams: B224 Essen
Fuel consumption: 27.6 liters
Or: 1 liter on 20,1 kilometers or 47.3 miles per gallon (diesel)
Costs: ~ € 26
route:
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I'm taking a mini roadtrip on Saturday, May 30th. I'm travelling to Philadelphia. I'm gonna take some road photos, of course, and I'm going to eat a cheesesteak. So it's like a double win.
I got back from one on Sun., May 17th. I went to Philadelphia (MS), Biloxi and New Orleans. I posted some road videos on my new blog -- southernroadgeek.blogspot.com (http://southernroadgeek.blogspot.com).
Be well,
Bryant
Going to Biloxi and New Orleans this weekend. Going to film the Westbank Expressway (US 90-Z/Business).
Be well,
Bryant
Tentatively going to Wichita, KS over Labor Day weekend.
I have tickets for the night race at Bristol (NASCAR) on August 22nd.
I'm also looking at going to the race at Atlanta on Labor Day weekend.
I'd like to see a night race. I need to plan a trip south to see one. In the meantime, I'll be heading to PA for the Pennsylvania 500 this weekend. First time I've left NJ in nearly 2 months.
Leaving in a few minutes for a 2 week vacation heading up to Prince Edward Island...
Tomorrow, I'm heading down to Terre Haute for a family reunion, but I'm going to use the trip down and the trip back to clinch the rest of Indiana's counties. Then sometime when the fall colors peak, I'll take a trip to the U.P. again and clinch the rest of the counties I need for Michigan. Although Bridge Day (October 10) in West Virginia sounds more and more enticing the more I think about it. Decisions, decisions... :)
I will do a ~2500 mile roadtrip to Stockholm, Sweden next month. They have one of the coolest underground ringroads there, even underground interchanges. Hope to make a lot of pics and videos :spin:
I've been taking day trips (300 miles or less) quite often lately and hope to continue, and then the last week of August I will be in Boston, where I am going to drive the Big Dig hopefully.