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Started by josh7377, August 01, 2020, 09:39:44 PM

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josh7377

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




M3100


hotdogPi

Welcome from Massachusetts!
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

webny99


ozarkman417

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 site, developed by some members of this forum.

josh7377

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 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

STLmapboy

Teenage STL area roadgeek.
Missouri>>>>>Illinois

thspfc

Hello fellow Midwesterner!

Alex


froggie

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 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.

kevinb1994

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.

doglover44

I-70 is my least favorite

M3100

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.

kevinb1994

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.

Roadgeekteen

Welcome from Massachusetts!
God-emperor of Alanland, king of all the goats and goat-like creatures

Current Interstate map I am making:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1PEDVyNb1skhnkPkgXi8JMaaudM2zI-Y&ll=29.05778059819179%2C-82.48856825&z=5

texaskdog

I was in mn but now in Texas

My prize map is a 1934 state highway map

josh7377

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 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

adventurernumber1

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.
Now alternating between different highway shields for my avatar - my previous highway shield avatar for the last few years was US 76.

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