(02-07-2017, 11:53 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Conversely the worst drive I ever had was El Paso to Dallas. 9 hours of absolutely nothing and this was long before satellite radio or even CDs. They did sell a cassette tape with instructions to push play at certain mile markers and they would tell you something about the area.

(02-03-2017, 08:51 PM)McC Wrote: Rte. 9 through Vermont in the fall.  Talk about explosion of color.  Also, whatever road goes through the Painted Desert.

(02-07-2017, 12:04 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: What were you doing?  On the Oregon Trail? 

(02-07-2017, 12:06 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: I have always wanted to visit that part of the country.  Vermont, NH, and Maine.  I have no desire to see NY, unless its Ground Zero, but way up there in the NE is what I'm talking about.  It sounds gorgeous. 

(02-02-2017, 11:51 AM)bengal_fan_in_toronto Wrote: Highway 1 from LA to San Fran over about 5 days. It's a 14 hour straight shot i believe but we wanted to take our time and stop in several towns and take in the views in Big Sur.

The drive through Big Sur is white knuckle though.

I highly recommend it.

(02-01-2017, 02:49 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: There are some beautiful drives through the Smokies.

In Ohio, my favorite drive was the road along the Ohio River east of Cincy.

We've got some good stuff out here as well. The road from Flagstaff to Sedona to Prescott is gorgeous (SR 89, I believe).

State Route 1 in California, the Coastal Highway, is pretty incredible.

But my favorite of all time isn't in the U.S. The road from Sorrento to Positano and the Amalfi Coast in Italy is spectacular.

(02-09-2017, 02:31 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Taking the back country roads from Hana in Hawaii back to the western shore during sunset. Absolutely stunning.

(02-09-2017, 03:04 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: US Hwy 52

I grew up on that road from 5th-12th grade. Couldn't wait to get the F out of there. 

As far as scenic routes, I'm partial to Hwy 1 in the Florida Keys and Maine. I always wanted to drive the entire length of Hwy 1 by motorcycle. Start in Maine and end in Key West where there are more bars per square mile than any place else in the US or so they story goes. 

(02-09-2017, 03:13 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: Spectacular indeed. We drove south  from Wailea and up the eastern coast to Hana, the road that the car rental agency said to NOT take. Lots of single lane, with sugar cane too high to see over. And we met a couple of tour buses almost head-on. It was worth it to see the lava beaches and Seven Sacred Pools. Absolutely remarkable, as is the entire island. 

(02-09-2017, 03:04 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: US Hwy 52

I grew up on that road from 5th-12th grade. Couldn't wait to get the F out of there. 

As far as scenic routes, I'm partial to Hwy 1 in the Florida Keys and Maine. I always wanted to drive the entire length of Hwy 1 by motorcycle. Start in Maine and end in Key West where there are more bars per square mile than any place else in the US or so they story goes. 

(02-09-2017, 04:30 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: 52 is a nice drive, but I wouldn't want to live there either.

(02-14-2017, 05:48 PM)Wyche Wrote: 52 runs through my neck of the woods too.....goes through some pretty destitute mountain towns.

(02-15-2017, 01:04 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: What's funny is it ends/begins in the Charleston, SC area not too far away from where my wife grew up. Practically neighbors. LOL