Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb 06

License plate countdown — YXZ

Polk County. Skipped the U’s and V’s again, apparently.

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Feb 06

Photos by the numbers: 96

April 20, 2008: North end of I-172 in no place in particular, Illinois. Functionally, I-172 is a big bypass of Quincy and connection for Quincy to points southwest and southeast, but now it works for the northeast as well with … Continue reading

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Feb 05

Texas Day 5A: Southwestward ho

Or: Two counties named Jim Or: So that’s what 70 mph on a two-lane is like San Antonio (via Corpus Christi et al.), Texas, Jan. 27 — I started in the Corpus Christi area by driving back across the bay … Continue reading

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Feb 05

Photos by the numbers: 95

August 2002: Our vacation to Canada that year took us just inside the Maine border, to get that state checked off our lists. Nevada, North Dakota, Maine. Quite a set, isn’t it?

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Feb 04

Texas Day 4: Remember the Alamo? They won’t let you forget it

Corpus Christi, Texas, Jan. 26 — Texans take an inordinate amount of pride in the shape of their state. It’s everywhere. (See, for example, the shield in the previous Texas post.) Today, that spirit manifested itself in the Texas-shaped waffles … Continue reading

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Feb 04

Photos by the numbers: 94

May 11, 2007: West of Mandan, North Dakota, a very long Business Loop 94 leaves old US 10 to return to the interstate. Just north of here is my westernmost point traveled on I-94, a segment that extends all the … Continue reading

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Feb 03

Texas Day 3: LBJ Day 2

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 25 — It seemed obvious to do when I looked at it. There were two more sites related to President Johnson and the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, and there wasn’t that much … Continue reading

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Feb 03

Photos by the numbers: 93

December 28, 2009: An unfocused view of I-515 from what is currently the end of I-215 in southeast Las Vegas. This was near the north end of my first travel on US 93, from Las Vegas to its south end … Continue reading

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Feb 02

Texas Day 2: LBJ and basketball

Austin, Texas, Jan. 24 — The first order of business on this gray day was to get an actual car. The Nissan Altima had less than 1000 miles on it and a “push-button” start. I spent the short trip to … Continue reading

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Feb 02

Photos by the numbers: 92

May 9, 2007: End of MN 92 southwest of Bemidji and the Headwaters of the Mississippi. Lots of forested area. Like IA 92, MN 200 is part of a route that crosses multiple states with the same number.

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