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RE: West yellowstone to I-90 West
They are painting stripes on the temporary replacement bridge, so it should be open tomorrow. Traffic will have to slow to 40 mph because the lanes are 11 ft.
But traffic hasn't been too bad on the detours, except last weekend. Most of the time the north bound detour has taken 15-20 minutes.
Try not to pass through the Seattle area Friday afternoon. Everyone is heading out of town, so traffic north bound on I405/I5 will be heavy.
Are you taking a ferry, or otherwise need to go through Seattle and Vancouver? If not, consider taking US97 north to BC, bypassing the busier highways and border crossings on the west side of the mountains.
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paulj
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06/18/13 06:40pm |
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RE: Seattle to McCall, Idaho
Sure - I90, but you already knew that.
WA26 and US12 get you over to Clarkston/Lewiston. US95 takes you south. Since Lewiston is the lowest point in Idaho, any way out involves a climb, essentially from Snake River level to a plateau 2000' higher.
Grangeville is on the plateau, Whitebird is back at Salmon River level. You climb again to New Meadows and McCall. McCall is relatively high (snow into May), but approaches are gentle.
I82/84 to Boise is also an option; with US95 or ID55 north to McCall. There's lots of weekend traffic from Boise to vacation homes around McCall.
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paulj
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06/18/13 06:34pm |
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RE: Is highway 86 in Western NY, OK for 5er?
Have you checked the NY DOT; DOTs are the best place for construction info.
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paulj
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06/18/13 02:11pm |
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RE: Is highway 86 in Western NY, OK for 5er?
86? I86, US86, NY 86, county 86? The full id gives a clue as to the road's suitability. Interstates all have to meet the same standards as to grade, curves, lane width, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_86_(east)
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paulj
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06/18/13 01:17pm |
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RE: West yellowstone to I-90 West
Which direction are you heading after getting to I90?
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paulj
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06/18/13 11:23am |
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RE: South Carolina to Montana
Google Maps doesn't give 'preferred' routes, but rather 'fastest' routes. While the distance is precise, time depends on speeds estimates.
From Chicago to Billings, I94 is a bit shorter than I90, in part because it goes further north, closer to a Great Circle Route. Speed estimates should be about the same for the two.
The Mpls/SP is the only major city on I94 that will affect your travel times. There are decent beltways around that city(s).
I90 across souther Minnesota is notorious for rough pavement (of the tilted slab variety).
I just asked GM for Charleston to Billings. The 3 routes differ a bit in distance, but times are all the same. The one using I94 heads to Chicago, which most RVers try to avoid. Part of this route is jointly numbered I90.
It really isn't an I90 v I94 issue, but rather how do you go NW to catch either. Most of the freeways are EW or NS. So saving miles while going NW involves either finding diagonal stretches of these freeways (e.g. I29 north of Kansas City), or taking other highways.
I notice that the I29/I90 route, takes US212 from Rapid City to Montana. That saves some miles over I90 through Wyoming, but not much time. It crosses a remote corner of Montana.
If I dray the route to use I25 south of Buffalo WY, it routes me on I80 to Cheyenne, and then I25 north. The time and distance is basically the same.
Drag one of those routes around a bit, and you will see that there are a lot more than 3 choices.
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paulj
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06/18/13 10:08am |
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RE: Oregon between Westfir and McKenzie Bridge
I've driven it - in a car. It is a paved Forest Service Hwy (#19), also known as the south portion of West Cascades Scenic Byway
http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/SBwestCascade.asp
It's a nice drive, but it does not save much distance, and certainly not time.
If you continue west, you don't have to go all the way to I5. OR 222 stays on the east side of Eugene.
A motorcyclist's description of FS19
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paulj
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06/17/13 10:12pm |
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RE: Stay away from Western Washington if you're headed to BC
Which ferry? From I90/Seattle?
The temporary spans are in place, with decking. Remaining work is probably a layer of asphalt and striping.
Lanes on the temporary bridge are only 11 ft wide, so speed will be reduced.
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paulj
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06/17/13 11:30am |
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RE: Routes along the Illinois River
I looked up road conditions at Illinois DOT. They have a map for flooding. The only closure marked there is near the mouth of the river
http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/gai.htm?mt=fld#
State DOT's are a good source of information on state and federal hwy closures, whether due to flooding or construction.
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paulj
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06/16/13 05:20pm |
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RE: Route from Reno to Redwood
Are you committed to the Susanville route?
CA20 to US101 is an alternative that avoids the hills and curves of 299, and lets you see the Redwoods state park units south of Eureka. The distance is not that much longer then the 299 route.
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paulj
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06/16/13 01:29pm |
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RE: Stay away from Western Washington if you're headed to BC
On the webcam it looks like they have rolled both temporary spans into place (more or less). There are additional pictures on the WSDOT flickr site.
Yesterday (Friday) afternoon traffic delays were up to an hour. There are also some special events in Burlington and Mt Vernon this weekend, adding to congestion. But my guess is that freeway traffic will be using the temporary bridge by next weekend.
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paulj
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06/15/13 10:48am |
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RE: Jasper and Banff to Glacier NP
Planning a trip in early-mid July to Jasper and Banff, then on to Glacier. ...
Going to Jasper via Kamloops and hwy 5 is a good route. There are some provincial parks along the way. My favorite is Wells Gray, though that involves a side trip. The main access road is paved to the first campground (and the major waterfalls). There is also a PP closer to 5 near the town of Clearwater.
Close to Jasper is Mt Robson PP. At least stop at the vistor center and try to get a view of the mountain.
Go to the Canadian Nat Parks website to get lots of info on Jasper and Banff. The 'newspaper' they give you at the gate is available online as pdf. It lists all the campgrounds, as well as sights and hikes.
Hwy 16 is a through route from Alberta to BC. 93 Icefields Parkway connects Jasper to Banff. Hwy 1 is the through route from Calgary to BC (including the Canadian Glacier NP). 93 exits Banff into Kootenay NP (and Radium Hot Springs).
93 continues as US93 to the west side of (US) Glacier.
To go down the east side, I'd suggest taking hwy 40 from Canmore through several Alberta parks that rival the national parks for views. Pickup AB22 at Longview and go south to AB3. 3 crosses into BC and runs all the way to Hope. Or you can jog the other direction and head south to Waterton and US Glacier.
Going to the Sun has length restrictions. If you can't drive it, US2 is a fine way around the south side of the park.
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paulj
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06/14/13 10:02am |
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RE: Cassiar Highway Recent Driving
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26983355.cfm
is the thread about the temporary closure of Hwy 37 due to flooding. Note it is now open.
In what sense wasn't the DriveBC site not helpful? What did you want to know? I see several webcams, and several maintenance notices; more on Hwy 16. There are weather reports as well.
And since it uses Google Maps you can zoom in and see all the curves and terrain.
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paulj
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06/13/13 05:26pm |
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RE: going thru Nevada in July
US50 thread
There's another thread on this highway just 13 lines down the page.
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paulj
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06/13/13 01:50pm |
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RE: Roads from Moam UT to Ridgeway SP CO ?
Dallas Divide on 62 may be 9200, but Ridgeway is 7200. The distance is 10 miles.
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paulj
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06/12/13 12:46pm |
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RE: Utah Highway 20
I think Highway 20 which runs from Interstate 15 over to Highway 89 reaches 7800 feet-...
Are you worried about the absolute altitude, the maximum grade, the total climb, or what?
From Google Maps Terrain mode, the climb to the highest pass is about 500' on each side. On one side it climbs 400' in 1.6 miles, on the other in 1.3 miles.
Streetview shows 2 lanes climbing, 1 lane down on both sides.
Big rig video of this climb
At 4:00 he reaches the summit, and sees and 8% grade sign. Downhill pace is about the same as hill. Lots of trucks going the other way.
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paulj
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06/12/13 12:43pm |
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RE: Road Conditions
I suspect this post was triggered by the 'hwy 17 closure in Wawa'. That closure occurred last fall, but someone recently added a post to the thread asking about current conditions.
Note that that thread has since been closed, just like the more recent Hwy 37 closure thread.
While bringing up old closure threads to ask about current conditions is a bit a of nuisance, we also have cases of people asking about roads that were discussed just a month or week in the past.
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paulj
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06/12/13 09:58am |
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RE: Utah Highway 20
Bryce itself is 7800' and higher. But US89 runs in a valley at about 6800', and I15 at 6000'.
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paulj
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06/12/13 09:45am |
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RE: Route Rochester SE MN to Duluth/Grand Marais
I494 cross US52 south of I94. I94 is the route through St Paul (north side of the river). I494 is part of the beltway around the cities.
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paulj
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06/11/13 02:32pm |
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RE: Going West from East Glacier to Couer d' Alene Idaho
US2 is one of the easiest passes across the Rockies. Once you are on the west side of Glacier, US2 to Idaho, or south to MT200 are equally good.
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paulj
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06/11/13 02:30pm |
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