JULY 11TH
I then get on I-77 heading south. At MM 37, there is an Ohio Bicentennial Barn 1803-2003. Quite a few were painted with the logo back in 2003. I don't know how many still stand, but this one is kept up nicely.
A yellow Corvette zoomed by with a license plate reading "USingle".
By Exit 25, there is a brown highway sign announcing Big Muskie Bucket, probably one of the more interesting names I've seen. Probably some sort of a fishing thing.
At this time, I began watching a number on my car's Info dashboard. It said that I was getting 31.2 mpg on average overall, not just on the trip. It had been around 26.3 mpg when I left home yesterday. Another reading on info was instant mpg which fluctuated a lot depending upon how much pressure I put on the gas pedal and whether I was climbing, on flat surface or coming down a slope.
I decided to see how high I could get that gas mileage, which meant I slowed down to about 5-10 miles under the speed limit.
Hey, I'm not in a huge hurry. I'm "re-tarred" as they say down south.
Working on a Mileage Thing. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
2 comments:
The Big Muskie was a power shovel that did strip mining in a truly major way. Only the bucket remains but its capacity is 220 cubic yards which they equate to a 12 car garage. Some of the land it stripped is being reclaimed as The Wilds with critters like rhinos & giraffes.
There was a bicentennial barn done in each of the 88 counties but I've no idea how many are left.
Probably one of the strangest signs I've ever seen. So, there is a story behind it.
Perhaps I'll have to take a side trip the next time through.
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