theraymondguy
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That was an epic journey.
Thanks everyone for their input, and for the offers of assistance.
Thanks everyone for their input, and for the offers of assistance.
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Roadtrip! NY to FLA - I 77 or I 95?
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theraymondguy
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Unfortunately, the GPS kept us on track for the most part - so there wasn't a time saving bridge jump. However, we did inadvertantly discover the most direct route from Pax, West Virginia to Mount Hope, West Virginia.
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Moun...9f71e614ffd12a!2m2!1d-81.2642718!2d37.9098336
I'm convinced West Virginia roads were routed by motorcyclists, one could spend months here - though I'd suspect you'd want a 'smidge' more power than a dead stock Honda Mini Trail.
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Moun...9f71e614ffd12a!2m2!1d-81.2642718!2d37.9098336
I'm convinced West Virginia roads were routed by motorcyclists, one could spend months here - though I'd suspect you'd want a 'smidge' more power than a dead stock Honda Mini Trail.
Coastal Redneck
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Try those roads in "The Hillbilly" while draggin' a 53' wagon, LOL... like the backroads of Kentucky and Arkansas, they're not designed for big trucks. And you'll invariably pass your (unmarked & unsigned) turn, especially at night, which means you'll have to drive another 15 miles just to find a place to flip a b!tch and head back to your turn. Why not simply back up and then make the turn, you ask? Because no matter what time of day or night, there will always be one jackhole riding your D.O.T. bar, and that moron is dug in like a tick on a hound... probably make a U-turn when you do and follow you back to your missed turn. 
theraymondguy
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This should be a bucket list trip for anyone in the Great Lakes region. We saw some spectacular sites and really enjoyed the ride.
We made good time through New York State despite my road toll anxiety (really, who has EXACT change in an unknown amount for a foreign currency).
A sprinkling of lake effect snow.
Pennsylvania was my favourite, incredible valleys with hillsides dotted by homes and the elevated interstate overlooking all of it.
Looking back on it now, I'd highly recommend opening transmission repair shops at both ends of the Virginia's.
Lots of these crosses in the Carolina's, any ideas what they might be?
Georgia, well... the roads are very smooth, you can hardly hear the tires on the aggregate - which is very helpful when your tiptoe-ing through, but why do I smell burnt matches? You roll through Georgia so quick, there really isn't much to see. Please enjoy another pic of South Carolina.
Florida I must say, I did NOT enjoy. Heavy traffic, construction, poor road layout and bad road manners from visiting Texans.
We took 2 days on the drive south to make Orlando, and bee-lined it home in 20 hours.
We made good time through New York State despite my road toll anxiety (really, who has EXACT change in an unknown amount for a foreign currency).
A sprinkling of lake effect snow.
Pennsylvania was my favourite, incredible valleys with hillsides dotted by homes and the elevated interstate overlooking all of it.
Looking back on it now, I'd highly recommend opening transmission repair shops at both ends of the Virginia's.
Lots of these crosses in the Carolina's, any ideas what they might be?
Georgia, well... the roads are very smooth, you can hardly hear the tires on the aggregate - which is very helpful when your tiptoe-ing through, but why do I smell burnt matches? You roll through Georgia so quick, there really isn't much to see. Please enjoy another pic of South Carolina.
Florida I must say, I did NOT enjoy. Heavy traffic, construction, poor road layout and bad road manners from visiting Texans.
We took 2 days on the drive south to make Orlando, and bee-lined it home in 20 hours.
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theraymondguy
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Try those roads in "The Hillbilly" while draggin' a 53' wagon, LOL... like the backroads of Kentucky and Arkansas, they're not designed for big trucks. And you'll invariably pass your (unmarked & unsigned) turn, especially at night, which means you'll have to drive another 15 miles just to find a place to flip a b!tch and head back to your turn. Why not simply back up and then make the turn, you ask? Because no matter what time of day or night, there will always be one jackhole riding your D.O.T. bar, and that moron is dug in like a tick on a hound... probably make a U-turn when you do and follow you back to your missed turn.
Lol, I'd just leave the keys on the seat and walk away. I must say, having done most of my driving in the great province of Entitlement - uh, Ontario, it was a real pleasure to see how people really respected the left lane throughout all the states (except Florida).
Coastal Redneck
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Both correct: I-4 is a clusterf%k at times, and both Virginias have some se-wious hill country...
Reminds me of running through WV ("The Hillbilly") with an old hand one time, and that hand said something over the CB that I remember to this day... we were pulling grade after grade in that hillbilly paradise when the driver keyed his mike and said:
"IF YA IRONED IT ALL OUT, IT'D BE BIG AS ALASKA!!!!!!!"
LOL... I've never forgotten that classic moment, and we were runnin' hills which were gloriously painted with color, looked like something out of a friggin' masterpiece, 10-4???
Reminds me of running through WV ("The Hillbilly") with an old hand one time, and that hand said something over the CB that I remember to this day... we were pulling grade after grade in that hillbilly paradise when the driver keyed his mike and said:
"IF YA IRONED IT ALL OUT, IT'D BE BIG AS ALASKA!!!!!!!"
LOL... I've never forgotten that classic moment, and we were runnin' hills which were gloriously painted with color, looked like something out of a friggin' masterpiece, 10-4???
theraymondguy
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That is the worst stretch of road in North America, easily. How ironic that 'the happiest place on earth' should require you take your life into your own hands to access
it.
There are more lane shifts on that length of misery than in all of nascar, including the road courses. What genius decided to use white lane markers on a bleach white concrete highway? Ray Charles has more hope of navigating I-4 than we do. I'd line up the entire MTO and have them ride in a bus up and down I-4 for an entire week, 8 hours a day. Those that don't perish from stroke or heart attack would then be considered qualified to hold their position, and I'd guarantee there'd be changes by relocating their office to the median of the road at its narrowest point.
But, that's just my opinion.
theraymondguy
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Like Canada has some hockey players.