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Reply #15 – April 11, 2008, 09:05:47 AM

Quote from: cougarXLS;213402

My Google Route:

1. Head southeast on CR-44/Prescott St toward Reuben St Continue to follow CR-44 4.4 km 4 mins
2. Turn left to merge onto HWY-416 S 26.4 km 17 mins
3. Take the exit onto HWY-401 W/MacDonald-Cartier Fwy toward Kingston 60.9 km 37 mins
4. Take exit 661 toward I-81/Bridge to U.S.A/Hill Island 1.4 km 4 mins

5. Merge onto HWY-137 S
Partial toll road

Entering United States (New York)
3.9 km 5 mins

6. Continue on I-81 S 153 km 1 hour 30 mins

7. Take exit 25A to merge onto I-90 W
Partial toll road
Passing through Pennsylvania Entering Ohio
441 km 4 hours 18 mins

8. Take exit 228 to merge onto OH-11 S toward Youngstown 78.7 km 46 mins
9. Take the I-80 E exit toward New York 0.7 km
10. Continue straight onto OH-711 S 4.6 km 3 mins
11. Take the exit onto I-680 S 5.1 km 4 mins

12. Take exit 6B to merge onto Market St toward Downtown

Points 5 and 7 are the partial toll roads...

How do I pay the toll? Is there an alternative route that wouldn't add too much more time but would avoid the toll?

How could I configure google to give me directions less the toll routes... I know I can 'avoid highways' with google, but that adds soo much time.
Directions are generic... from Kemptville to Youngstown.

Couple of things to consider here, cougarXLS.

First, on Google maps you can zoom in on the portions that are toll roads and click and drag that route to another route that isn't a toll road. It will redo your entire route using the new route you asked for. It looks like you'll have to do that twice.

Second, you asked for directions into Youngstown. The actual location of the Red Roof Inn we meet at is a suburb of Y-town called Boardman (or Poland actually). Your directions take you to downtown Y-town, when you actually want to go further south down I-680.

Here's the address for RRI. Use this as your destination address;

1051 Tiffany South
Poland, OH 44514

I believe it's like exit 11A, but it's the exit for US-224.

Hope this helps.

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Reply #16 – April 11, 2008, 12:39:35 PM

Thanks Kevin...

Now that I have a better idea of the route I may change it.. but I will probably just pay the tolls, they seem reasonable.

By the way Kevin, you got a great name there! :hick:

Kevin

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Reply #17 – April 11, 2008, 03:32:51 PM

If you "live for the drive", why don't you just take a bit longer and go around thelake on the canadian side and cross through where I cross at the Fort Erie / Buffalo .. then all you have to worry about is a $2.67 toll :D

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Reply #18 – April 11, 2008, 04:27:46 PM

Quote from: cougarXLS;213581

Now that I have a better idea of the route I may change it.. but I will probably just pay the tolls, they seem reasonable.

Quote from: baxo;213603

If you "live for the drive", why don't you just take a bit longer and go around thelake on the canadian side and cross through where I cross at the Fort Erie / Buffalo .. then all you have to worry about is a $2.67 toll :D

Truth be told, I haven't decided yet... I am just gathering information, asking questions, getting excited... :)

What is it... only 90 days until CatJam!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #19 – April 13, 2008, 02:12:59 PM

It would be quite nice to have a canadian convoy heading to CJ :)

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Reply #20 – April 15, 2008, 03:32:06 PM

Information is for Wusses, just hit the road and let the road take you the way it wants to. :D

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Reply #21 – April 15, 2008, 03:38:26 PM

If you cross through buffalo/ niagara falls, I may be able to tag along the convoy

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Reply #22 – April 16, 2008, 12:12:09 PM

Quote from: daminc;214119

If you cross through buffalo/ niagara falls, I may be able to tag along the convoy

We still might go that way.... haven't really decided on a route yet :)

When SaltNPepper and myself choose our route, and when time gets a little closer so people will have a better idea of their respective schedules, we will start a thread.... and maybe just set up a mini-caravan along the route!

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Reply #23 – April 20, 2008, 03:56:38 PM

Anyone coming from the midwest though STL? Or jumpin on 70 in between here and youngstown

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Reply #24 – April 21, 2008, 07:27:01 PM

I am preparing my final drive plan now... I will still need to discuss this with my travel companion, my sister, aka SaltNPepper.... once that happens, I will post the final plans here on this forum.

Once we post our route, any Canadians or Americans, that see a potential to join us en route to CatJam will be more than welcome.

Once our route is planned... I will post our route in a new thread, asking anyone along our route to join us.

BUT!!! If someone beats me to the punch, feel free to list your route and maybe we'll alter ours to join yours!!

Please expect an update on this thread within the next 24-48 hours*

*Edit: Expect another 12-24 hours... SaltNPepper is working, won't see her for a while.

**Edit: I will start a new thread with our route (SaltNPepper and myself). It will be online by the end of Tomorrow (Apr 25/2008). Any Canadians and Americans wishing to join us or rendevouz with us, will be more than welcome. Maybe a Caravan all the way to Youngstown!!!

***********EDIT!!!: I have posted the thread The Ultimate Ontario Route!. Feel free to join us.

Kevin Harris