Category Archives: Trip Reports

Dec 09

Visits to new Iowa cities in 2016

Posted on Friday, December 9, 2016, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

September 26, 2016: In March 2010, the Volga post office was “temporarily closed”. Now, there are these cluster boxes outside, which often signal the town’s post office is gone for good, but the letters are still on the building clear … Continue reading →

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Oct 18

A vocalization corrected

Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Well, I’ll be darned, Garmin figured out something was wrong. No more “aooounty road” for me. This has been available for three years, apparently. The Garmin Express application only works in Mac OS 10.7 and up, but I was able … Continue reading →

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Jan 20

The interesting part of Photo 29,000

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 30, 2015: The first leg of my trip to Door County included clinching US 63 in Minnesota (again) post-Rochester bypass reroute. I then went to the east end of MN 60 as it crossed the Mississippi River. This was … Continue reading →

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Jan 07

Year in review: Up and down Door County

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 14, 2015: The north end of WI 42 brings you right to a ferry to Washington Island. It does not lead to the Ultimate Question. An unexpected four-day break offered me the chance to close some gaps in my … Continue reading →

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Jan 06

Year in review: Clinching US 61 in Wisconsin (and Iowa, again)

Posted on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 18, 2015: US 61 still runs through Lancaster, Wisconsin, despite WI 129 being an obvious bypass route. Going through town is a less-straight alignment for 61. A roadgeek meeting in Madison plus a two-day summer trip offered chances to … Continue reading →

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Jan 05

Year in review: Circumnavigating Iowa

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

When I looked at the towns in Iowa I had yet to visit, I noticed many of them were on the periphery of the state. Then, I noticed that my least-recently-visited counties were also on the periphery of the state. … Continue reading →

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Dec 31

Ten years ago today: Dan McCarney’s last bowl game

Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

December 31, 2005: A photo I didn’t use so long ago of a fan-made sign at the ISU-TCU Houston Bowl. Remember the chaos at the end of the Nebraska-Michigan Alamo Bowl? Remember when instant replay in college football wasn’t a thing? … Continue reading →

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Dec 29

Year in review: Every mile of every Iowa highway

Posted on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

With 2540 pages of new books to read, added to 1250 pages from last year, what better thing to do than make some year-end posts? On June 8, I completed a goal I had been building toward for more than … Continue reading →

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Jun 29

Missouri trip Day 6

Posted on Monday, June 29, 2015, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

Route for June 27, 2014: Metcalf Avenue, US 69, K-68 becoming MO 2, I-49, US 71, I-29, I-35, MO 1, MO 152, I-29, MO 92, MO 92 Spur, MO 273, MO 371, US 36, K-7, connector to Rulo, US 159, US … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Missouri trip Day 5

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 10:09 AM by Jeff

Overland Park, Kansas, June 26, 2014 — I said “quarter after nine” for a wake-up call. It rang at 7:15 and 7:20. It wasn’t a good start to the day. About an hour and a half up US 160, I … Continue reading →

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