Today, I have shot some new video that I have produced into a very, very special "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!".

Please click here to view it for yourself and I hope it touches you in a very special way.

... and for my second most recent "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!", please click here.

In other road news, the Georgia DOT has announced that by Thanksgiving, they may open a new flyover bridge from GA 316 westbound to I-85 southbound, replacing the left-hand merge that longtime WSB radio traffic reporter "Captain" Herb Emery calls "Pucker Alley". Please click here to read the full article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

And, furthermore, I have found yet another "sign goof"...



The overhead street sign, which recently replaced one that was installed a couple of years ago, should read "McFarland Pkwy", not "McFarland Rd". In April, 2006, Forsyth County renamed this county-maintained road to "McFarland Pkwy" after it was widened into a parkway-style divided highway from here at GA 9 (Atlanta Hwy) to its other end at McGinnis Ferry Road.

GA 400... The Hospitality Highway

To promote tourism along the GA 400 corridor from Sandy Springs to Dahlonega, the various city and county convention and visitors bureaus created a program dubbing US 19/GA 400 as the Hospitality Highway.

They even have their own roadsigns along the route, such as this one...



While the highway is not exactly "hospitable" during rush hour, the attractions along the corridor are definitely worth a daytime or weekend trip. In Roswell alone, you can visit Bulloch Hall (birthplace of President Teddy Roosevelt's mother) and the old Roswell Mill (which was burned to the ground during the Civil War by Sherman's troops just before they marched into Atlanta), just to name a couple of places to visit. At the northernmost point of 400, you can get even more history (and even some gold) in Dahlonega, where America's very first gold rush occurred in 1828.

Dahlonega is also the home of my alma mater, North Georgia College (NGC), where I earned my B.S. in Computer Science and spent all 4 years in their Corps of Cadets. During my time at NGC, I became very, very familiar with 400, back in the days when not too many folks traveled on it. Sometimes, as I sit in traffic, I wish it were still true.

Oh, yeah... a couple of more things before I call it a night...

The Georgia Jukebox will be rebroadcasting my talk show Sunday nights at 9 PM as part of their "Georgia Talks" lineup. Thanks to Chuck Gooch for his support, and Chuck, I put your official magnet in the mail.

There will be no new episode this week, but please tune in next Saturday, October 13th, at 5 PM Eastern Time, when I will be talking with Billy Riddle (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/georgiaroadgeek).

That's it for now. Thanks for reading, watching "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!", and may you and yours have a very happy and safe Columbus Day.