Where Are We Today
Grove Oklahoma
We have all heard that
comment, the GPS took me down the wrong way or something to that effect. I use
our GPS, which I find to be very accurate, when going somewhere new along with
checking Google maps.
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| I-35N |
If you read Pat's blog
about our drive here to Grove, you would have read about three off the route
turns, I cannot blame the GPS.
To start off with, I
turned left onto US-81 instead of right, like the GPS said to. Thinking it
would be quicker to go back an exit to get onto I-40, then driving through El
Reno. But, doing this, we were going away from I-40, so started following the
GPS.
It took us on OK-3 to I-35N, which got us around/ through Oklahoma City. Then onto OK-33E to OK-48N to OK-51 E into Tulsa where we joined up with US-64E/US-412E/US-75/I-244E.
At this point, we were looking for a Flying J with a Denny's so we could get something to eat and fuel up. We found one at N129th street just off I-244E. Having satisfied both food and fuel, we were ready to get back on the road. Normally, where you get off at an exit, there is the ramp to get back on, not in this case. Second mistake with the GPS, if I had looked at when coming out of the Flying J, I would have seen it telling me to turn left to get onto I-44E, as you could not get back onto US-412E/ I-244E at N129th street to get to I-44E.
It took us on OK-3 to I-35N, which got us around/ through Oklahoma City. Then onto OK-33E to OK-48N to OK-51 E into Tulsa where we joined up with US-64E/US-412E/US-75/I-244E.
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| Heading for Tulsa |
At this point, we were looking for a Flying J with a Denny's so we could get something to eat and fuel up. We found one at N129th street just off I-244E. Having satisfied both food and fuel, we were ready to get back on the road. Normally, where you get off at an exit, there is the ramp to get back on, not in this case. Second mistake with the GPS, if I had looked at when coming out of the Flying J, I would have seen it telling me to turn left to get onto I-44E, as you could not get back onto US-412E/ I-244E at N129th street to get to I-44E.
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| US-59N |
I got ourselves turned
around and back down past the Flying J and onto I-44E. A few miles down the
road and I'm about to make my third and final error of the day. Of course I'm
following the GPS, which is taking us to our destination, but we would travel on a
toll road, which I didn't want to do. So,
once again we were getting turned around
back to I-412 E to Alt. 412E to US-59 and into Grove.
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| US-59N |
Not one of these errors
were the fault of the GPS, if I had followed it in the first place, it would
have taken us to our destination as long as I remembered to get off at I-412E
like I had planned to do.
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| Our Destination |
Travelling all those roads from the start to
Tulsa was sure the scenic route, but a pleasant drive. As far as what my road
ratings are for these roads, I am going to go with an 8 to 9 out of 10 for all.
There was one of the towns we went through that was more like a 7 out of 10,
but your speed was at 30 mph and didn't really effect you much. As interesting
as the route was, we probably wouldn't take it again, but stick to the
interstate.
Thanks for following
along, until the next time, take care and be safe. Your comments are always
welcome.