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As a NJ'er, I would be embarrassed to post that image. The crack become manholes in the winter months. This state sucks, plain and simple. They added .25 to our gas tax, borrowed millions and the roads are worse now than before. I am only here for another year and I am outtie. I can't wait to watch this state collapse, its been a work in progress for a decade now. They should rename it to New Cali Jersey. What a joke these roads are. I won't drive my car after dark because of the pothole, steel plate with 3 inch spikes, RANT OVER.
wow, I’m not even sure on how to respond to that. Anyway good luck in whatever state you move to..
Texas, Houston area: literally nothing. It sucks, hahaha.
the Forest Run through Sam houston National Forest was a blast this past Sunday. From Montgomery take 149 North to Anderson and continue down 149 West to FM3090 and take it South. Grab lunch at Cosy Grape in Montgomery and do it again.
The photo shows it longer than it is because I made a few runs.
Its a sad state of affairs in Chicago. Best I've found without going to Wisconsin is Sheridan drive up to Highland park on Sunday @ 5am. Much of it was re-paved last year so road quality has improved
So Cal has the best riding/driving roads anywhere! Super patrolled but absolutely phenomenal mix of alpine, valleys, deserts.
Angeles Crest HWY 2 to Newcomb's Ranch out to Wrightwood
Angeles Forest HWY to Acton
Acton via Soledad Canyon Rd to Bouquet Canyon Rd to the reservoir
Bouquet to the Rock Inn along Lake Hughes Road
Lake Hughes Road out to Gorman (Pine Mountain Club)
Pine Mountain out to the 133 to Ojai......or out to Taft/Maricopa via the 58 West to Pismo Beach.....
OK, I might be biased, but the best road(s) in Colorado make up the San Juan Skyway. You want twisting two-lane? Plenty. You want twisting two-lane with stunning mountain views? Yep. You want twisting two-lane, stunning mountain views, and 500 ft drops with no guard rails? Yeah, some of those, so pay attention.
As a loop you can start anywhere, but pick Durango. Go north on US 550 through Silverton and Ouray to Ridgway (81 miles), west on Hwy 62 to Placerville (24 miles), south on Hwy 145 past Telluride, through Ophir and Dolores to Cortez (85 miles), ad then east on US 160 past Mesa Verde National Park, through Mancos and Hesperus, and back to Durango (46 miles). Thats 235 miles total, with elevations ranging from 6000 to 11,000 ft.
Do it in a day or spend a long weekend. Besides driving, look for movie stars (Telluride), movie sets (Ridgway--the John Wayne version of True Grit), blue collar mining towns (Silverton), indian cliff ruins (Mesa Verde), and steam trains (Durango).
I can definitely add another vote for this one. I picked up my prior car in Salt Lake City and drove it home to Austin avoiding Interstates as much as possible. This route from Ouray south was phenomenal! It's definitely worth going out of your way for.
Google Maps' live traffic feed shows it as occupied at the moment but it's usually pretty clear with the exception of a few motorcyclists.
And this is a good close-in one for people around Austin. In the early mornings you do have to keep a careful eye out for bicyclists in the stretch past Volente, then be prepared from some rather dramatic hairpins and decreasing radius curves. It is a good road to learn first then drive harder later.
One of the more famous choices in south Texas is the Three Sisters (aka the Three Twisted Sisters), southwest of San Antonio. Not too many windy roads warrant their own specialized warning sign like the one shown below.
If you decide to try this, you might want to include a side-trip to Utopia off the map south of Leakey (bottom center). The Laurel Tree restaurant in Utopia is a phenomenon in itself. You reserve the table for the entire lunch period or evening and get a gourmet multi-course meal at a surprisingly reasonable price. Combined these are the two reasons I'll venture that far south in Texas. The restaurant is only open on Saturdays so plan around that. You must call and make reservations ahead of time.
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