Originally Posted by
wahoonc
I avoid freeways too unless I am in a time crunch and need to cover distance. I much prefer to follow the old US highways or state roads. I often search out old road maps in antique or thrift stores and see if I can even find some the old roads, kind of like trying to follow the original Route 66, much of it has become access roads or parking lots along I-40.
Aaron
I used to love doing this too when I drove! One time I drove from western Michigan to the central part of the state without a map, while staying on gravel roads only. I still do the same thing on my bike. I just set out in a certain direction with the self-imposed rule that I can't ride on any streets that I've ridden on before.