A front-seat view of the highways and byways of the northern route across the United States or What's it was really like travelling across the country and back by automobile and GPS.
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2019-08-15 Westward bound from Arlington, Virginia, to Yakima, Washington.
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2019-05-15 Pennsylvania Welcome Center off I-70 across the border from Maryland
2019-08-15 A little rain on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) as it skiRts Pittsburgh.
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2019-05-15 Railroad bridge across the Alleghney River parallels the Pennysylvania Turnpike (I-76). Oakmont, Pennsylvania
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2019-08-15 Rock seams exposed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). Indiana Township, Pennyslvania
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2019-08-15 Welcome to Ohio sign on Ohio Turnpike (I-76). Springfield Township, Ohio
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2019-08-15 Flash squall on the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) suddenly limits visibility. Portage County, Ohio
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2019-08-15 Olde 8 Road overpass crosses the Ohio Turnpike (I-80). Summit County, Ohio
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2019-08-15 The Ohio Turnpike crosses the Cuyahoga Valley. Boston Township, Ohio
2019-08-15 First night on the road just off the Ohio Turnpike (I-90). What was our room number again? Jefferson Township, Ohio
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2019-018-16 Welcome to Indiana sign on the Indiana Toll Road (I-80 & I-90). York Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 Oliver Road Overpass above the Indiana Toll Road. German Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 GPS guidance on I-94. Portage Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 Road construction on the Indiana Toll Road. Calumet Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 Work crews repair the lay a new surface for the Indiana Toll Road (I-90). Calument Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 High voltage lines to power the Windy City and rectangular power line supports for the South Shore Commuter Line paralell the Indiana Toll Road. North Township, Indiana
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2019-08-16 West Point Toll Plaza along the Indiana Toll Road (I-90) near the Illinois border.
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2019-08-16 The Chicago Skyway Toll Road crosses the Calumet River. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Detail of the steel structure of the Chicago Skyway Toll Road bridge that crosses the Calumet River. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge. Not a lot of traffic. This looks good. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 The Dan Ryan Expressway, Chicago Skyway, and I-90 all rolled into onw road. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Garfield Red Line Station of Chicago Transit to the left of the I-90 Express lanes. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Stay in the right, err... correct lane. Just follow the GPS and ignore the traffic as it builds up. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Chicago skyline ahead. Am I in the correct lane?
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2019-05-16 Is it me or did the traffic become congested? And are those fighter jets up in the sky? Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Yes, the traffic is picking up, but look at that skyline. Chicago, Ilinois
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2019-08-16 I'll just squeeze in a little Chicago selfie here. He'll never notice with all the traffic. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 That last selfie could be improved a bit. Oh, darn, that truck pulled in the way. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 "Save the flying for the pilots—Obey speed limits." OK, we're approaching a crawl so that won't be hard. Just need to be in the correct lane. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 Yes, onward to Wisconsin! Glad I got out of the left lane. Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-16 The U.S. Navy Blue Angels pass behind a Chicago cell phone tower as they circle the city several times for the Chicago Air and Water show.
2019-08-17 Safely out of Chicago and into rural Wisconsin. Columbia County, Wisconsin
2019-08-17 Well, that helps, but I'm not sure how we got here. We dutifully followed a GPS-led side road short cut that featured a local bridge closure followed by a quick recalculation. Rest Area 12 along I-90 in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
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2019-08-18 I-90 road construction in High Forest Township, Minnesota.
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2019-08-19 High voltage power pole and transmission lines along I-90 in Manyaska Township, Minnesota .
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2019-08-18 Co-Op grain silo off Iowa Route 69 at Hospers, Iowa
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2019-08-18 Art work from the Porter Sculpture Park along I-90 near Montrose, South Dakota.
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2019-08-18 Richard's great-great grandparents homsteaded here in the late 1880s. near Winfred, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 After crossing the Missouri River, I-90 passes near Ocama, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Sunflowers glow in the fields as I-90 undergoes roadwork in Lyman County, South Dakota.
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2019-08-19 South Dakota Highway 240 winds its way through Badlands National Park.
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2019-08-19 The sights just get better on scenic South Dakota Highway 240 in the Badlands National Park.
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2019-08-19 High above the flatlands of Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
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2019-08-19 The smoke jumper airplane road-side advertisment on I-90. Pennington County, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 First view of Mount Rushmore climbing South Dakota State Highway 244.
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2019-08-20 Local traffic on Main Street. Hulett, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Crossing the Belle Fourche River just outside Hulett, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Headed south on U.S. 14 toward Moorcroft to rejoin I-90 westward. Crook County, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Snow road closure gates bracket I-90 as the Wyodak Powerplant peers over the horizon. Campbell County, Montana
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2019-08-20 Headed on I-90 westbound in one of the eastbound lanes due to construction. Sheridan County, Wyoming
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2019-08-21 I-90 gently descends into the Smith Coulee, a valley in Stillwater County, Montana
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2019-08-21 Belgrade and Amsterdam, Montana, that is.
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2019-08-21 A pickup truck trundles along I-90 loaded with wooden pallets, as perhaps the driver contemplates overhead clearances ahead. Gallatin County, Montana
2019-08-21 The Berkeley Pit looms across the horizon at Butte, Montana. This former open-pit copper mine measures a mile long, half-mile wide, and 1,780 feet deep. Silver Bow County, Montana
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2019-08-21 A truck-load of Belgian hitch horses on I-90. Powell County, Montana
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2019-08-21 A triple-trailer semi passes in the opposite direction on I-90. Missoula County, Montana
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2019-08-21 Headed north on U.S. 93 toward Kalispell. Lake County, Montana
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2019-08-22 Enroute on U.S. 12 toward Glacier National Park. Flathead County, Montana
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2019-08-22 U.S 28 heads into the woods. Sanders County, Montana
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2019-08-22 A diesel engine pulls a long train of tanker cars next to Montana Highway 200. The white cross maker indicates a traffic fatality has occured here. Sanders County, Montana
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2019-08-22 The train of tanker cars stretches on. Sanders County, Montana
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2019-08-22 Tanker cars as far as the eye can see. Sanders County, Montana
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2019-08-23 On dusty, wash-board Conner Road leaving the Spaulding farm site. Fruitland, Washington
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2019-08-23 A paved Fruitland Valley Road ahead as Conner Road ends. Fruitland, Washington
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2019-09-03 Eastward bound through miles of sagebrush and cheatgrass along I-90. Adams County, Washington
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2019-09-03 A fire destroys the truck cab, leaving its trailer intact. Lincoln County, Washington
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2019-09-03 The truck fire backs up traffic for miles on I-90 south of Spokane. Lincoln County, Washington
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2019-09-03 Descending Sunset Hill on I-90 into Spokane, Washington.
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2019-09-03 Welcome to Idaho sign just after I-90 crosses the Spokane River. Kootenai County, Idaho
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2019-09-03 Road construction om I-90 along Lake Coeur d'Alene. Kootenai County, Idaho
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2019-09-04 A conveyor belt from a gravel mill crosses U.S. 310 at Warren, Montana. The aggregate is loaded onto waiting rail cars.
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2019-09-04 Approaching Bighorn Lake on U.S. Alternate 14. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming
2019-09-04 Firm hands on the wheel as we cross Bighorn Lake and comtemplate the mountain pass ahead. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming
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2019-09-04 U.S. Alternate 14 climbs skyward. Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
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2019-09-04 Road construction on U.S. Alternate 14 ahead as Steamboat Point appears in the distance. Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
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2019-09-04 Ready to head down hill after the long climb up U.S. Alternate 14. Sheridan County, Wyoming
2019-09-04 Bug splat partially obscures road construction descending into Dayton, Wyoming.
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2019-09-04 Tesla charging stations at motel in Sheridan, Wyoming.
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2019-09-05 Passing through the expanses of Crook County, Wyoming on I-90.
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2019-09-05 I 90 gently curves southward to avoid the archeological site of the Vore Buffulo Jump. Crook County, Wyoming
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2019-09-05 An iconic Airstream trailer rolls along I-90. Meade County, South Dakota
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2019-09-06 Gravel surfaced 440th Avenue heads southward across Vermillion Township in Miner County, South Dakota
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2019-09-06 Cemetery hunting proves a bit of a dusty venture. Vermillion Township, South Dakota
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2019-09-06 I-680 stretches eastward through the farmlands of Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
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2019-09-06 Rest Area Number 2 off I-80. Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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2019-09-07 Illinois Higway 116. Carmen Township, Illinois
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2019-09-07 Two-laned U.S. Highway 67 passes through corn fields in Schuyler County, Illinois
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2019-09-07 Puffy clouds float above a quiet I-72 as it passes through Sangamon County, Illinois.
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2019-09-07 Public service message on I-74 . Oakwood Township, Illinois
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2019-09-07 Crossing back into the Eastern Time Zone, one of three time zone changes each way during the trip. Highland Township, Indiana
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2019-09-07 Welcome to Indiana. I-74, Highland Township, Indiana
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2019-09-08 Welcome to Ohio Arch. Jefferson Township, Ohio
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2019-09-08 Ohio Welcome Center. Jackson Township, Ohio
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2019-09-08 Passing through downtown Columbus, Ohio.
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2019-09-08 Leaving Columbus, Ohio toward Wheeling, West Virginia—closer to home on I-70.
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2019-09-08 On I-70 in Pease Townhsip, Ohio, approaching the West Virginia border.
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2019-09-09 Wheeling Tunnel, a rare interstate highway structure on our travels. Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia
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2019-09-08 Traffic backs up as far as the eye can see heading east on I-70. Triadelphia, West Virginia
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2019-09-08 Welcome to Pennsylvania sign on I-70. Donegal Township, Pennsylvania
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2019-09-09 A road (regrettably) taken. Thanks GPS! West Run Road, Morgantown West Virginia
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2019-09-09 Cheat Lake seen from I-68. Monongalia County, West Virginia
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2019-09-09 Descending into the valley and Maryland on the National Freeway (I-68). Preston County, West Virginia
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2019-09-09 Crossing the Eastern Continental Divide on I-68. Alleghany County, Maryland
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2019-09-09 On the Paw Paw Road (Maryland Highway 29). Hampshire County, Maryland
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2019-09-09 Wecome to Virginia sign–home state at last. Frederick County, Virginia
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2019-09-09 Home again with souvenir specimens of bug life across the country. Arlington, Virginia
