Tough for me to believe that my awesome 2010 road trip...
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11201.0...is done. If I could be on the road 24/7/365, I would jump on that chance/opportunity in a heartbeat!
In the meantime, it is time to start planning my 2011 road trip, most-likely via US Route 66 and into the northwest United States (Oregon, Washington, the Dakotas, Minnesota, etc.).
I'm also considering a couple mini road trips yet in 2010, in mid September (place TBD) and in November, during Thanksgiving weekend, to TN.
As for my Nor'Easter Trek road trip, I had a GREAT time traveling through IL, IN, MI, OH, PA, NY, MA, NH, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, PA, OH, IN, and IL, from Wednesday, August 4 to Sunday, August 15, 2010, meeting up with wonderful people along the way. I took over 400 pics and have them all available, with captions, of course.
MANY THANKS to those with whom I stayed:
Paul/Sabrina (Monte Carlo groups) ... Warren (Detroit) MI
Keith (college) ... Smithville (Canton/Akron) OH
Jan (Adult Congenital Heart Association) ... Randolph (Boston) MA
Ron/Jen (MC groups) ... Spencer (Boston) MA
Jim/Karen (MC groups) ... Telford (Philadelphia) PA
Warren/Nancy (family) ... Falls Church (Alexandria/Washington DC) VA
Heather (best friend) ... Bridgewater (Harrisonburg) VA
Drew (Cheers&Gears) ... Forest Hills (Pittsburgh) PA
HIGHLIGHTS
* The picture captions have details of my trip (including routes driven)...during which I drove some 3,250 miles.
* I had an issue with my camera focusing. Frustratingly, several pics were way too out of focus to keep; however, I opted to keep some "out of focus" pictures.
* The start of my trip (Wednesday, August 4) was delayed by a couple hours due to a nail in the tire of my rental 2010 Dodge Charger SXT.
* My visit to the oldest Major League ballpark (Fenway Park, Boston MA) came on the night of the anniversary of the first night game (08/08/1988) at the second oldest ballbark, Chicago's Wrigley Field.
* Jan of the Adult Congenital Heart Association has a house in Randolph MA that is nearly identical to the house of a relative, Barb, in Hollsopple PA. When I entered Jan's house, I told her where rooms were, without even seeing the house! Yes, I took pictures of BOTH houses during this trip.
* I was able to travel some stretches of famous 2-lane roads along the way, including US Route 6, US Route 20, and US Route 30/The Lincoln Highway, and enjoyed those jaunts very much. My September 2009 trip along US Route 66 (Illinois to California) increased my appreciation for the "old 2 lanes" over the "superslabs". Even so, those "evil superslabs" offer some awesome sights/scenery and a quicker alternative if time is of the essence. For instance, several scenic pictures I took this trip were along "superslabs" and, had I taken portions of US Route 20 and US Route 6 west across Indiana en route home, I would not have made it home in time to drive all of my Monte Carlos that same evening (Sunday, August 15).
* Areas driven through/by:
IN ... Chesterton, Warsaw, Columbia City
MI ... Jackson, Ann Arbor, Warren/Detroit
OH ... Toledo, Sandusky, Medina, Smithville/Akron
PA ... Brookville, Ridgway, Mount Jewett, Mansfield, Sayre
NY ... Vestal, Binghamton, Afton, Cobleskill, Schenectady, Albany
MA ... Springfield, Sturbridge, Worcester/Spencer, Newton, Boston, Randolph
NH ... Derry
CT ... Vernon, Hartford, Newington, Wallingford, Hamden, Trumbull, Norwalk
NY ... White Plains
NJ ... Broomfield, E Brunswick, Trenton
PA ... Levittown, Norristown, Telford, King of Prussia, Philadelphia/Chester
DE ... Wilmington
NJ ... Deepwater
MD ... Carney, Baltimore, Catonsville
VA ... [Washington DC], Alexandria, Falls Church, Leesburg, Marshall, Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Winchester
WV ... Berkeley Springs
PA ... Breezewood, Somerset, Jerome, Hollsopple, Davidsville, Greensburg, Irwin, Forest Hills, Pittsburgh, Wexford
OH ... Lordstown (OH Turnpike)
IN ... Chesterton (IN Tollway)
PICTURES IN SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#slideshow/5506950928855332690A FEW PICS...
Rental + Caprice:
08/07/2010, Saturday, ~5p-7p, Vestal NY ... Local car cruise night:
08/08/2010, Sunday, late night, Boston MA ... Fenway Park:
08/14/2010, Saturday, ~7p-8p, Irwin PA ... Cruise night along US RT 30 (LINCOLN HIGHWAY)...:
Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker
* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011?MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 =
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort"Just like driving on an open highway never knowing what we're gonna find" ... Lady Antebellum ... 'Our Kind Of Love'
