Alaska Cruise

Route

Stevens Pass Highway Tunnel

Day 1: From SeaTac, WA 518 East, I 405 North, I 90 East to Snoqualmie Falls. I 90 West to Issaquah. I 90 West, I 405 North, WA 520 West to Bellevue WA. WA 520 East, I 405 North, I 5 South, WA 524 East to Lynnwood. Local Roads, including WA 524.

Day 2: WA 524 East, I 5 South, Local streets to Ballard. Local streets, WA 522 North, Local Streets to Warren Magnuson Park. WA 513 South, WA 520 West to Bellevue. Local Streets, I 405 North, WA 525 North to Lynnwood.

Day 3: WA 524 East, I 5 South, Local Streets, Faunterly-Vashon Ferry, Local Roads to Point Robinson Park. Local Road, Vashon-Southworth Ferry, WA 160 West, local roads, WA 166 West, WA 16 North, WA 3 North, WA 305 South to Bainbridge Island. WA 305 North, Local road to Point No Point. Local Road, WA 104 East, Kingston-Edmonds Ferry, WA 524 East to Lynnwood.

Day 4: WA 525 South, WA 520 West to Bellevue. Local Streets. WA 520 East, I 405 North, WA 525 North to Lynnwood.

Day 5: WA 524 East, I 5 South, Local streets to Pier 91 Cruise Terminal.

Day 8: Kodiak, Local Roads to Fort Abercrombie State Historic Park, Local Roads to Kodiak.

Day 9: Anchorage, Local Streets.

Day 11: Valdez, AK 4 North, Airport road to Iceberg Lake. Airport Road, AK 4 North to Keystone Canyon. AK 4 South, Dayville road to Solomon Gulch Hatchery, Dayville Road, AK 4 South to Valdez.

Day 14: Juneau, AK 7 North to Alki Bay. AK 7 South to Juneau.

Day 15: Ketchikan, AK 7 North to Totem Bight State Park. AK 7 South to Ketchikan.

Day 16: Prince Rupert BC. Walk only.

Day 18: Nanaimo BC, Trans Canada Highway/BC 1 North, BC 19A North, local streets, BC 19 North, BC 4 West to Cathedral Grove, BC 4 East, BC 4A to Coombs. BC 4A East, BC 19 South, Local Streets to Nanaimo.

Day 19: From Pier 91, Local streets, I 5 South, WA 520 East to Bellevue. Local Streets in Bellevue. WA 520 East, I 405 North, WA 525 North to Lynnwood.

Day 20: WA 525 South, I 405 South, WA 522 North, US 2 East to Leavenworth, US 2 East to Peshastin Pinnacles State Park, US 2 West, Local roads, US 2 West, WA 522 South, I 405 North, WA 525 North to Lynnwood.

Day 21: WA 525 South, I 405 South, local streets to Redmond. WA 520 West, I 405 South, I 5 South, Local streets to Federal Way, II 5 North, WA 518 West to SeaTac.

 

Notes

We visited all four Dambo Trolls in the Puget Sound area, many waterfalls and photographed four lighthouses. All Washington travel was in Greg's car. All Alaska and BC travel was in tour or local buses. I 405 is perpetually under construction, especially to WA 522 interchange.

We were in line for the Vashon ferry at Faunterloy when the ferry was taken out of service. They just skipped that run and we had to wait for the next scheduled ferry.

Results

Counties: Kodiak AK, Yakutat AK, Chelan WA for a new total of 1300.

AK: Mileage on AK 4, AK 7

BC: Clinch BC 4A, Mileage on BC 4, BC 19, BC 19A.

WA: Clinch WA 513. Mileage on US 2, WA 160, WA 166, WA 522, WA 524.

Maine Puffins and Rhode Island Trolls

Route

George Washington Bridge

Day 1: US 15/501 North, I 85 North, I 95 North, US 50 West, US 301 North, DE 1 North, US 13 North US 40 East, New Jersey Turnpike North, Henry Hudson Parkway North, Sawmill Parkway North, Cross County Parkway East, Hutchinson Parkway North, CT 15 North, Milford Parkway South, I 95 North, I 91 North, Local roads, I 91 North, CT 15 North, I 84 East to Manchester CT. 

Day 2: I 84 East, I 90 east, I 290 North, I 495 North, I 95 North, I 195 South, ME 5 South, ME 9 North, ME 207 South to South Portland ME.

Day 3: US 1 North, I 295 North, US 1 North, ME 27 South, ME 238 North, ME 27 North to Boothbay Harbor.

Day 4: ME 96 South, ME 96 North, ME 27 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, US 1 to South Portland ME.

Day 5: US 1 North, I 95 South, ME 9 North, local road, US 1 South to Ogunquit ME. US 1 North, ME 9 North to Kennebuckport. Local road, US 1 North, local road, I 95 North, I 295 North, US 1 South to South Portland ME.

Day 6: ME 207 North, US 1 South, ME 98 South to Cascade Falls. ME 98 North, US 1 North, ME 207 South to South Portland ME. 

Day 7: I 95 South, I 495 South, I 95 South, RI 246 South, US 44 East to Providence RI. US 44 East, local street, I 95 South, I 195 East, local roads to East Providence. RI 103 East, local street, US 6 to Seekonk MA. US 6 West, I 195 West, I 95 South, RI 4 South, RI 102 East to Wickford Junction. RI 102 West, RI 3 South, RI 165 West, Local road to Arcadia. Local Road, RI 3 South, RI 138 East, RI 112 South, US 1 South, RI 1A South to Ninigret Park. RI 1A South, US 1 South, RI 1A South to Westerly. RI 1A South, US 1 South, CT 234 West, I 95 South, I 287 West, Garden State Parkway South to Paramus NJ.

Day 8: Garden State Parkway South, I 80 West, NJ 19 North to Paterson NJ. NJ 19 South, Garden State Parkway South, NC Turnpike South, I 295 South, DE 1 South US 301 South, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South to Chapel Hill.

 

Notes

We visited all five Dambo Trolls in Rhode Island, two NPS units, and photographed eight lighthouses.

From Boothbay Harbor, we took a tour to visit a Puffin hatchery which is being maintained by the Audubon Society,

This was our trial roadtrip for driving to Maine. Our first day drive from Chapel Hill to Hartford CT was too long and hard a day because of traffic. Next time, we will stop in New York near the Tappan Zee bridge to shorten the drive.

Results

Counties: Bronx NY, for a new total of 1297.

CT: Mileage on I 91, US 1, CT 234.

DE: Mileage on US 13, US 40.

NJ: Clinch I 95W. Mileage on I 80, NJ 19.

NY: Mileage on NY 9A.

MA: Mileage on I 95, I 495.

ME: Clinch I 195, ME 96, ME 238. Mileage on ME 5, ME 9, ME 27, ME 98, ME 109.

RI: Clinch RI 112. Mileage on I 95, I 195, US 1, US 6, US 44, RI 1A, RI 3, RI 102, RI 138, RI 246.

National Park Units

Roger Williams National Historic Park

Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park

Disneyworld: Emma's Birthday

Route

Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, US 29 South, Local roads to High Point. Local roads, US 29 South, I 85 South, I 485 Outer, NC 160 West, Local Roads to Charlotte. Local Road, I 485 Inner, I 85 South, GA 2 South, US 29 South, to Lawrenceville GA. US 29 North, GA 316 West, I 285 Inner, I 675 South, GA 138 West to Stockbridge GA.

Day 2 - GA 138 East, I 675 South, I 75 South, I 475 South, I 75 South, Local roads, US 41 Business Valdosta South, local street, GA 31 West, I 75 South, Florida Turnpike South, FL 429 South, local roads to Walt Disney World.

Day 7 - Local Roads, I 4 East, local streets, I 4 East, FL 408 West, FL 435 North, FL 50 West, Local street,  FL 408 West, Florida Turnpike South, FL 417 South, Local roads to Walt Disney World.

Day 10 - Local Roads, I 4 East, I 95 North, US 92 Local roads to Daytona Beach. Local Roads, I 95 North, I 95 Business North, Local Roads, All American Freeway North, I 295 North, NC 87 North, US 1 North, local roads, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes 
Major construction widening on I 95 from south of the southern I 295 interchange to Lumberton.

Results 

Counties:

    FL: Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee.

    GA: Bibb, Butts, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Henry, Houston, Lamar, Lowndes, Monroe, Peach, Spalding, Tift, Turner.

For a new total of 1296.

FL: Mileage on I 75, Florida Turnpike, FL 50, FL 408, FL 417, FL 435.

GA: Clinched I 475, I 675. Mileage on I 75, US 29, US 41 Business Valdosta, GA 7 Business Valdosta,  GA 8, GA 31, GA 138. GA 316.

Hope Mills and Fayetteville

Route
US 15/501 South, NC 54 East, I 40 East, I 95 South, I 95 Business South, Local roads to Hope Mills. 

Local Roads, US 301 South, I 95 North, I 295 North, All American Freeway South, US 401 North to Fayetteville. US 401 South, All American Freeway South, Local Roads to Hope Mills. Local Roads, All American Freeway North, I 295 North, NC 87 North, US 1 North, local roads, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes 
Major construction widening on I 95 from Benson to Bunn and south of the southern I 295 interchange.

Results Clinched I 295. Mileage on US 301.

Maine 1/2026

Route

Babb Covered Bridge

Day 1: From Portland Maine airport, ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland. Local streets, ME 9 North to Airport. ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland.

Day 3: ME 207 North, US 1 South, US 1 Alternate, Local streets to Cape Neddick. Local Roads, US 1 South to lunch. US 1 North, ME 9 North to Kennebuckport. Local roads, US 1 North, ME 207 South, ME 77 North to Two Lights. ME 77 North to South Portland. 

Day 4: US 1 North, I 295 North, US 1 North to Freeport. Local roads to Wolfe Neck State Park. Local roads, US 1 South, I 295 South, ME 100 South ME 77 South, local roads to lighthouses, ME 77 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 5: Local Roads to Portland Head Lighthouse.

Day 6: US 1 North, US 1 Alternate West to Amtrak. ME 22 West, Me 9 North, ME 25 North, ME 24 Business North, ME 25 North, ME 237 North, US 202 East, River Road to Covered Bridge. River Road, US 302 North to Naples. ME 114 South, local streets, US 1 Alternate East to Portland. US 1 Alternate West, ME 77 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 8: Local Roads, ME 207 North, ME 114 North, Local roads, ME 9 North to Portland Airport.

Notes

Patched a few holes on ME 9. Did a nice scenic loop around Sebago Lake.

Results

Clinched ME 25 Business, ME 77, ME 207. Mileage on US 202, US 302, ME 9, ME 11, ME 25, ME 114, ME 237.

Maine, 12/2025

Route

Day 1: From Portland Maine airport, ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland.

Day 3: I 295 North, US 1 North, ME 77 South to Boothbay. ME 77 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, Local Roads, US 1 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 5: Local Roads, ME 9 North to Portland Airport.

Notes

Results

Mileage on ME 9.

AHS 55th Reunion

Route

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge VT/NH

Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, US 421 North, NC 74 West, US 52 North, I 74 West, I 77 North, I 64 West, US 35 North, US 23 North, I 270 West, US 33 West, OH 31 North, OH 53 North, local road, US 68 North, OH 81 East, Local roads, US 68 North, I 75 North, I 275 North to Plymouth
Day 2 - Local roads, including I 275, US 23, MI 14, MI 153.
Day 3 - I 275 North, I 96 West, US 23 North, I 75 North, I 675 North, I 75 North, MI 33 North, Forest roads, MI 65 North, Local road, US 23 North, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Alpena. 

MI 32 East, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Hotel.

Brown Bridge VT

Day 4 - MI 32 West, MI 65 South, Forest Roads, MI 33 South, I 75 South, Local road to Frankenmuth.

MI 83 South, I 75 South, US 23 South, I 96 East, I 275 South to Canton.

I 275 North to Livonia. I 275 South to Canton.

Day 5 - Local Roads, including, US 12, US 24, I 94, I 275.

Day 6 - I 275 South, I 75 South, I 80/90 East, I 480 East, I 71 North, I 90 East, OH 44 North, OH 2 East, OH 535 North to Fairport Harbor. 

OH 535 South, Local streets, OH 84 East, Local Road, I 90 East, I 86 East, US 219 North, NY 98 East, Local road, NY 98 East, Local roads, NY 39 North, Local road to Letchworth State Park.

NY 436 East, local street, NY 36 East, I 390 South, I 86 East, NY 417 South to Painted Post. 

Day 7 - I 99 North, I 86 East, NY 414 South to Corning.

NY 414 North, Local Roads to Montour Falls. NY 14 South, I 86 West, I 99 South to Painted Post.

Day 8 - I 99 North, I 86 East, I 81 North, I 88 East, I 90 East, I 87 North, NY 2 East, US 9 South to Albany.

US 9 North, NY 236 North, NY 146 East, US 4 East, Local roads, NY 423 East, NY 32 North, US 4 East, US 7 South, Local Roads to North Shrewsbury VT.

Day 9 - Local roads, US 7 North, US 4 East, VT 12 North to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHS. VT 12 South, Local Street, US 4 East, VT 12 South, US 5 South, Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, NH 12A North, I 89 South, US 4 East, NH 104 East, NH 25 East, MW 25 East, ME 113 South, ME 114 South, Local streets, US 1 South, local streets to South Portland ME.

Day 10 - Local Roads, including ME 77.

Day 11 - I 90 South, local roads to Kennebuckport. ME 9 North, US 1 North, Local roads to South Portland.

Day 12 - I 295 North, US 1 North, ME 77 South to Boothbay. ME 77 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, Local Roads, US 1 South, ME 9 South to Ken's Seafoods. ME 9 North, US 1 North to South Portland.

Day 13 - I 90 South, I 495 South, I 290 West, I 90 West, I 84 West, CT 15 South, I 91 South, CT 15 South, Hutchinson Parkway South, I 287 West, Garden State Parkway South, NJ 36 South to Sandy Point. NJ 36 North, Local Roads, NJ 35 South, Local roads, Garden State Parkway South to Neptune NJ.

Day 14 - Garden State Parkway South, NJ 34 North, I 195 West, I 95 South, New Jersey Turnpike South, I 295 South, I 95 South, DE 1 South, US 301 South, US 50 West, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South  to Chapel Hill.

Notes

Finally cliched NC 74 (future I-74).

US 68 was under construction in Kenton and Dunkirk Ohio. On the Dunkirk detour we encountered an Amish buggy and a Cyber truck. Both are rare sightings.

We were forced to use I 675 through Saginaw northbound because they were resurfacing the Zilwaukee bridge northbound. 

The GPS took through local National Forest roads to bypass Mio in both directions.

Drove over the Cuomo bridge (Historically Tappan Zee) for the first time.

Results
New counties for a new total of 1278

    NH: Belknap, Sullivan (Completed NH}

    NJ: Monmouth, Ocean (Completed NJ)

    NY: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Delaware, Otsego, Steuben, Washington, 

        Wyoming

    VT: Rutland, Windsor

CT: Mileage on  I 91, US 5, CT 15

MA: Clinched  I-290. Mileage on I-95, I-495

MD: Mileage on MA 12.

ME: Mileage on I 95, I 295, ME 9, ME 25, ME 27, ME 112, ME 114.

NC: Clinched NC 74.

NH: Clinched I 95. Mileage on I 89, US 3, US 4, NH 12A, NH 25, NH 104.

NJ: Clinched I 195. Mileage on Garden State Parkway, NJ 34, NJ 35, NJ 36, NJ 66.

NY: Clinched I 88, NY 236. MIleage on I 81, I 86, I 87, I 99, US 4, US 9, US 219, NY 19, NY 32, NY 36, NY 98, NY 146, NY 352, NY 414, NY 417, NY 423, NY 436.

OH: Mileage on I 71, I 480, OH 2, OH 44, OH 53, OH 81, OH 84, OH 283, OH 535.

PA: Clinched I 86.

VT: Mileage on US 4, US 5, US 7, VT 12.

NPS Sites: 

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHS

Saint Gaudens NHS

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Saratoga Battlefield NHS