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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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Feb 01

Texas Day 1: Where the snowbirds fly

Or: In which I find I am the only person in America without a smartphone Or: I am NOT tooling around south-central Texas in a minivan! Austin, Texas, Jan. 23 — I wanted to be sure I had plenty of … Continue reading

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Feb 01

Photos by the numbers: 91

July 19, 2005: Near the IA 160 exit in Ankeny. I had to get creative on this number. I have plenty of mileage signs that say 87, oddly enough.

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Jan 31

Breaking radio silence

Phoenix, Arizona — The blog has been silent aside from the “by the numbers” posts because I’ve been in Texas for a week. I decided that I would rather post polished entries with pictures, which I wasn’t particularly interested in … Continue reading

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Jan 31

Photos by the numbers: 90

May 28, 2006: West end of MN 16, where old US 16 diverges from the interstate route. The interstate angles northeastward to get closer to Rochester before La Crosse. Minnesota and Wisconsin keep state names on their shields, but other … Continue reading

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Jan 30

Photos by the numbers: 89

December 27, 2009: Just south of I-40, at the Flagstaff airport, former Alt US 89 merges with I-17. US 89 south of Flagstaff was decommissioned 20 years ago, even though the route through Prescott is far enough away from I-17 … Continue reading

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Jan 29

Photos by the numbers: 88

September 1, 2009: US 30 (but not the Lincoln Highway) meets I-88 southeast of Rock Falls, Illinois. Lots of Clearview on Illinois interstates now, both toll and free. “Moline-Rock Island” is one hyphenated control city combo among many in Illinois, … Continue reading

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