Gribblenation Roadcast

On this episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses an assorted list of Mojave Desert Road related topics recently seen in the Gribblenation Blog Series.  Which highway was almost built using Hydrogen Bombs?  Where did US Route 91 originally terminate in the Mojave Desert and how did it get there?  Where was the Arrowhead Trail through Valley of State Park and who was Charles Bigelow?  What is up with Zzyzx Road and why does it matter more historically than it might first appear?  To find out these answers and more spend your next 25 minutes listening on the Gribblenation Roadcast.   

Dan's back for another thrilling, exciting episode to tell you all about his three-day weekend roadtripping adventure - his first major trip since September 2020 and his first trip of any kind to the Carolinas in six years. All sorts of twists and oddities were encountered, including cancelled flights, lost batteries, and naptime on a terminal floor. And that was just the first day!

With March being Women's History Month, this week's episode provides an opportunity to examine some of the roads and bridges across America named in honor of women, as well as the role of women in the engineering community past & present. Dan is back to tell you all about everything you need to know on those topics (and just a little bit more), plus a recap of his recent travels, current events, and potential future travels.

On the latest episode of the Gribblenation Roadcast, Doug talks a little bit about the roads of Ireland. A general summary of the Irish road network, motorways, tunnels and a few of Ireland's scenic drives are discussed during the episode.

Doug from the Gribblenation Roadcast gives an overview on some roads and bridges to check out around the State of New Hampshire.

The corridor of the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River is an incredibly scenic stretch of highway which is carried by modern US Route 101, Avenue of the Giants and California State Route 271.  What tends to get overlooked about the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River is how significant it was allowing automobiles to reach the North Coast of California.  Today in the Gribblenation Roadcast Tom discusses how the Redwood Highway on the South Fork Eel River bypassed the hellish Rattlesnake Grade and opened up the North Coast of California to the automobile.

After a two month hiatus, Adam is back with The Junction to talk about who influenced him in the hobby.

With February being Black History Month, this week's episode provides an opportunity to examine the impacts that road/highway projects have had on urban African-American populations across America and how these decisions continue to impact these communities today. Dan is joined this week by Laura Bianca-Pruett, a planner for a local municipality in the state of Maryland, who shares many of her experiences and insights into this and other topics, including diversity and the apparent lack thereof within the road enthusiast community at large.

On the latest episode of Fresh Drives, Doug from the Gribblenation Roadcast talks about his driving trip around northern Delaware and southern New Jersey (South Jersey), along with a smidgen of the northeastern corner of Maryland as well as a bit of southeastern Pennsylvania. Doug discusses his trip report, what he noticed along the way, some of the routes he clinched, covered bridges he saw, some miscellaneous facts and other observations he made along the way.