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Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #050: The Roads of The 59th Big GameThe annual installment of America's biggest sporting event is upon us and in this episode Gribblenation's Dan previews the matchup, the cities involved, and their respective road networks. All with the help of a trio of "mystery guests"! It's a special preview show, geared toward road enthusiasts!
2025-01-311h 28
Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Thoughts on the Upcoming April 2024 Solar EclipseGribblenation's Doug talks in brief about the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, a few other solar eclipses and a talk about traffic one might expect around eclipse time.
2024-04-0618 minGribblenation RoadcastJunction Roadcast Episode 1 - Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse and the Minaret Summit and I70Welcome to the new Junction Roadcast at Gribblenation. This episode features an interview with Tom Fearer about CA 203, the Minaret Pass, and failed attempts to bring Interstate 70 in California.
In the roundtable discussion, Adam is joined with Mike Tantillo, Dan Murphy, and Laura Bianca-Pruett to discuss the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. We discuss the bridge's past and future.
Additional Notes:
Stopping the Road by Jack Fisher is available at Amazon.
2024-04-0359 minGribblenation RoadcastCovered Bridges of MaineGribblenation's Doug talks about the historic covered bridges of the state of Maine.
2024-03-2839 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #047: The Roads of The 58th Big GameThe annual installment of America's biggest sporting event is upon us and in this episode Gribblenation's Dan previews the matchup, the cities involved, and their respective road networks. All with the help of a trio of "mystery guests"! It's a special preview show, geared toward road enthusiasts!
2024-02-041h 52
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #046: Discovering Alaska, America's Last FrontierThe U.S. state of Alaska is a corner of North America that few road & travel enthusiasts have the opportunity to visit. Fortunately, Gribblenation's Dan & Doug have been up that way fairly recently and in this episode of the Roadcast, they are joined by fellow Alaska traveler Scott Onson of the aaroads.com forum to discuss their individual and shared experiences of traveling around the region in the last couple years.
This episode is intended to serve as a companion piece to a webinar presentation on the 'roadwaywiz' YouTube channel featuring an overview of the state of...
2024-01-241h 23Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Doug Talks Road MeetsIn this episode of Fresh Drives on the Gribblenation Roadcast, Gribblenation's Doug talks about road meets, most notably a few road meets that he's either hosted or attended.
2024-01-1443 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Doug's Fall (2023) RecapGribblenation's Doug talks about his Fall 2023 road trips, taking him around New York State, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ottawa and a cross country drive to Oregon.
2023-12-1345 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Maine-ly VacationlandOn the latest episode of Fresh Drives, Gribblenation's Doug talks about his recent vacation to Maine and some of the highlights, both on and off the road.
2023-09-271h 09Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Ontario's Cottage CountryGribblenation's Doug talks about his visit to Ontario's Cottage Country that happened over Memorial Day Weekend in 2023.
2023-06-0859 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Michigan MeanderingsGribblenation's Doug talks about his recent trip to Michigan, along with some of the best things he's seen during other trips around the Great Lakes State.
This episode was recorded in memory of late road enthusiasts Charles Kunz and David Backlin. They will be missed.
2023-05-1346 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Let's EatGribblenation's Doug talks in brief about how food ties in with road trips we take and how that is part of the road trip experience.
2023-05-1022 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Mother's Day TravelingGribblenation's Doug talks in brief about traveling with his mother as we get close to Mother's Day.
2023-05-1016 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #029: A Guide to Northeastern Maryland's "Harford 250" CelebrationThe year 2023 marks 250 years since the founding of Harford County, Maryland, which is located in the northeastern part of the state between Baltimore and the Susquehanna River. The year-long "Harford 250" celebration is now underway countywide and joining me on this episode to talk more about the county's history and some of the upcoming events you can take part in is Laura Bianca-Pruett, a town planner for the town of Bel Air, MD and current resident of the county (and friend of the podcast!). In this episode, we talked about a variety of subjects, including some of her favorite landmarks...
2023-04-111h 01Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Covered Bridges of Southern New EnglandGribblenation's Doug discusses the historic covered bridges in the three southern New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Find out a little bit about the history of these covered bridges from the era of Colonial America right up to UFO encounters.
2023-04-0136 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #028: 2023 MLB Season Preview w/ Rob Adams (WGCH Radio)A new baseball season is right around the corner and so let's mark the occasion on this latest Roadcast episode! Dan's guest on the show is Rob Adams, sports director at WGCH radio in Greenwich, CT, and a part-time public address announcer for the High-A minor league Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team in Fishkill, NY. Rob and Dan sat down to break down the MLB landscape division by division, with some emphasis placed on our local New York teams and the major rules changes that are expected to impact the game league-wide this season. If you like roads AND...
2023-03-271h 10
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #027: Forty Days in Winter, Part IIIn this episode (Part 2 of 2), Dan continues discussing his recent travels around the southern United States in the winter (January/February) of 2023. With 6 weeks to work with, there was a lot of ground to cover and subsequently a lot of highlights to talk about! Dan was also joined by a special guest & friend of the podcast for this recap & discussion, which makes this episode worth a listen, regardless of the subject matter!
2023-03-171h 18
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #026: Forty Days in Winter, Part IIn this episode (Part 1 of 2), Dan talks about his recent travels around the southern United States in the winter (January/February) of 2023. With 6 weeks to work with, there was a lot of ground to cover and subsequently a lot of highlights to talk about! Dan was also joined by a special guest & friend of the podcast for this recap & discussion, which makes this episode worth a listen, regardless of the subject matter!
2023-03-131h 07
Gribblenation RoadcastThe Junction w/Adam Prince - Episode 6 - The 1968 Federal-Aid Highway BillWhen the 1968 Federal-Aid Highway Bill was passed, 1500 new miles were added to the Interstate Highway System. The Chair of the House Subcommittee on Roads, John Kluczynski, asked each state's highway department to send him their list of desired additions to the system. The states' responses of course varied, but they do paint a picture into how the Interstate Highway System got to where it is today.
2023-02-2756 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - A Few Words on ArizonaGribblenation's Doug talks a little bit about Arizona, as well as muses about ideas for future podcast episodes.
2023-02-1531 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Across Washington State's US 2Gribblenation's Doug talks about driving across US 2 in Washington State, with some minutiae along the way.
2023-01-2940 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #025: Music & Road Tripping - Beatles ed.After a bit of a hiatus, Dan "gets back" to podcasting with this latest offering concerning some of his favorite music to listen to while on the road. A very special album by The Beatles is front and center for this episode, complete with a history of the album's various content releases, as well as a discussion about why this album means what it does to yours truly.
2022-12-3044 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Virginia VacationGribblenation's Doug talks about his recent road trip vacation to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the beautiful mountain drives that can be found in the Old Dominion State.
2022-12-2354 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Quebec's Eastern TownshipsGribblenation's Doug summarizes a bit about his trips through the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
2022-10-1022 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #024: 2022 NFL Season Preview w/ Rob Adams (WGCH Radio)A new NFL football season is right around the corner and so let's mark the occasion on this latest Roadcast episode! Dan's guest on the show is Rob Adams, sports director at WGCH radio in Greenwich, CT, and a part-time public address announcer for the High-A minor league Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team in Fishkill, NY. Rob and Dan sat down to break down the NFL landscape division by division, with some emphasis placed on our local New York teams, while throwing in some roads talk here & there along the way. We'll also give you our playoff picks and...
2022-09-011h 10Gribblenation Roadcast2022 East Coast Road TripThis past week Tom completed his largest East Coast Road trip in several years. Said East Coast Road trip was centralized around the 2022 Philadelphia, PA National Road Meet and spanned as far west as Shenandoah National Park with an eastern terminus at Long Beach Island of New Jersey. What roads did Tom see and what can readers of the Gribblenation blog series expect to see in coming months? Listen in and find out on this episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast.
2022-08-2927 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #023: Philadelphia Freedom!A discussion and review of the 2022 National Road Meet held in Philadelphia, PA on August 20-21, 2022 (hosted by Gribblenation's Dan) is in order. If you attended this event, thank you so much for being a part of it! If you missed it, have a listen to find out what you missed:
2022-08-271h 01Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Roads and HikingGribblenation's Doug talks about combining two of his interests... roads and hiking. With emphasis on Upstate New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Doug talks about some old alignments, recreational paths along bridges and some great hiking trails that bring you to wonderful views of roads.
2022-08-0433 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #022: Another Weekend in ParadiseAnother weekend of travels around The Keystone State - a favorite northeastern U.S. interstate drive, a new bridge on the Susquehanna, and some Philly Meet scouting.
The annual Extra Miler Club meeting was this past weekend, which got Dan to thinking...
2022-07-2635 min
Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - US 20 in OregonGribblenation's Doug talks about US 20 in Oregon.
2022-07-0537 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #021 - Adventures in the Rocky MountainsIn Dan's latest roadcast offering, he reviews his late spring 2022 trip to Colorado, Utah, and the Mountain West region. New states and new major cities are the highlights of this ten-day trip, in addition to some incredible mountain drives and a few other things!
2022-06-3054 minGribblenation RoadcastThe Junction w/Adam Prince - Episode 5: Google Streetview & Other ItemsAdam dives into two slightly controversial topics in the roadgeeking community - the use of Google Streetview for content materials and the Texas-based, Texas-sized convenience store, Buc-ee's.
2022-06-2034 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #019 - Travels around the Old DominionDan's weekend trip to Virginia and the city of Lynchburg is the subject of this episode, which also includes discussion of the Lynchburg Road Meet, the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park, and a trio of Maryland bridges near the Chesapeake Bay worth your attention and interest!
2022-06-1643 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - The Canadian MaritimesGribblenation's Doug talks about his travels to the Canadian Maritimes, mostly in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but also on Prince Edward Island.
2022-05-1347 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #018 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to Interstate 26One of the more interesting and least talked-about major freeways across Appalachia, Interstate 26 features a scenic drive and some interesting historical happenings worth talking about. Dan is back to talk about his experiences driving this road over the years while also profiling the length of the interstate from the Coast to the Mountains.
2022-04-1944 min
Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #020 - The Curious Case of Interstate 14Interstate 14 is one of America's newest mainline interstate corridors, but it doesn't look like much when you check it out on a map. Tune in to this episode and Dan will help you learn more about the existing I-14 corridor, its history as a high-priority corridor, and what path it's intended to follow in the future.
2022-03-2228 minGribblenation RoadcastWhen did people begin to refer to the Ridge Route as "The Grapevine?" (former US Route 99 and Interstate 5)The segment of US Route 99 from Los Angeles north to Bakersfield was traditionally known in State Highway documents as the "Ridge Route." Even as the Ridge Route was transitioning from curvy mountain grade to the facility now occupied by Interstate 5nthe name largely persisted in California Highways & Public Works documents. During modern times the name "Ridge Route" has be usurped in popular lexicon in favor to the nickname known as "The Grapevine." This Roadcast will attempt to decipher the origins of "The Grapevine" and how it came into popular use today.
The topic of the emergence of the...
2022-03-1916 minGribblenation RoadcastTerminal Island FreewayThe Terminal Island Freeway is a 3.1-mile freeway extending from Seaside Boulevard on Terminal Island north to Willow Street in the city of Long Beach. The Terminal Island Freeway was constructed by the California Division of Highways at the behest of United States Navy for access to the numerous Naval facilities once present on Terminal Island. The Terminal Island Freeway is carried by California State Route 47 north from Seaside Avenue to Henry Ford Avenue, California State Route 103 north to California State Route 1 at Pacific Coast Highway and under local maintenance north to Willow Street in Long Beach. Despite being mai...
2022-03-1413 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drive - Let's Go VermontingOn the latest episode of Fresh Drives on the Gribblenation Roadcast, Doug talks about some roads that you can experience Vermonting, but perhaps not the roads that first come to mind in the Green Mountain State.
2022-03-0519 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #017 - Deep In The Heart Of TexasThe Presidents Day holiday weekend gave Dan another opportunity to do a bit of traveling and explore a new part of the country previously unfamiliar to him and his "roadwaywiz" YouTube audience. In this episode, he recaps his adventures, thoughts, and travels in the Texas cities of Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi, including a recap of the road/bridge networks in each location and some non-road landmarks you may find interesting in each city as well.
2022-02-2659 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - A Scavenger HuntGribblenation's Doug talks about the road enthusiast hobby with the idea that there's an element of a scavenger hunt, whether we look for old signs, clinch counties or something completely different.
2022-02-2113 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - The Mohawk Trail of Western MassachusettsGribblenation's Doug talks about the famed Mohawk Trail of Western Massachusetts. Today's MA Route 2, the road had its beginnings as a footpath for Native Americans, colonial settlers and literary masters before becoming the scenic auto touring route we know and love today.
2022-02-1736 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #016 - The Roads of The 56th Big GameThe annual installment of America's biggest sporting event is upon us and in this episode Dan previews the matchup, the cities involved, and their respective road networks. All with the help of a couple "mystery guests"! It's a special Preview Show, geared toward road enthusiasts!
2022-02-061h 31Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #015 - Dan's Winter 2022 Trip Log, Part IIThis is Part II of Dan's trip log, featuring the second half of his trip to Georgia and the southeast U.S. in January 2022. In this episode, Dan chronicles and summarizes his daily activities for Days 9-17, January 22-30 from metro Atlanta, to Appalachia, to Music City USA, and many places in between.
While Part I is not exactly "prerequisite" material, it's encouraged that you listen to the Part I episode first before diving into this one. I wouldn't want you to miss any references to places from the previous episode, nor would I want you to n...
2022-02-031h 13Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Taconic State ParkwayGribblenation's Doug talks about his favorite parkway in New York State, the historic and scenic Taconic State Parkway through the prestigious Hudson Valley region. Learn more about this scenic road and why it was FDR's "baby" as far as the world of roads is concerned.
2022-01-3023 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - On Long IslandGribblenation's Doug waxes poetic about the New York Islanders of yore, and also talks a long bit about some interesting roads on Long Island.
2022-01-2533 minGribblenation RoadcastFury Roads #001: Where the hell was the pre-1935 western terminus of US Route 66Recently we updated an existing blog on the Arroyo Seco Parkway and the pre-1935 western terminus of US Route 66. Said blog was updated due to there being substantial information about the early terminus history of US Route 66 around Los Angeles being uncovered in the AASHTO Database. Did you know US Route 66 more or less was intended to end in San Fernando and not Los Angeles? What about US Route 66 once ending via Fletcher Drive at US Route 99/San Fernando Road? The discovery of the AASHTO Database has led many of us to revisit what we thought about the history of s...
2022-01-2519 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #014 - Dan's Winter 2022 Trip Log, Part IThis is Part I of Dan's trip log, featuring the first several days of his trip to Georgia and the southeast U.S. in January 2022. In this episode, Dan chronicles and summarizes his daily activities for Days 1-9, January 14-22 from metro Atlanta, to the Atlantic & Gulf Coasts, to Music City USA, and many places in between.
2022-01-221h 02Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Rockin' the CatskillsGribblenation's Doug talks about some great driving roads and bridges to check out in the Catskills of Upstate New York, along with a bit of the history and mountain attractions of the area.
2022-01-2135 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Maryland's Covered BridgesGribblenation's Doug talks about the six remaining historic covered bridges in Maryland. With stories pertaining to fire, Civil War campaigns, devastating floods and more, these covered bridges really do have a story to tell.
2022-01-1343 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - When Life Gives You Lemons...Gribblenation's Doug discusses his recent trips during the Christmas and New Year's weekends to Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland, with mentions of New York, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia as well.
Some related links to check out:
http://www.ctmq.org/
http://www.mdroads.com/
http://www.pabucketlist.com/
2022-01-091h 05Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #013 - Dan's New Year's Rockin' Roadcast!In his first Roadcast episode of 2022, Dan recaps the New Year's travel weekend, including the drive to/from New York & Maryland, some road meet-related scouting for a future gathering in August, and a summary of the New Year's Doubleheader of live programming that was the primary focus of the weekend as a whole (while also taking a swipe at the state of the road enthusiasts community as he sees it today). It's a mixed bag of entertainment, excitement, and thoughtfulness for you to start the New Year with!
2022-01-0740 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #013 - Dan's New Year's Rockin' Roadcast!In his first Roadcast episode of 2022, Dan recaps the New Year's travel weekend, including the drive to/from New York & Maryland, some road meet-related scouting for a future gathering in August, and a summary of the New Year's Doubleheader of live programming that was the primary focus of the weekend as a whole (while also taking a swipe at the state of the road enthusiasts community as he sees it today). It's a mixed bag of entertainment, excitement, and thoughtfulness for you to start the New Year with!
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2022-01-0740 minGribblenation RoadcastThe Junction w/Adam Prince - Episode 4: Piecing Puzzles TogetherEpisode 4 of the Junction focuses on two recent articles by Adam Prince, Interstate 79 in West Virginia and The Twin Rivers Scenic Road in Pennsylvania. I also discuss how I piece together these puzzles, how they gain my interest, what I use as resources (and wish to improve on), and a preview of other features I am working on.
2022-01-0354 minGribblenation RoadcastThe Junction w/Adam Prince Episode 3 - WyomingAfter a nine-month hiatus, Adam is back to discuss his recent road trip to Wyoming. But also how this trip reminded him of the importance of our National Parks and telling your own story.
2021-12-291h 00Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Doug's 2021 Year in ReviewOn the latest Fresh Drives episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast, Doug talks about his 2021 year in review. Find out more about some of the trips Doug took, some of his favorite blog articles, podcast stats and more.
2021-12-2838 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #012 - Dan's 2021 Year in Review, Part IIIn this episode, Dan closes out the year 2021 with a recap of his busy year. Included here are summaries and discussions on his memorable road trips, professional undertakings, and maybe a couple other significant developments during this time. This episode focuses on summaries of road trips and other developments in the months of July thru the end of December.
2021-12-261h 04Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - That Syracuse EpisodeGribblenation's Doug talks about the highways and road oddities of the Syracuse, New York area on the latest Fresh Drives episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast.
2021-12-2434 minGribblenation RoadcastGribblenation US Route 99 Page and the awesome child routes of US Route 99Gribblenation recently launched a US Route 99 page given it has been one of the most frequent US Routes to appear in our blog series. US Route 99 was one of the original US Routes created in 1926 alongside the US Route System. At it's peak US Route 99 was approximately 1,600 miles spanning from Mexican Broder in Calexico, California north to the Canadian Border at Blaine, Washington. US Route 99 has a legacy which is approached by few other American highways which has developed a strong following in the road community. This page is meant to serve as compellation of all Gribblenation blogs and medi...
2021-12-2316 minGribblenation RoadcastIt's a Festivus Miracle! (Tom's 2021 Year Recap)Hope you have gotten your metal pole out of the crawl space and prepared for the Feats of Strength because Festivus is here again! Before you prepare for the Airing of the Grievances why not give a listen to the Gribblenation Roadcast and find out what Tom has been up to for 2021? There certainly was lots of older US Route segments explored, some National Parks, stuff along California State Route 1 you likely haven't heard of, O'ahu and lots more!
2021-12-2335 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #011 - Dan's 2021 Year in Review, Part IIn this episode, Dan closes out the year 2021 with a recap of his busy year. Included here are summaries and discussions on his memorable road trips, professional undertakings, and maybe a couple other significant developments during this time. This episode focuses on summaries of road trips and other developments in the months of January thru the end of June.
2021-12-221h 00Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #010 - A Discussion on the Interstates and other Highways of Oahu, Hawaii (with Gribblenation's "Challenger Tom")Dan's back from his podcasting hiatus (YAY) to bring you this special episode, featuring an all-encompassing discussion on the Hawaiian Interstate Highway System, other major highways on the island of Oahu, and a few other interesting Hawaii-themed tidbits with Gribblenation's "Challenger Tom". Hawaii is a part of the United States that is often talked about but rarely visited within the road enthusiasts community; we hope to shed some new light for our listeners on this fascinating corner of our country in this latest podcast offering.
2021-12-141h 14Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Doug Drives Cross Country in October 2021.Doug talks about his cross country drive he took in October 2021. Highlights include I-70 and US 50.
2021-10-2541 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - Fall Foliage DrivesDoug talks about some of his picks and stories for fall foliage drives throughout the United States and Canada.
2021-10-0635 minGribblenation RoadcastTom's Summer RecapPiggybacking off of Doug's recap of his summer road trips in this episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses what he did during the summer. How many old US Route segments did Tom drive and which were his favorites? How old is Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park? What is the ION Highway and why was Nevada so pushy getting US Route 95? Is Boise an interesting place to visit? What is up with all the US Route gaps in Yellowstone National Park? Listen in for answers to all and more!
2021-10-0126 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - What I Did During My Summer Vacation (Part II)In the second episode of a two part series, Doug summarizes what he did travel-wise during this past summer. For the second episode, the focus is on New England, Northeast Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. There is also a preview of what's coming down the pike for travel and content.
2021-09-2952 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives - What I Did During My Summer Vacation (Part I)In the first episode of a two part series, Doug summarizes what he did travel-wise during this past summer. For the first episode, the focus is on California, Oregon and Washington State.
2021-09-2944 minGribblenation RoadcastFormer California State Route 1 over Old Pedro Mountain and Montara MountainPrior to November 1937 California State Route 1 was carried over Montara Mountain via Old Pedro Mountain Road by way of the 922 foot high Saddle Pass. Old Pedro Mountain Road itself was opened by San Mateo County as Coastline Highway in 1915 as a replacement for the Half Moon Bay-Colma. Old Pedro Mountain Road was one of first asphalted highways in California but despite it being a major improvement over the Half Moon Bay-Colma Road it quickly grew functionally obsolete. Old Pedro Mountain Road was added to the State Highway System during 1933 when Legislative Route Number 56 was extended from Cambria via the coa...
2021-07-2810 minGribblenation RoadcastAbandoned US Route 466 in Rocky CanyonUS Route 466 is in my opinion one of the most underrated US Routes to exist historically given it has been grossly overshadowed by it's parent route. US Route 466 also has one of the oddest alignments ever to exist in the US Route System via the rugged dirt grades of Rocky Canyon of San Luis Obispo County, California. The alignment of US Route 466 existed via the unsurfaced route via Rocky Canyon for a quarter century amid the early boom of freeway development in California. Like abandoned roadways, obscure places and general road related oddities? If so, former US Route 466 via Rock...
2021-05-2612 minGribblenation RoadcastMojave Desert Road StuffOn this episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses an assorted list of Mojave Desert Road related topics recently seen in the Gribblenation Blog Series. Which highway was almost built using Hydrogen Bombs? Where did US Route 91 originally terminate in the Mojave Desert and how did it get there? Where was the Arrowhead Trail through Valley of State Park and who was Charles Bigelow? What is up with Zzyzx Road and why does it matter more historically than it might first appear? To find out these answers and more spend your next 25 minutes listening on the Gribblenation Roadcast.
2021-04-1725 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #009: Road Trip Report - April 10-12, 2021Dan's back for another thrilling, exciting episode to tell you all about his three-day weekend roadtripping adventure - his first major trip since September 2020 and his first trip of any kind to the Carolinas in six years. All sorts of twists and oddities were encountered, including cancelled flights, lost batteries, and naptime on a terminal floor. And that was just the first day!
2021-04-1340 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #008: Where Road History meets Women's HistoryWith March being Women's History Month, this week's episode provides an opportunity to examine some of the roads and bridges across America named in honor of women, as well as the role of women in the engineering community past & present. Dan is back to tell you all about everything you need to know on those topics (and just a little bit more), plus a recap of his recent travels, current events, and potential future travels.
2021-03-2625 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives # 008 - Ireland RoadsOn the latest episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast, Doug talks a little bit about the roads of Ireland. A general summary of the Irish road network, motorways, tunnels and a few of Ireland's scenic drives are discussed during the episode.
2021-03-1719 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives # 007 - New Hampshire - Live Free and DriveDoug from the Gribblenation Roadcast gives an overview on some roads and bridges to check out around the State of New Hampshire.
2021-03-0939 minGribblenation RoadcastThe Redwood Highway corridor on the South Fork Eel River (US Route 101, Avenue of the Giants, CA 271 and more)The corridor of the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River is an incredibly scenic stretch of highway which is carried by modern US Route 101, Avenue of the Giants and California State Route 271. What tends to get overlooked about the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River is how significant it was allowing automobiles to reach the North Coast of California. Today in the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses how the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River bypassed the hellish Rattlesnake Grade and opened up the North Coast of California to the automobile.
2021-03-0713 minGribblenation RoadcastThe Junction w/Adam Prince - Episode 2 - InfluencesAfter a two month hiatus, Adam is back with The Junction to talk about who influenced him in the hobby.
2021-03-0230 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #007 - Where Road History meets Black HistoryWith February being Black History Month, this week's episode provides an opportunity to examine the impacts that road/highway projects have had on urban African-American populations across America and how these decisions continue to impact these communities today. Dan is joined this week by Laura Bianca-Pruett, a planner for a local municipality in the state of Maryland, who shares many of her experiences and insights into this and other topics, including diversity and the apparent lack thereof within the road enthusiast community at large.
2021-02-281h 02Gribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #006 - A Winter Drive Around Northern Delaware and South JerseyOn the latest episode of Fresh Drives, Doug from the Gribblenation Roadcast talks about his driving trip around northern Delaware and southern New Jersey (South Jersey), along with a smidgen of the northeastern corner of Maryland as well as a bit of southeastern Pennsylvania. Doug discusses his trip report, what he noticed along the way, some of the routes he clinched, covered bridges he saw, some miscellaneous facts and other observations he made along the way.
2021-02-2351 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #006 - Building and Restoring Delaware's Urban I-95 FreewayA major reconstruction project is getting underway along Interstate 95 in Wilmington, DE and Dan's back to tell you everything you need to know about the project, plus the history of I-95 through northeastern Delaware as a whole.
2021-02-1940 minGribblenation RoadcastTotally Ripping Off Dan - Tom Fearer's GarageDan just purchased a 2020 Subaru Impreza and did his own Roadcast episode on the car's that have been part of his fleet over the years. It just so happened that I also am the owner of a 2020 Subaru Impreza but more so I also happen to be someone who really loves cars. If you interested in what the western segment of Gribblenation has driven over the years listen in and find out!
2021-02-1830 minGribblenation RoadcastHighway Sign CollectingDo you like collecting old highway signage? Tom does and actually has a pretty extensive collection posted at his house. Give a listen and hear what some of Tom's favorite highway signs he's collected over the years.
As noted in the Roadcast below are links to Tom's highway sign collection on Flickr.
US Routes
https://flic.kr/s/aHskRvxggv
Interstates
https://flic.kr/s/aHskRnTYPE
California
https://flic.kr/s/aHskWkdbfj
Arizona
https://flic.kr/s/a...
2021-02-1519 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #005 - Romantic RoadsOn this special Valentine's Day episode of Fresh Drives on the Gribblenation Roadcast, Doug talks about romantic drives you can take with your other half. Roads around the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia are mentioned, with a little special mention of some drives around the Finger Lakes of New York State.
2021-02-1434 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #005 - Dan Murphy's GarageDan bought a new car this past week and can't wait to tell you all about it! Also on the show, a history of the personal vehicles Dan has owned/rented over the years while producing the footage seen on the 'roadwaywiz' YouTube channel since 2010.
2021-02-1237 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #004 - Massachusetts Exit RenumberingDoug Kerr from the Gribblenation Roadcast spends a little time talking about a general overview of the exit renumbering project that is currently ongoing in Massachusetts.
2021-02-1117 minGribblenation RoadcastCalifornia State Route 152; the Pacheco Pass HighwayCalifornia State Route 152 gets a lot of attention in the road community due to it having a unique expressway segment at the San Luis Reservoir leading west to Pacheco Pass. In this episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses the history of the California State Route 152, the Pacheco Pass Highway and even who Andrew Firebaugh was (he only recently had something to do with the Buffalo Bills). More regarding California State Route 152 can be found on the Gribblenation blog site:
https://www.gribblenation.org/2017/10/california-state-route-152.html
2021-02-0610 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #004 - The Roads of The 55th Big GameThe annual installment of America's biggest sporting event is upon us and in this episode Dan previews the matchup, the cities involved, and their respective road networks. All with the help of a couple "mystery guests"! It's a special Preview Show, geared toward road enthusiasts!
2021-02-051h 02Gribblenation RoadcastGribblenation Roadcast - January 2021 in ReviewDoug Kerr from Gribblenation.org goes over the various highlights of the blog and podcast updates from Gribblenation members during the month of January 2021.
2021-02-0316 min2021-01-2900 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #003 - The 46th President and a First State IntroductionAmerica's 46th President spent the vast majority of his political career representing Delaware, a state often overlooked in the road enthusiast community... until now!
On this program, Dan profiles a trio of Delaware transportation landmarks, including a Train Station, a Service Plaza, and an easily-shunpikeable (Is that a word?) Turnpike.
2021-01-2928 minGribblenation RoadcastEarly California State Route 24 through the 1903 Kennedy TunnelEver been driving into Oakland on California State Route 24 and wondered what came before the Caldecott Tunnel? Wonder no more!...in this episode Tom discusses the early history of roads over the Berkeley Hills and the 1903 Kennedy Tunnel. More regarding the Kennedy Tunnel can be found on the Gribblenation blog site below:
https://www.gribblenation.org/2021/01/former-california-state-route-24.html
2021-01-2910 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #003 - Oregon? Absolutely!Doug from Gribblenation talks a little bit about roads and travel in Oregon. He also delves a little bit into what's to come for Gribblenation as far as Oregon is concerned.
2021-01-2517 minGribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #002 - Thoughts of a Night Shift Engineer/Road EnthusiastDan has moved to night shift on his project and can't wait to tell you about it! (And some other spontaneous thoughts of his as well...)
2021-01-2221 minGribblenation RoadcastUS Route 99 in Turlock and the Turlock OverheadFormer US Route 99 in Turlock has an interesting history as it always kind of dragged behind the development of the rest of the highway in San Joaquin Valley. The most notable structure on what was US Route 99 in Turlock was certainly the Turlock Overhead. What is the Turlock Overhead and where was US Route 99 historically in Turlock? Listen in to find out or check out of blog series below:
https://www.gribblenation.org/2021/01/former-us-route-99-in-city-of-turlock.html
2021-01-2106 minGribblenation RoadcastFormer US Route 99 in Chowchilla, Merced, and AtwaterUS Route 99 is one of our most frequently covered highways given it's close proximity to me (Tom) in the Central Valley of California. In this Gribblenation Roadcast we briefly examine the history of US Route 99 in the cites of; Chowchilla, Merced, and Atwater. If you're inclined for a more detailed analysis the Gribblenation blog page features detail break downs of US Route 99 in Chowchilla, Merced, and Atwater:
Chowchilla Area
https://www.gribblenation.org/2021/01/former-us-route-99-in-chowchilla-area.html
Merced
https://www.gribblenation.org/2021/01/former-us-route-99-on-16th-street-in.html
Atwater
https://www...
2021-01-2010 minGribblenation RoadcastCalifornia State Route 1; the Shoreline Highway and Lost CoastMost people who have driven California State Route 1 likely know it from the Big Sur region and probably have never come close to finishing the entire route. North of the San Francisco Bay area California State Route 1 functions as a coastal loop from US Route 101 via the 210 mile Shoreline Highway. California State Route 1 as originally conceived was far more ambitious and was originally planned end near Fortuna which would have required traversing the Lost Coast. Never heard of California's Lost Coast?...give a listen here to find out where it is and why California State Route 1 was never completed as...
2021-01-2009 minGribblenation RoadcastGribblenation 20th Anniversary PodcastAdam and Doug from Gribblenation talk about the past 20 years of Gribblenation, from the origins of the website, various spinoffs of the website and memories of running Gribblenation since January 17, 2001 to the Gribblenation that we have today in 2021.
2021-01-171h 05Gribblenation RoadcastJust Passing Through #001 - Dan's Intro, Bio, and Other ThingsDan Murphy from Gribblenation welcomes you to his new "Just Passing Through" arm of the Gribblenation Roadcast Experience! On the program is Dan's Bio Section & Mission Statement for his upcoming blog/podcast posts, plus a look back at the year 2020 and how the COVID pandemic influenced everything from professional dealings to weekend road trips.
2021-01-1631 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #002 - Connecticut, Land of Steady HabitsDoug Kerr from Gribblenation talks about roads in the State of Connecticut and his history with road enthusiasm in the Nutmeg State. It'll be full of surprises.
2021-01-1419 minGribblenation RoadcastFresh Drives #001 - Let's Talk New York: Volume 1Doug Kerr from Gribblenation talks about roads in New York State, namely the roads that invoke the most nostalgia, the most desolate roads in the state, some underrated county routes as well as some of his favorite drives in the Empire State.
2021-01-0527 minGribblenation Roadcast2020 Year in Review / 2021 Look Ahead2020 Year in Review / 2021 Look Ahead with Gribblenation's Doug.
2020-12-3110 min