A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

Not sure what you mean. If you remove the waypoint in Iowa just north of Omaha, the route (the Google default route anyway) diverges from I-29 before it crosses into Iowa and cuts over to US-81 South. It's more direct, though not a whole lot faster since you're off the interstates. Taking I-29 down to Omaha is still way better than the alternate way I suggested for getting Iowa, though.

The other thought I had earlier was that from Memphis you could go via Terre Haute and Indianapolis, cutting off I-57 at Effingham and going via I-70, I-69 (hee), and US-20, to catch the northwest corner of Ohio and then across I-90 to Chicago, rather than going straight up I-57 all the way to Chicago. It's maybe a little less of a diversion than catching Ohio across the West Virginia border and then you could do a more direct route to Mobile.

Not to mention, I-81 does spend 20 miles in WV.

I-29 doubles with US 81 in ND, so that's probably where they get that. Wonder if there's a good way, then, when you're going from Chicago to Minneapolis, to cut the corner of Iowa and then back to cut into Wisconsin.

EDIT: There is. US 20 to US 61.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

The biggest issue are those huge rocks on the left. I'm still wondering how they started at the border or Idaho and Montana. Their blog doesn't give any specifics.

This is the best I have found so far with the Idaho/Montana border criteria: http://goo.gl/maps/E6lah

edit: improved: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N...,17,18&t=m&z=6

Edit2: another variation that doesn't cut it: http://goo.gl/maps/K2cYT

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

Maybe we're restricting ourselves by thinking we have to cut ND on the east side... what about the west side?

[bigblue_dl]

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There are like 2 roads total in western North Dakota, and they both run East-West, I don't know how you could do it.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

there are like 2 roads total in western north dakota, and they both run east-west, i don't know how you could do it.

us 85?

[bigblue_dl]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

us 85?

If you're in western North Dakota on US85, then you'd hit Montana quick and not have to end in Montana.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

This is the best I have found so far with the Idaho/Montana border criteria: http://goo.gl/maps/E6lah

edit: improved: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N...,17,18&t=m&z=6

Edit2: another variation that doesn't cut it: http://goo.gl/maps/K2cYT

Your Idaho/Montana location is messed up:
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N...17,18&t=m&z=16
Based on the video on their blog, I have moved "B" to the spot where they started from.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

Looking at the rules, if you get pulled over for any sort of traffic violation, you are DQ'd.

[FlagDUDE08]

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If you're in western North Dakota on US85, then you'd hit Montana quick and not have to end in Montana.

True. They probably did do I-29/ND-11/MN-55. Aside from the 65-45-25 part, it was a nice stretch (2-lane rural roads in ND have a speed limit of 65)

[bigblue_dl]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

Your Idaho/Montana location is messed up:
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N...17,18&t=m&z=16
Based on the video on their blog, I have moved "B" to the spot where they started from.

Ok, that is where I thought I had the marker, but I may not have placed it right where it should have been.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Ok, that is where I thought I had the marker, but I may not have placed it right where it should have been.

you also miss WV on that one...very close, but never actually in WV

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

you also miss WV on that one...very close, but never actually in WV

I-81 goes through 20 miles of WV; I've driven it before. However, you can save some time by taking US-340 through WV instead.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

I do wonder what Google's criteria for time determination is. Are they using the true speed limit? An average based upon state?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

I-81 goes through 20 miles of WV; I've driven it before. However, you can save some time by taking US-340 through WV instead.

you are correct, sorry I missed that notch.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: A Thread for Travel: Trips/Advice/Ideas

I tried using Bing instead of Google, just to see if there is any different in times. I liked Bing much more, it seemed to refresh faster and had hours and minutes listed for a route, so I could be more precise. The problem with Bing is, you can only add 10 waypoints between the start of the route and the destination, so there is no way to actually get the entire route mapped. Anyone know another way to do it?