Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I've just spoken with a representative of the purchaser of the town of Amboy, California. The representative that I spoke to said that they were trying to put together an official announcement, and said they would get back to me later today. The sale entered escrow on March 28, 2005. I do know that the purchaser does have a current connection to Route 66 in California. Helen A. Baker Secretary California Route 66 Preservation Foundation 5004 Enfield Avenue Encino, California 91316 818-705-3930 (home) 818-983-5965 (cell) bakerhab@aol.com www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 > As of now, Pruett said she does not know when the window will be > replaced. But she is going to put in an extremely noisy, > "loudmouth" alarm system, she said. I'd like to recommend an extremely noisy, loudmouth DOG. Even a little one goes a long way. You never can tell who will wake up with what shotgun when a dog barks. As a bonus, s/he'll serve as an ambassador of goodwill with legitmate clients. Of course, there are concerns with sanitation laws and the like, and some people have allergies who otherwise would patronize the cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Carnachan Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 David, I know US 14 used to extend from its current junction with US 41 (and eastern terminus) down Lakeshore Drive with US 41, then it exited onto Michigan Avenue (near The Drake) and followed Michigan to Jackson (US 66/34), where its eastern terminus was located. At some point in the 1960s, US 14 was truncated back to its current junction with US 41 on the north side. I have several maps showing this. US 54 actually ran into Chicago as late as the early 1970s. I also have many maps illustrating this -- I've also driven the old alignment of US 54 from Jackson and Michigan south along Michigan, Calumet, Vincennes, etc. to Governors' Highway. I even spotted part of an old US 54 sign still in existence someplace in there (in a pretty rundown neighborhood). I sort of like the symmetrical aspect of US 14, 34, and 54 all ending/beginning at the same intersection -- with US 66 to boot! Cheers, Rob >From: "David G. Clark" <olympia66@netzero.net> >Reply-To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com >To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Chicago walking tour (was (unknown)) >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:48:47 -0000 > _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 The Illinois Route 66 Association's 2005 Motor Tour begins in the Chicago area this year. Anyone who is interested should make plans to get into Chicago's Loop early on Friday, June 10th, to participate in FREE walking tours of downtown 66 hosted by Windy City Road Warrior, Dave Clark. The tours will start at 12:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and will meet in front of the Chicago Board of Trade, 141 W. Jackson (eastbound 66), which is located at the intersection of LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard. The 12:15 p.m. tour will cover the East Loop, running along Jackson from LaSalle to Michigan Avenue, then returning along Adams Street (westbound 66) back to LaSalle. Tour highlights: The tallest building in the world with weight-bearing walls The site of the world's first skyscraper The site where Standard Time was adopted. The Art Institute The Santa Fe Railway Building The 2:30 p.m. tour will cover the West Loop, setting out from LaSalle along Jackson to Clinton Street, then will travel along Adams back to LaSalle. Highlights: Union Station Lou Mitchell's The site of the Bohemian Cafe, where patrons could dine on rattlesnake and bear steaks The tallest building on Route 66 The tallest building that has no name The Jackson and Adams Street Double-Bascule Bridges The number of participants in the tours will be limited—RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! Please contact Dave Clark directly to ensure your participation: E-mail: dave@windycityroadwarrior.com Website: http://www.windycityroadwarrior.com Phone: 312-432-1284 Address: 843 W. Adams Street #312 Chicago, IL 60607-3017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Carnachan" <robcarn@m...> wrote: > David, > > I know US 14 used to extend from its current junction with US 41 (and > eastern terminus) down Lakeshore Drive with US 41, then it exited onto > Michigan Avenue (near The Drake) and followed Michigan to Jackson (US > 66/34), where its eastern terminus was located. At some point in the 1960s, > US 14 was truncated back to its current junction with US 41 on the north > side. I have several maps showing this. Wow! I love it. Do you have a general idea of the years of those maps? I have no maps from "physical" maps of the period from 1949 to about 1974, and I haven't had time to go to my "scans" to see what I have there. > US 54 actually ran into Chicago as late as the early 1970s. I also have > many maps illustrating this -- I've also driven the old alignment of US 54 > from Jackson and Michigan south along Michigan, Calumet, Vincennes, etc. to > Governors' Highway. I even spotted part of an old US 54 sign still in > existence someplace in there (in a pretty rundown neighborhood). > > I sort of like the symmetrical aspect of US 14, 34, and 54 all > ending/beginning at the same intersection -- with US 66 to boot! I like that aspect, too, very much. I appreciate the information! Now, here's a trivia question, for any and all: We've been talking about US 34 here, which originally ran from Jackson and Michigan in Chicago out to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Currently, it runs into Colorado and through the Rocky Mountain National Park. I know of at least three other spots besides Jackson and Michigan that have been the eastern terminus of 34. Does anyone want to chime in with an answer as to the other ending points? Dave Clark Windy City Road Warrior http://www.windycityroadwarrior.com dave@windycityroadwarrior.com 312-432-1284 843 W. Adams Street #312 Chicago, IL 60607 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Carnachan Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 David, Not sure about your question re US 34, but I just remembered that there are some vintage photographs hanging inside the Corner Bistro/Cafe on the northwest corner of Michigan and either Jackson or Adams (can't remember which) that show Michigan and Jackson and you can see the old US 34/66 and US 54 signs in the photos. At least that was the case about 5 years ago when I was last in there. The maps I have showing US 14s eastern extension are from the late 50s. Rob Carnachan >From: "David G. Clark" <olympia66@netzero.net> >Reply-To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com >To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Chicago walking tour (was (unknown)) >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 21:39:42 -0000 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Carnachan" <robcarn@m...> wrote: > David, > > Not sure about your question re US 34, but I just remembered that there are > some vintage photographs hanging inside the Corner Bistro/Cafe on the > northwest corner of Michigan and either Jackson or Adams (can't remember > which) that show Michigan and Jackson and you can see the old US 34/66 and > US 54 signs in the photos. At least that was the case about 5 years ago > when I was last in there. > > The maps I have showing US 14s eastern extension are from the late 50s. > > Rob Carnachan Rob: I'll check out the restaurants on those corners. There's a Corner Bakery franchise on Jackson, and Bennigan's on Adams. Both have vintage photos on the walls of Chicago street scenes. I haven't looked closely at them for some time. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drivewdave@aol.com Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 In a message dated 4/25/03 1:41:17 PM, olympia66@netzero.net writes: << Does anyone want to chime in with an answer as to the other ending points? Dave Clark Windy City Road Warrior >> Hi Dave and everybody else from another Dave in Seattle No information about specific routes from me, it's not my neck of the woods. For the record I have been through your WIndy City twice, eastbound on the JFK during Friday late afternoon/early evening and westbound from Detroit on Amtrak. Had a spectacular view of the Merchandise Mart from along the river on the way out. Besides that, I do not get overly hung up on highway numerology, the visual aspects of the roads are what really gets me going. But I can see how people could get into that, I do too to a certain extent, for example I like to tell people that the Pacific Highway was billed as "the world's longest paved strip" for a time, and I used to remember how many miles that was. My good friend the late Jack Carpentier could quote you chapter and verse when it came to numbers and dates, all from memory. Anyways a few general observations about highway data. At an early age I appointed myself navigator on family excursions and I soon came to realize that what was on the gas station map did not correspond to what was on the ground and was only approximate. This offended my sensibilities even as a child. Years later when my fascination with roads reached new levels I came to further realize the limitations of standard issue commercial maps. Mostly it is a limitation of scale. If we had cheap microprocessors back in the old days it might have been different. Nowdays it is possible to carry complete editions of USGS maps on a laptop or you can just got to sites like topozone.com. The 15 minute series which is derived from aerial photos is usually about as accurate as you would want but of course it still does not answer the question of when, it only tells you where. Gas station maps also are hard put to tell you when, for starters, most of them have no copyright date. I suspect this was to forestall their obsolescence. The motoring public might well be skeptical of last years map, even enough to change brands perhaps. Don't get me wrong, I love my old gas station maps and find them extremely evocative. But when I want to get the straight skinny, the real deal, the last word, here is where I go. Here in WA and in OR and CA to the south the state highway commisions published official reports. In WA they were conincident with the biannual legislative sessions. They are hardbound volumes packed with data, charts, graphs, maps, photos and descriptions of activities. I am not saying that they are 100% accurate but it seems to me if anybody was going to get it right it would be these people. After all even though they work for the government the Are engineers. An example to hand, STATE OF OREGON Fourth Biennial Report of the State Highway Commission to the Governor (OR state seal) 1919-1920 this is an approximation of the cover layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven@aol.com Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Greetings folks! As we embark on this extended weekend for most of us, I just want to pass on a "Thank You" to all you vets out there who served in the U.S. military. This weekend, take a minute to do something to honor those who've served....whether it's just a "thanks" to a member of the military or raising "old glory". So to my dad who served in the Korean War in the Air Force and to all you ladies & gents here on the list who have served, God Bless! Now if you'll excuse me, we're walking over to the speedway for the 500. Look for us on the inside of Turn 3! Pat in Speedway, IN http://theroadmaven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hello, Pay Phone Information? Enthusiast Provides the Answer By IAN URBINA Published: May 13, 2004 It started as an art project. Blue spiral notebook in hand, Mark Thomas spent afternoons walking the streets of Manhattan, compiling the numbers and locations of public pay phones. He posted them on his Web site in the hope that people would call them. "There is real beauty in whimsical acts of contact between strangers," he explained. Soon his list expanded to include public phones at the top of the Eiffel Tower, in the basement of the Vatican, in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and at about 450,000 other places around the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/nyregion/13PAYP.html?th _______________________________________ Expect the World every morning with The New York Times headlines in your e-mail. http://www.nytimes.com/register -------------------------------------------------------------------- My preoccupation with phones may be from mom working as an operator as I was a child. Welcome to my psychosis. Anywho, I thought this was a real good read. . . . Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 From the York Daily Record - After 83 years in business, the Lincoln Highway Garage has closed: http://ydr.com/story/main/24813/ Plus - From the Mid Iowa Publishing Co.- a new home for the Lincoln Highway Assoc. Iowa Chapter, in State Center, IA: http://LHAIowa.notlong.com ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 This is a story that is being played out again and again all over the country, and especially, it seems, here in Tennessee. http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/traffic/articl..._358_2881181,00 .html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 WOW! Gotta go there...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:08 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] American Sign Museum Opening > Yesterday was the grand opening of the new American Sign Museum here in > Cincinnati. I attended and, even though it's not exactly "on the road", > there are plenty of former road side decorations inside and I thought group > members might be interested. I've posted a few pictures at > http://www.dennygibson.com/asmopen . The normal "get bigger pic by clicking > little pic" does apply. > > --Denny > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J Lance Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > There are 2 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: U.S.Route 50 question > From: "Dave Johnsen" <dcjcycle@earthlink.net> > 2. Re: American Sign Museum Opening > From: "Jennifer" <jabremer66@aol.com> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:47:26 -0500 > From: "Dave Johnsen" <dcjcycle@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: U.S.Route 50 question > > <rudkip@sbcglobal.net> wrote... >> --50 piggybacks I-44 to Lindbergh Blvd. in St. Louis...then connects with >> I-255 to cross the Misssissippi and follows that to I-64...it follows >> I-64 >> for several miles before veering off to Lincoln, IL...real cute little >> downtown there.... >> --outside of Lincoln you can turn right off of 50 and take old 50 through >> Summerfield and Trenton...Trenton is a cool little town with lots of cool >> signs, a great bowling alley and the Trenton House Restaurant, which may >> have the best onion rings you will ever find... > > Um, you meant LEBANON instead of Lincoln, right? Maybe you've been driving > Route 66 too much! > > There are a few other sections of old 50 further east, some of which are > signed as IL 250 (Olney and Lawrenceville). Olney is known for its white > (albino) squirrels. > > --Dave Johnsen > Chicago, IL There's a great burger joint on US 50 in Sedalia, MO called Eddie's Drive-In. Their steakburgers put Steak N Shake to shame. It's right in the middle of town, on the south side of the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 As promised, I have uploaded four 1990 photos of the Kinzua Bridge to the BabyBoomerBob directory. These include one with the tour train in the middle, and one of the supports from underneath. This is what it looked like before it was destroyed by last summer's tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adamghost@aol.com Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks for the tips on the Caltrans library and other resources. Based on my field trips, examination of old maps, and TerraServer, there were two main alignments, one constructed in 1914 and a later one in the early '20s that became the original route 66. I'm also working on identifying a third pre-NOTH alignment of the route through the area. Neither of these were very close to the current alignment of Route 66 except in the Victorville area, and the biggest surprise I've found is that NOTH did NOT travel that close to the railroad or to the current alignment of route 66. Both alignments blazed their own path through the desert...and are still out there waiting to be explored. I know about the road you're talking about near south of the road to Goffs, which does indeed climb through the mountains to Klinefelter, and from what I've been able to tell so far it was not part of the National Old Trails Highway, although it seems to be have been part of the pre-NOTH route before it was rebuilt in 1914; but I'm awaiting the arrival of a 1917 map that may answer that question for sure. That road seems to be connected with the construction of another road across the desert that runs diagonally across the desert in an northeast-southwesterly way for many miles and whose origins are similarly mysterious. It seems like a gas line road but apparently isn't, nor does it appear to have been part of NOTH except for one small segment near Danby. Finding out the history of that road is one of the things I'm still looking into so any information would be helpful. You can find pavement from the NOTH alignment dating from the 1920s on either side of the road east of Goffs and it diverges from the road in a few places.... I'll definitely follow up on these links and check your page. Thanks! <<The NOTR probably followed pretty close to the railway. As I recall, it probably went closer to the Ibis siding than 66 did. I also found a dirt road parallel to 66 on the way to Goffs. It was on the south side of the paved road and went for miles parallel to the paved alignment. There were rail ties across the road at intervals, maybe to prevent washouts during flash flooding. It sure made rough going. There's a picture of this road in the California section of my photos page on my site: http://ushighway66.com/ (look at photo CA04homer04) I didn't follow this road back east from Homer, but it may have gone more directly towards Klinefelter. However, I'd generally guess that the 1926 alignment of 66 (and the old utility poles) stayed pretty close to the NOTR. This path was not just the NOTR, but also the National Park to Park Highway, the New Santa Fe Trail and perhaps some other named trails to LA. In Barstow the NOTR picked up some other roads such as the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean and the Arrowhead Trail. The best places to look for clues would be Caltran's library in the LA/San Bernardino area, the main libraries and historical societies, the state archives in Sacramento, and I'd also try writing to the experts on the Mojave area at the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association: http://www.mdhca.org/ They are based in Goffs and may be able to tell you about the NOTR in the Mojave. Parsa >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ganderson35 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I have to say, each issue of American Road gets better. I'm about to sit down and read the latest issue. Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Welcome indeed!! That's remarkable growth & great news. Maybe everyone is home from their springtime road trips and joining up before those big summertime drives. Welcome to all, Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:37 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Welcome new members!! > > > I have to say big welcome to our 77 new members this week...that is, > without question, a record. My inbox was unexpectedly flooded with new > member requests this morning! > > Don't be shy, step right up and share some road stories, ask questions > about road travel and have fun! > > Jennifer Bremer > American Road Yahoo Group Co-Moderator > > http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Dave, At this web site: http://www.us-highways.com/ you will find a lot of pages similar to the Colorado one. The U S Highways site contains a wealth of info on U S Highways - in many cases clicking on a state will bring up a page similar to Colorado's. Hudsonly, Alex B --- DAVID L WILLMAN <dwillman66@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hello, Group... > > > > Found this interesting website, > http://www.mesalek.com/colo/history.html > <mailto:dwillman66@attbi.com> > > That this gentleman put together about Colorado > Roads and highways.. > > I am finding it interesting..was thinking of putting > something together > > Like this also..but its already be done...any other > states anyone knows > > of that are like this website? Sorry, not too > exciting, but for me it > is... > > I, too, am one of those trivia old highway > buffs..just wanted to share > > And see if anyone else has seen anything like this > for other states... > > > > Thank you, take care > > > > Dave "66Willy" Willman > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WILEYOTTER@AOL.COM Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Here is a site which may be of interest to some of you roadies. Do your scrooling down to the "Other Links" site.. Click here: California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Other Links Have fun Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 A new member of our Friends group was wondering if I had any pictures of Watson Road in St. Louis from Route 66 days...does anybody out there have any? I have seen a lot of great postcards, but not too many pictures...Tsingtao, Kip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Hi Denny! The light bulb went off last night and I thought we might be a featured group at Yahoo and we are an "editor's pick" for "Summer Road Trips!". Too cool. The list keeps growing as more requests come in! Hope everyone dives right in and starts the road warrior stories! Jennifer http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I ditto this, and thanks for all the cool " factoids" that you put on the website! Learn a lot...Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken" <thelandrunner@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:16 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Horatio's Drive > Hi Kevin, > > Thanks for the heads up. Will mark my calender in hopes that I can > view the PBS program. Odd, I was under the impression that in 1903, > the only roads that were improved were that of the graded gravel type > and that the use of portand concrete as a paved roadway surface > didn't come about until around 1913. > > the landrunner > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Potter <oldroad@s...> > wrote: > > Ken Burns who made PBS documentaries on Maseball & the > > Civil War has another documentary based on the first > > cross country drive in 1903. Documentry to air on PBS > > stations around October 6, narrated by Tom Hanks. > > > > The drive was based on a $50 wager that a car could > > travel cross country in 90 days. Keep in mind, there > > was on 150 miles of paved road in 1903. Most felt the > > car was a passing fad & it was just a rich man's toy. > > > > A book has been published by Burns & is now available. > > Front of the book features 'Buddy' a dog (wearing > > goggles) that Horatio bought in Idaho on his > > crosscountry trip. > > > > Burns was interviewed on Los Angeles radio station > > KLOS. I thought list members would like info on this > > book & documentary. > > > > I've tried to remember the basics of the interview > > mentioned above. > > > > Kevin > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip, just Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all two lane roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I through Indiana, then two lane after). We'd probably leave at 7:00 AM, and stop around 6:00 PM. Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take photos, I guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel between 385 and 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like suggestions from the group as to a nice scenic route we can take. Any additional suggestions, such as diners, motels and things to do / see are welcomed as well. I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to set preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low preference and other highways to high preference, and it will keep you off the interstate. Thanks for any suggestions! Jennifer http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Kinsey Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Jennifer, I sometimes get the old Rand McNally out and take a look. They have areas that they call scenic routes and have followed some of these in Kansas. You would be surprised the things you can find on those trips. Larry At 01:26 PM 7/1/2005 +0000, you wrote: >Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip, just >Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all two lane roads >(though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I through Indiana, then two >lane after). We'd probably leave at 7:00 AM, and stop around 6:00 PM. > >Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take photos, I >guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel between 385 and 440 >miles from Indianapolis. I'd like suggestions from the group as to a >nice scenic route we can take. Any additional suggestions, such as >diners, motels and things to do / see are welcomed as well. > >I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to set >preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low preference and other >highways to high preference, and it will keep you off the interstate. > >Thanks for any suggestions! > >Jennifer >http://www.roadtripmemories.com > > > > >Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > >To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! >Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 >SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 >(save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) >2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 >(save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > >For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > >To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send >it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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