I should probably reintroduce myself because I've been active lately after a long absence.
I loved riding with my dad and family on Sundays and on day trips back in the 1970s. He was a road warrior; selling foodstuffs wholesale to grocery stores all over CT and parts of Western MA. He knew the area like the back of his hand. So did I, because I got into maps and paid attention to the signs.
I like interstates; albeit not as much now that I'm older and spend 15 hours a week on them. I love country roads more and I sometimes wonder what the Interstate Highway System has done to the US. I don't care for big box/McMansion suburban sprawl, but I like the older suburbs and older signs that look like they're from 1962 (there's a shopping plaza in Groton, CT near me that has one.) I also like old gas stations with their names still visible on faded paint on routes that were bypassed by the interstate. There's a couple of those on RI-3.
I've also got into railroads and ships a little bit after reading John McPhee's UNCOMMON CARRIERS. I'm not sure if any of the rest of you are interested in those, but I'm guessing there's more than a few of you out there.
