Routes
TS7 Hop 10 – Cloverdale IN to Carlock IL
177 miles via US 231, I-74, US 150 and a very scary mile on a narrow, rutted farm lane. Cumulative tow miles: 1867, Truck miles: 180. Cumulative truck miles: 2563. I don’t know why the RV GPS took me down that God-awful cowpath. After I got to my destination I looked back at the Google … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 9 – Brookville OH to Cloverdale IN
143 miles via I-70 and I-465 (southeast of Indianapolis). Cumulative tow miles: 1690. Truck miles: 153. Cumulative truck miles: 2383. The extra truck miles were from shopping and refueling. This was an easy hop. Sunny skies, flat roads. But a lot of traffic, including a 15-minute delay at the start due to an accident on … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 8 – Mogadore OH to Brookville OH
212 miles via OH 43, US 224, I-76, I-71, I-270 (west of Columbus), I-70 and some local roads when I got lost just short of the destination. Cumulative tow miles: 1547. Truck miles: 300. Cumulative truck miles: 2230. The extra truck miles were due to the trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 7 – Lowman NY to Mogadore OH
345 miles via I-86, I-90, OH 11, I-80, I-76 and OH 43 with a refueling stop midway, in Jamestown NY. Cumulative tow miles: 1335. Truck miles: 362. Cumulative truck miles: 1930. The extra truck miles were entirely due to the return from the GMC dealer where the starting problem was fixed. Yes, I made it … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 6 – Croton-on-Hudson NY to Lowman NY
250 miles via NY 9, NY 301, NY 9D, NY 9W, I-84 and NY 17. Cumulative tow miles: 991. Truck miles: 443. Cumulative truck miles: 1568. This may have been my worst day of RV travel EVER. I got away on schedule, around 10:30am, but ran into a closed road (NY 9) a half hour … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 5 – Swanzey NH to Croton-on-Hudson NY
185 miles via NH 10/MA 10, I-91, I-84, I-684 (north of New York City), NY 35, NY 100, NY 118, NY 134, NY 129 and US 9A. Cumulative tow miles: 741. Truck miles: 302. Cumulative truck miles: 1125. The extra truck miles were due to a trip to MA for a medical appointment and some … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 4 – Poland ME to Swanzey NH
170 miles via ME 122, ME 26, US 202 (with a brief detour near Gorham ME and I-393 and I-89 to bypass Concord NH), NH 9 and NH 10. Cumulative tow miles: 556. Truck miles: 338. Cumulative truck miles: 823. The extra truck miles were due to a graveyard tour and a trip to the … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 1 – Orange MA to Saco ME
144 miles via MA 2, I-495 (northwest of Boston), I-95 and US 1. Cumulative tow miles: 144. Truck miles: 144. Cumulative truck miles: 144. Yes, the Seventh Trip South (TS7) has officially begun. This was a fairly short hop but I opted to avoid the NH tolls via US 1 so it was a bit … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 14: Saugerties NY to Orange MA
168 miles via Blue Mountain Road, NY 32, US 9W, I-587 in Albany, I-90, US 20, MA 9, MA 112, MA 2 and MA 122. Cumulative tow miles: 2150. Truck miles: 218. Cumulative truck miles: 3290. The extra truck miles were due to a trip to the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kingston, a trip to … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 13: Croton-on-Hudson NY to Saugerties NY
77 miles via US 9, US 9W, Glasco Turnpike, Kings Highway, NY 212 and Blue Mountain Road. Cumulative tow miles: 1982. Truck miles: 181. Cumulative truck miles: 3072. The extra truck miles were due to a sightseeing trip to the Bronx (to see how difficult it would be to drive near Yankee Stadium) and a … Continue reading