[FQP]Re: [FCG] FQP NJ4M/M M/SABMixed (sometimes) LP Summary

[Jim White, K4OJ]

...mebbe somebody should write the Sate or Monroe county mentioning that 
the county line is not marked on Loop Rd over in "Big Cypress"

OJ




Ron Wetjen wrote:
> Jim White, K4OJ wrote:
> 
>  > We found the road - no help from any sort of signage - the only clue was
>  > that in Dolphs it shows Tamiami trail taking a bend at that point and
>  > there was a nearby bend in the road....
>  >
>  > We drove down the road for a while and then there was a change in the
>  > method of paving, we took that as the county line and started signing
>  > MON...
> 
> <snip>
> 
>  > For future reference it was refered to as somethin' "Loop" which kind of
>  > makes sense when you look at it on the map, and if you watch the
>  > odomoeter you can work backwards to that point, and remember the shapr
>  > crick in the road, to find it...
> 
> Yep ... we were on "Loop Road", and also saw the change in pavement (we 
> even asked each other, if that was the line)... but kept driving looking 
> for a County Line marker ... we wanted to be positive we were where we 
> were supposed to be!
> 
> We then decided to get back on 41 and go in at "Monroe Station" and head 
> south from there ... but by the time we made it that far, it was already 
> dark, and the lousy road was full of standing water after what must have 
> been a good downpour.  I was still working guys on CW looking for any 
> landmarks with Richard ... when someone asked me if we're going to MON! 
>  I said we're looking for the turnoff ... but we ended up going right 
> past it anyway!
> 
> Should we decide to do it again next year, we'll know where we need to 
> be ... and try to get there during daylight hours, so it's easier to find!
> 
> The things we do for Q's!
> 
> Ron
> 
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