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Feb 04

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

Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 10:35 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 2:32 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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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