I Travel Highway 61 Frequently

[iblive]

Gee whiz boys and girls. Somehow missed this thread way back when. And since it’s come back to life….. Rt 61 passed close to where I used to live. Passed thru Davenport IA. Muscatine….. Burlington. If memory serves, you can follow it south and it’ll take you thru Hannibal MO. The Iowa stretch to MO is about the only part I’ve driven. In my part of the world, we all knew it passed thru Mt. Joy Iowa…. Population (1) “Gentleman’s Club” where Iowa law at the time stated it had to be a BYOB for the entertainers to do what the gentleman were there to see. And no. I did not visit. It was a scary place.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Heres hwy 31 going through Metaline Washington headed to Canada.13 miles to the boarder.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Theres 2 of these in this town .

 

[Inspector #20]

I drive the 405 through the South Bay Curve regularly. 45 sounds like light speed to me.

No joke...I'd love to be able to make 45 mph!!!

I ran into this last night around midnight, on the W/B 210 coming home from rehearsal in Forrest Falls...

 

[Cadorman]

I made the 261 mile trip from the cabin back home yesterday in 3 hours 55 minutes. I think it was an average speed of 67 mph. Glad I don't have to do that through L.A.

 

[Inspector #20]

I drive the 405 through the South Bay Curve regularly. 45 sounds like light speed to me.

Let's not even mention our frequent 90mph SoCal winds...

 

[Cadorman]

I don't know why that map Col Mustard posted doesn't show all of hiway 61. It keeps going to Duluth and all the way up the north shore of Lake Superior to the Canadian border. You can see the water most of the way. It's very rocky too. There are a couple of tunnels and there was a lot of blasting to get the road done.

 

[smitty_p]

My commute:

Measured in guitars, it is one Strat, one SG, and one Les Paul.

The door on the right is my bedroom. The door on the left is my office, which is also my music room.

 

[Cadorman]

We are currently in our southern office.

 

[Cadorman]

I have a very demanding job. Cat entertainer.

 

[SIx String Chef]

I don't know why that map Col Mustard posted doesn't show all of hiway 61. It keeps going to Duluth and all the way up the north shore of Lake Superior to the Canadian border. You can see the water most of the way. It's very rocky too. There are a couple of tunnels and there was a lot of blasting to get the road done.

It should be the one that gets you to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

 

[Cadorman]

It should be the one that gets you to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

That is correct. Isn't that where Paul Shaffer is from?

 

[Cadorman]

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[SIx String Chef]

That is correct. Isn't that where Paul Shaffer is from?

Grew up there, yup... Born in Toronto, though.

 

[Don O]

My commute:

Measured in guitars, it is one Strat, one SG, and one Les Paul.

The door on the right is my bedroom. The door on the left is my office, which is also my music room.

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Dang, ya got me beat. Mines about 50 guitar lengths, 2 flights of stairs down.

 

[smitty_p]

Dang, ya got me beat. Mines about 50 guitar lengths, 2 flights of stairs down.

Is it bad during rush hour?

 

[Don O]

Is it bad during rush hour?

Some times, if the wife is doing laundry, I got wait for the cloths to clear the area

 

[smitty_p]

Some times, if the wife is doing laundry, I got wait for the cloths to clear the area

Yeah, if I miss the Les Paul exit, I’ll end up in the laundry neighborhood, too.

 

[Cadorman]

Yeah, if I miss the Les Paul exit, I’ll end up in the laundry neighborhood, too.

I don't have the laundry issue, but I do have two flights of stairs. Morning rush hour can get pretty bad with the boys trying to beat me to the cave. Kinda like being in L.A. traffic and they are on little sport bikes splitting lanes.

 

[Cadorman]

I took them out this morning to get ready for next week's adventure. Too doesn't need a halter. He's fat, so I can catch him now since my hip is fixed.