Consistency counts, right?

One of the things that we have learned to "appreciate" is that different states do things differently in our United States. That's a good thing, right?

One of the things that we noticed was different in California was that we did not see mileage markers on the interstate like we were accustomed to seeing in other states...

I stopped to take a picture of a mileage marker along our drive on the Angeles Forest Crest Road... I had read in our "Days End" directory (listing of places for boondocking and dump stations) that the mileage markers in California were unique, and had noticed them on I-5. Instead of what we have become accustomed to seeing in other states where the mileage markers on interstates are green with the count of miles from the border of the state (and where you can tell if you need to get off at exit 240 and you're at marker 220, you have 20 miles to go)... the ones in California give mileages within counties. So... this marker tells me that we are on route 2 (I-5 would have a "5" at the top), in LA county (it is a 2-3 character representation of the county's name) and at mile marker 30.16 (usually they just have 2 digits, this road had lots of mile markers on it - like 10-20 per mile).

I'm sure there is a good reason for this (other than California just being "different"!)... but for those of us just passing through, it is a wee bit annoying!