This is pretty cool.

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:33 am

http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-travele ... n-jennings

They's big ol' yella arrows to show the way 'cross 'merica.

x-wind · Post by **x-wind** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:37 pm

That is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. I'll be look for one next time I go to Rock Springs.

"There is much pleasure to be gaind from useless knoweledge"
-Bertrand Russell

GyvAir · Post by **GyvAir** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:35 pm

One could use those as a totally useless yet cool excuse to go on a leisurely cross country (literally), with the simple goal of seeing how many arrows you can spot along the way. Kinda like trying to drive the original Route 66.

digits_ · Post by **digits_** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:33 am

Beefitarian wrote:http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-travele ... n-jennings

They's big ol' yella arrows to show the way 'cross 'merica.

If the arrows only point in one direction, how would they find their way back ?

willow burner · Post by **willow burner** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:24 am

Imagine how stupid you d feel when you got lost anyway...

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:33 am

GyvAir wrote:One could use those as a totally useless yet cool excuse to go on a leisurely cross country (literally), with the simple goal of seeing how many arrows you can spot along the way. Kinda like trying to drive the original Route 66.

DO WANT! The second I saw this I was thinking that. Not sure if I'm adding it to the bucket list or not.

GyvAir · Post by **GyvAir** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:35 am

digits_ wrote:If the arrows only point in one direction, how would they find their way back ?

It would stand to logic that they would make two rows of arrows, one eastbound, one westbound. Otherwise, you might hit your colleague meeting you going the other way, both head down, watching for the arrows.

willow burner wrote:Imagine how stupid you d feel when you got lost anyway...

I'll bet it happened more than once!

GyvAir · Post by **GyvAir** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:37 am

Beefitarian wrote:
GyvAir wrote:One could use those as a totally useless yet cool excuse to go on a leisurely cross country (literally), with the simple goal of seeing how many arrows you can spot along the way. Kinda like trying to drive the original Route 66.
DO WANT! The second I saw this I was thinking that. Not sure if I'm adding it to the bucket list or not.

As the arrows only point one direction, you could fly out and drive back... two ticks off the list!

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:40 am

They might have had a rule to stay on the right side of the arrows. I think I could remember if I wanted to follow them to Cali or go backwards to New York.

If they all pointed west it would be also helpful when your compass was frozen.

pelmet · Post by **pelmet** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:27 pm

Each arrow had a beacon tower mounted on the square pad portion of the arrow.

More info here....

http://eaachapter936.blogspot.tw/2013/0 ... rrows.html

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:28 pm

Thanks for that link pelmet. I wish I knew about them when I was in Utah. I would have looked for at least one possibly. I'm thinking of painting one yellow. I need $7billion and and airplane, then I could fix them up in a few places.

xysn · Post by **xysn** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:04 pm

Super cool. Even I could find my way with navaids like that.

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