Is anyone making the trip to Albany from southeastern Virginia? I'm gonna try like heck to get out there with my own car, but it's going to be in rehab for an undetermined amount of time.
Ok, so the point of that post is that I might be needing a ride, if anyone is coming from Virginia.
Thanks,
-d.
do you need directions too? probably 95 all the way up to 87 into albany would be the way to go but i am sure u are aware of all this.
Yeah I'm actually coming from Hampton Roads area of Virginia, but I'm flying. So if you need a ride to the airport, I might be able to help there, but the other 700+ miles are on your own.
If you need directions, ask Melissa. She's made the Albany<->DC trip a few times. I fly.
If you're near Norfolk and can get to the airport, Southwest stops both in Norfolk and in Albany. Since Norfolk is farther away than BWI, I'm assuming you'd be able to fly into Albany.
Otherwise, sorry, I'm hopping Southwest BWI->Albany.
jy3 wrote:
Quotedo you need directions too? probably 95 all the way up to 87 into albany would be the way to go but i am sure u are aware of all this.
The best route rarely involves the Sprawl unless you're actually going there. From SE Va, DC probably can't be avoided, but once you get to Baltimore, take 83 to 81 to 84 to 87. You'll save yourself a few tolls and lots of traffic. In fact, if you're going to Albany, you may want to replace the last part with 81 to 88. (I'm always thinking in terms of going to the mid-Hudson valley.)
Judy, am I right?
Yeah John is correct. I actually did the drive from Norfolk to Albany for the Cornell at RPI game back in January. It's long one! My roommate who is from Canajoharie suggested cutting out into West Virginia near Fredericksburg, VA and picking up I-81 way out there. Depending on the time of year, that's actually a pretty good idea as you avoid all the beach and vacationers leaving the DC sprawl. However, in mid January during my trip to Troy, it didn't seem to make much difference. And then it's just I-81 all the way to Binghamton where you pick up I-88.
Amazing how far some of the roads actually go! I-81 that I took last year from Ithaca all the way to Watertown (enroute to Placid) goes at least as far south as West Virginia...and probably all the way to the Gulf Coast someplace.
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Chris '02 wrote:
QuoteAmazing how far some of the roads actually go! I-81 that I took last year from Ithaca all the way to Watertown (enroute to Placid) goes at least as far south as West Virginia...and probably all the way to the Gulf Coast someplace.
Not quite; it does die out in Tennessee. What's really impressive is some of the major East-West roads that go coast-to-coast. I've driven stretches of I-80 in Pennsylvania and Utah, and it's scary to think of it as the same road. Ditto I-10 in Louisiana and California.
Of course, even state routes can do amazing things on a smaller scale. Ever look at the full path of Route 28?
John T. Whelan '91 wrote:
QuoteChris '02 wrote:
Not quite; it does die out in Tennessee. What's really impressive is some of the major East-West roads that go coast-to-coast. I've driven stretches of I-80 in Pennsylvania and Utah, and it's scary to think of it as the same road. Ditto I-10 in Louisiana and California.
Of course, even state routes can do amazing things on a smaller scale. Ever look at the full path of Route 28?
It's also a trip to the two ends of I-90 in Boston and Seattle within about a week of each other.
Edit: I did it by flying, not driving though. The only highway I've done that with is I-91 - from the Candian/Vt/NH border to home in Ct one night, then down to the other end in New Haven for dinner the next night, but that's only a few hundred miles.
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I did basically drive I-95 from Daytona to NYC after the Everblades, with a slight detour to Charlotte to see my sister.
John T. Whelan '91 wrote:
Quoteof course, even state routes can do amazing things on a smaller scale. Ever look at the full path of Route 28?
I've personally seen the sign at the beginning of US20 in Newport, OR that points toward Boston. The road ends at the intersection of Beacon St and Comm Ave in Boston. It is my understanding that US20 is the longest active routing in the US.
The all time record was held by US6 which ran 3517 miles from Long Beach, CA (near LA) to Provincetown, MA (on the tip of Cape Cod). Of course, US6 no longer holds this record as the stretch between Long Beach and Bishop, CA was decomissioned in the 60s.
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John is correct. 95->87 will take you through...DC, Baltimore, Philly, NYC.
If I drive up to Boston, I leave at 5:30 am to avoid all the traffic.
If you know when you'll be going thru the DC/Baltimore area and it involves rush hour time (6:30-9am or 3:30-6pm) email me and I'll give you all the backroads I know to get past Baltimore from DC.
If you take 95, you can split off to NJ Turnpike in DE. 95 meets up with it too eventually. and from there, you can take Garden State Parkway around NYC to meet up with 87 (someone correct me?)....but there's always traffic and construction and lots of tolls.
Else, (Melissa take note as well?) in the Baltimore area, get on 83 N. That will take you to 81 in Harrisburg. Once you're past the Hershey exit, you can go pretty fast cuz it's 2 lanes, through mountains, and very very few cops. Somewhere in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area, you can get on 84 E and take that all the way to 87 (meets up in Newburgh/Poukeepsie - did I spell that right) area and then 87 N.
From 95 south of DC. - I'll write these later. Only done this once.
Note also, that if you're a Krispie Kreme fan and have some extra time in the day, drive up to exit 194 on 81 (Clark Summit exit) and follow the sign into town. Upon immediate entry onto the strip with gas and food, there's a Krispie Kreme shop on your left.
There's also a Wegman's in Wilkes-Barre but I've yet to visit that one.
judy '01 wrote:
Quoteyou can get on 84 E and take that all the way to 87 (meets up in Newburgh/Poukeepsie - did I spell that right) area
You spelled Newburgh, which is where you actually get on the Thruway, right. Poughkeepsie is one bridge up, on the other side of the Hudson, and at a point where the Thruway doesn't follow the river. (There are exits in Newburgh, New Paltz and Kingston, but the bridges are at Newburgh, Highland and Kingston.)
So it doesn't sound as though anyone is making the trip via car from Hampton Roads. Taking a flight sounds like a good idea, but my budget won't allow for both car rentals and a cheap hotel on top of it.
Looks like I'll be $aving for Providence... thank goodness Krispy Kreme donuts are cheap.
Yeah, luckily I'm from the Albany area so I can stay with my folks in Albany. In that respect, I'm actually glad the tournament is in Albany as opposed to Lake Placid. It would be even more difficult to get to Placid than Albany from Hampton Roads.
Leung, you wouldn't happen to work at Langley would you?
Nope. Wish I did, though. Come to that, I wish I had a job.
-Darren