Show I I I 1 I Jay Godfrey publisher r of ot The Mid vale Sentinel and one of my myr r- r favorite people enjoys travel aa as does his wife wire Vivian I see Co by bythe the paper that they're Just back I from tram a vacation trip to the Midwest Mid west eo so lets let's u UI take the same trip with wIlli his highway lions They're tram from big hla I Tins This s N That I When you drive across several states elates yo you have an opportunity I Ito to compare how the various state elate highway departments operate I One stupid thing turned up nn an an icy road sign l left ft over from tram last lael winter When the temPerAture temperature tem is a broiling degrees degree and tourists see that no wonder tey donl dont dont stay tay among the crazy j people i In Utah tah any longer than necessary 1 1 us too that the l last st time we drove up Big DIg Cottonwood Canyon they still had up the sign advising motorists to lo use chains We never had been able to tolee see lee ee much beauty In the tho WyomIng Wyom Wyom Wyoming ing nu landscape but pUling passing through western Wyoming just Jut justat at sunset the slanting rays brought ou out all the tho color In the rocks and soil loll and It was gor nor Wyoming's direction signs can be bo the best and the worst wont You Youcan ran can get confused In Rock Springs but suddenly there Is a sign You are JUe traveling graveling east of 30 to Raw Raw- Rawling ling Tourists love signs like that I Then In the northeastern part of ot the state we drove an extra 25 miles because we took the Wrong wrong highway out of town and andor for or 12 miles clear mlles clear Into Inlo the tho next town town there there was not a sin 1 1 gle le highway sIgn And the fact that we were veering northwest instead of northeast didn't im impress Im Impress press us us We didn't like Uke Wyoming l b that day Wh When r you travel trave that lonesome lonesome lone lonesome some some Casper road Wyoming apu apparently ap ap- expect expects you to carry u your Kinch there lunch there are numerous numer- numer nu numer numerous ous roadside tablet tables at ac Inter Intervals Inter Inter- vats val Along theW the Way y bUr bUr- bUrth th there re are are r no ng cafes carea for miles mile and mile miles r t tWe I We traveled In m five states and V oming seems leema to o have the most I Int rge highway y construction Of JM Ot course cour course e the are are doing ng open n first and are Je leaving ing 0 towns till later I Makes you wonder how they are going to make room for tor a af f 19 highway through towns llie Green Creon River and Rock RockSprings RockSprings Springs Springe that are jammed in tight ibe between lIeen tho the river and the mountains moun noun i twine and the railroad yards occupying all of of the spare space This should be Interesting to watch Best marked Best marked highways are in Minnesota As you cross the state elate lino there is Is' Isa a series of ot signs which advise the motorist ot of all of-all all the special Minnesota ta laws One we liked l best est advised trucks they r must stay BOO feet teet behind the vehicle te ahead f You Your never have a big noisy nollY I I 4 dl 1 bh i in n tucki another vehicle everl I Its It's e r a pod Good l law W and they enforce Ce It ft It too l states tates give warning that sp speed ed d Is ch checked ked by radar cars and planes Nebraska does doel the best job On long straight stretches every mite mile Is marked by a foot wide fool line across the pavement The cop in the lane bland simply times limes your car between en lines and behas he be has your speed I And I It helps the motorist loo too too-lf If you cross the white lines every 60 seconds you are Bre doing 60 and you are well wel within their mile 65 limit We didn't see any planes and have a hunch that the white while lines could be more of a throat threat at than a promise |