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ApexEater
02-25-2008, 12:01 AM
Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston, Lake B.A. Steinheigen, Lake Sam Rayburn, and Lake Toledo Bend.
One continuous loop that dissects all 5.....

This is a short enough trip to make in one sitting

This is what I have so far. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=386017775674296455,30.52967 0,-95.587300%3B14906786184605137681,30.684221,-94.954558%3B1899775485999591214,30.831680,-94.720410%3B17775250256749537266,30.869063,-94.485592%3B17280075394033222051,30.852940,-94.166930%3B12612437174617155737,30.891420,-93.668540%3B6393549477766248303,30.960660,-93.632060%3B3906483749809990785,31.259490,-93.824980%3B2377608539333969314,31.064570,-94.092910%3B13506156390137010631,30.983120,-94.289280%3B9411624836767806684,30.894800,-94.982010%3B14467240078071816660,30.794340,-95.165970%3B17844032980254417998,30.735500,-95.353560%3B4387128795385878551,30.641950,-95.682290%3B3268251906417307580,30.529470,-95.589544&saddr=FM-1375+%4030.529670,+-95.587300&daddr=FM-1988+%4030.684221,+-94.954558+to:FM-942+%4030.831680,+-94.720410+to:30.959357,-94.520187+to:US-190+%4030.852940,+-94.166930+to:FM-1414+%4030.891420,+-93.668540+to:FM-1414+%4030.960660,+-93.632060+to:TX-87+%4031.259490,+-93.824980+to:TX-R255+%4031.064570,+-94.092910+to:TX-R255+%4030.983120,+-94.289280+to:FM-350+%4030.894800,+-94.982010+to:US-190+%4030.794340,+-95.165970+to:US-190+%4030.735500,+-95.353560+to:FM-1791+%4030.641950,+-95.682290+to:FM-1375+%4030.529470,+-95.589544&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4, 5,6,8,9,11,12&sll=30.879834,-94.612885&sspn=0.28169,0.462799&ie=UTF8&ll=30.8362 15,-95.166321&spn=1.127263,1.851196&z=9
All input welcome....

dixonduke
02-25-2008, 12:21 AM
Played with your route a little, what do you think? (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=17265179737517914996,30.892530,-94.446170%3B4196400041909977505,30.843930,-94.102640%3B2314152089400278292,30.945110,-93.935810%3B10674732533248796810,30.967230,-93.862390%3B10231137135707533074,30.859230,-93.785200%3B12612437174617155737,30.891420,-93.668540%3B6393549477766248303,30.960660,-93.632060%3B7433729575422364992,31.486180,-93.657200%3B10190011721995901090,31.438440,-93.886570%3B366973055537934334,31.361850,-93.936990%3B7555449705310402339,31.311040,-94.026350%3B13804742185562771998,31.183470,-94.367440%3B8430059624489639884,30.951340,-94.510920%3B12368960673718070183,30.839620,-94.707900%3B15694379687602473476,30.799090,-94.877880&saddr=Lake+conroe&daddr=FM-256+%4030.892530,+-94.446170+to:FM-777+%4030.843930,+-94.102640+to:TX-63+%4030.945110,+-93.935810+to:TX-63%2FTX+State+Hwy+63+W+%4030.967230,+-93.862390+to:FM-1012+%4030.859230,+-93.785200+to:FM-1414+%4030.891420,+-93.668540+to:FM-1414+%4030.960660,+-93.632060+to:LA-191+%4031.486180,+-93.657200+to:TX-21+%4031.438440,+-93.886570+to:TX-184+%4031.361850,+-93.936990+to:FM-2866%2FWhite+Tail+Rd+%4031.311040,+-94.026350+to:TX-147+%4031.183470,+-94.367440+to:FM-1745+%4030.951340,+-94.510920+to:FM-942+%4030.839620,+-94.707900+to:US-59+S+%4030.799090,+-94.877880+to:30.448008,-95.608435&mra=mi&mrcr=2&mrsp=16&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14&sll=30.451078,-95.608177&sspn=0.017536,0.028925&ie=UTF8&ll=29.809668,-95.861206&spn=0.564807,0.925598&z=10)

ApexEater
02-25-2008, 12:48 AM
That trip up 191 makes it a little longer than I anticipated, thats why I went up 87 across the 6 mile bridge for Toledo Bend.....

More input welcome...:clap:

tomf16
02-25-2008, 07:49 AM
Something like this maybe?

http://tinyurl.com/2b9485

jhansen
02-25-2008, 08:36 AM
:popcorn:

ApexEater
02-25-2008, 03:08 PM
I've got it down to 350 miles round trip without skipping some of the better parts.....http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=386017775674296455,30.529670,-95.587300%3B14906786184605137681,30.684221,-94.954558%3B1899775485999591214,30.831680,-94.720410%3B17775250256749537266,30.869063,-94.485592%3B17280075394033222051,30.852940,-94.166930%3B12612437174617155737,30.891420,-93.668540%3B6393549477766248303,30.960660,-93.632060%3B3906483749809990785,31.259490,-93.824980%3B2377608539333969314,31.064570,-94.092910%3B13506156390137010631,30.983120,-94.289280%3B9411624836767806684,30.894800,-94.982010%3B14467240078071816660,30.794340,-95.165970%3B17844032980254417998,30.735500,-95.353560%3B4387128795385878551,30.641950,-95.682290%3B3268251906417307580,30.529470,-95.589544&saddr=FM-1375+%4030.529670,+-95.587300&daddr=FM-1988+%4030.684221,+-94.954558+to:FM-942+%4030.831680,+-94.720410+to:30.959357,-94.520187+to:US-190+%4030.852940,+-94.166930+to:FM-1414+%4030.891420,+-93.668540+to:FM-1414+%4030.960660,+-93.632060+to:TX-87+%4031.259490,+-93.824980+to:TX-R255+%4031.064570,+-94.092910+to:TX-R255+%4030.983120,+-94.289280+to:FM-350+%4030.894800,+-94.982010+to:US-190+%4030.794340,+-95.165970+to:US-190+%4030.735500,+-95.353560+to:FM-1791+%4030.641950,+-95.682290+to:FM-1375+%4030.529470,+-95.589544&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12&sll=30.879834,-94.612885&sspn=0.28169,0.462799&ie=UTF8&ll=30.836215,-95.166321&spn=1.127263,1.851196&z=9

I know very little about FM1745, but I got it running through there.

More input;-) ....

Wastrel
02-25-2008, 03:42 PM
here's my 2 cents worth
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=386017775674296455,30.529670,-95.587300%3B14906786184605137681,30.684221,-94.954558%3B1899775485999591214,30.831680,-94.720410%3B17775250256749537266,30.869063,-94.485592%3B17280075394033222051,30.852940,-94.166930%3B12612437174617155737,30.891420,-93.668540%3B6393549477766248303,30.960660,-93.632060%3B3906483749809990785,31.259490,-93.824980%3B2377608539333969314,31.064570,-94.092910%3B13506156390137010631,30.983120,-94.289280%3B9411624836767806684,30.894800,-94.982010%3B14467240078071816660,30.794340,-95.165970%3B17844032980254417998,30.735500,-95.353560%3B4387128795385878551,30.641950,-95.682290%3B3268251906417307580,30.529470,-95.589544&saddr=FM-1375+%4030.529670,+-95.587300&daddr=FM-1988+%4030.684221,+-94.954558+to:FM-942+%4030.831680,+-94.720410+to:30.959357,-94.520187+to:US-190+%4030.852940,+-94.166930+to:FM-1414+%4030.891420,+-93.668540+to:FM-1414+%4030.960660,+-93.632060+to:TX-87+%4031.259490,+-93.824980+to:TX-R255+%4031.064570,+-94.092910+to:TX-R255+%4030.983120,+-94.289280+to:FM-350+%4030.894800,+-94.982010+to:US-190+%4030.794340,+-95.165970+to:US-190+%4030.735500,+-95.353560+to:FM-1791+%4030.641950,+-95.682290+to:FM-1375+%4030.529470,+-95.589544&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12&sll=30.879834,-94.612885&sspn=0.28169,0.462799&ie=UTF8&ll=30.836215,-95.166321&spn=1.127263,1.851196&z=9