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EspañolTrip to Minneapolis 2008 (Typical freeway and road travel)
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Trip to Minneapolis 2008 (Typical freeway and road travel)
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This video segment of my first vacation in 8.1 years involves one of my favorite things, freeway travel. For those of you who are not from the US, this is typical freeway and road travel. Watch all the signs and scenery whiz by. This was north of St. Paul, coming back from the Mall of America around 7:30 PM (yes, it's near sunset). The first bunch involves interstate 35E, then late in the video, County Road 19 (of Ramsey County). There's plenty of scenic areas to look at, along with road signs. One of my favorite things involving freeways is that of exits. A sign comes up showing that you'll find county road XX at exit 152. Another shows logos of various businesses for gas, food, and lodging. A third shows how far it is, in miles, to an exit telling of a different county road. Then along comes the sign showing "exit 152". Through observations, I've noticed that the exit number is based on the mile marker. If you just passed mile 153, you expect to see "exit 153" if heading in the positive direction or "exit 152" if heading in the negative direction. In this case, it's the positive direction. A letter follows if there are more than one exits within the span of mile markers, and 106 and 107, here, is an example. Outside the exits, it's the scenery and it's a close second.
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ulillillia
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freeway, highway, road, travel, signs, scenery, adventure, cruise, cityscape, nature, log,
Trip to Minneapolis 2008 (Typical freeway and road travel)
Description:
This video segment of my first vacation in 8.1 years involves one of my favorite things, freeway travel. For those of you who are not from the US, this is typical freeway and road travel. Watch all the signs and scenery whiz by. This was north of St. Paul, coming back from the Mall of America around 7:30 PM (yes, it's near sunset). The first bunch involves interstate 35E, then late in the video, County Road 19 (of Ramsey County). There's plenty of scenic areas to look at, along with road signs. One of my favorite things involving freeways is that of exits. A sign comes up showing that you'll find county road XX at exit 152. Another shows logos of various businesses for gas, food, and lodging. A third shows how far it is, in miles, to an exit telling of a different county road. Then along comes the sign showing "exit 152". Through observations, I've noticed that the exit number is based on the mile marker. If you just passed mile 153, you expect to see "exit 153" if heading in the positive direction or "exit 152" if heading in the negative direction. In this case, it's the positive direction. A letter follows if there are more than one exits within the span of mile markers, and 106 and 107, here, is an example. Outside the exits, it's the scenery and it's a close second.
Author:
ulillillia
Tags:
freeway, highway, road, travel, signs, scenery, adventure, cruise, cityscape, nature, log,
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