VANAGON archives -- August 2012, week 4 (#377)

Date:         Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:20:08 -0500
Reply-To:     ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
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From:         David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Interstates are boring
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Hi Kim;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>I couldn't agree more.&nbsp; On my recent road trip back and forth, up and down the USA,&nbsp;I logged 10,000+ miles in 36 days.&nbsp; With help from many listees (thanks especially OlRvrRat&nbsp;Dean and Dug Smith) I really&nbsp;avoided the interstates&nbsp;about mid Nebraska (left from Boston area) and only returned to them on my way back somewhere shortly south of the eastern&nbsp;Great Lakes when I decided to be home for the 4th of July.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The only way to really see North America is on the byways.&nbsp; The interstates were made to do one thing and one thing only.&nbsp; To move material (military, in fact) from one part of the country to another part quickly.&nbsp; They do it well.&nbsp; They take the "easy"way whenever possible, and as we all know, the twisty, steep, and out of the way roads take one to the more interesting and&nbsp;scenic etc. places.&nbsp;Get off the highways, slow down (although many byways, especially out west, have similar speed limits to the interstates), and see America.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/27/12, <SPAN>Kim Brennan&lt;kimbrennan@MAC.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">In my travels across North America, I've often found that US routes (and equivalent routes in Canada) are more scenic, and interesting than the Interstates (and equivalent high speed limited access highways in Canada). Sometimes the destination is the goal. Sometimes its the drive to the destination that is the entertainment.<BR><BR><BR></DIV></div>

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