Friday, August 26, 2022

AHS 50th Reunion

Route
Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 73 North, US 421 North, US 52 North, I 74 West, I 77 North, I 64 West, US 35 North,  OH 327 North, OH 93 North, OH 56 West, OH 374 North to Hocking Hills.
OH 374 North, US 33 North, I 270 North, I 71 North, OH 37 West, US 23 North, OH 15 West, I 75 North, I 275 North to Plymouth
Day 2-3 - Local roads, including I 275, US 23, MI 14, MI 153.
Day 4 - I 275 North, I 96 West, US 23 North, I 75 North, MI 61 East, US 23 North, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Alpena. 
MI 32 East, Local Roads, US 23 North, Local Roads, US 23 South, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Hotel.
Day 5 - MI 32 West, Local Roads, US 131 South, MI 20 West, MI 37 South, Detour, MI 37 South, Detour, US 131 South, I 196 West, Local Road, US 31 North, Local Streets to Holland State Park.
Local Streets, US 31 South, I 196 West, Local Road to Douglas.
Local Streets, I 196 West, I 196 Business West to South Haven.
I 196 Business East, I 196 West, I 94 West, I 94 Business West to Stevensville.
Day 6 - I 94 West, US 12 West, Local Roads, US 12 West, IN 49 South to Visitor Center.
IN 49 North, US 12 West, IN 53 South, US 30 East, I 65 South, Local Streets to Indiana State Capitol.
Local Streets, I 70 East, I 65 South to Hotel.
Day 7 - I 65 North, I 465 East, I 74 East, I 75 South, I 71 North, US 50 East, I 471 South, US 27 South, KY 8 East, KY 1566 South, KY 1997 South, KY 9 East, KY 1/7 South, I 64 East, WV 20 South, Local road, I 77 South, I 74 East, US 52 South, Bus 40 East, I 40 East, NC 86 South to Chapel Hill.

Notes
Construction all over this trip. I 275 under rebuild from I 94 to I 96 in western Detroit suburbs. US 23 freeway from I 75 to MI 13 closed for rebuild. MI 37 closed north of Sparta. Ramp from US 12/20 to I 65 closed in Gary. I 65/70 closed in downtown Indianapolis. KY 8 closed at KY 1566.
This was our first trip of US 35 in West Virginia after the last divided four-lane section was built. This bypasses the old by the drag strip on WV 617. The drag strip used to be the halfway point between Chapel Hill and Detroit.

Results
New counties for a new total of 1191
    IN: Clinton, Decatur, Franklin, Jasper, Newton, Ripley, White
    KY: Bracken, Campbell, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton
    MI: Newaygo
    OH: Vinton

IN: Mileage on I 65, I 70, I 74, US 12, US 20, US 30, IN 53.
KY: Clinched I 471, KY 1566. Mileage on US 27, KY 1, KY 7, KY 8, KY 9, KY 1997.
MI: Clinched I 94 Business Benton Harbor. Mileage on I 196, I 196 Business Holland, I 196 Business South Haven, I 296, US 31, US 131, MI 20, MI 37, MI 61.
OH: Clinched OH 374. Mileage on OH 37, OH 56, OH 93, OH 327, OH 374.
WV: Mileage on US 35, WV 20.

NPS Sites: Indiana Dunes NP, New River Gorge NP, North Country NRT
Indian Dunes NP



North Country Trail