The long way to LA: The most epic roads in America
06-12-2018, 08:05 PM
#46
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
@JQ911 - thats it. That should be a great trip. You will miss the twisties on 33 through los padres but I think I liked 198 and 25 the best anyway. If you have extra time you could go down 1 and then cut over to Hollister to spare yourself Palo Alto and San Jose traffic. That was the worst part of the trip for me.
Also get gas before you get on 25. You wont have any stations from Hollister to Coalinga and its more expensive down there.
Also get gas before you get on 25. You wont have any stations from Hollister to Coalinga and its more expensive down there.
06-12-2018, 10:35 PM
#47
Racer
@JQ911 - thats it. That should be a great trip. You will miss the twisties on 33 through los padres but I think I liked 198 and 25 the best anyway. If you have extra time you could go down 1 and then cut over to Hollister to spare yourself Palo Alto and San Jose traffic. That was the worst part of the trip for me.
Also get gas before you get on 25. You wont have any stations from Hollister to Coalinga and its more expensive down there.
Also get gas before you get on 25. You wont have any stations from Hollister to Coalinga and its more expensive down there.
Thanks Mate. Next time you do a cruise, let me know I can join a whole day drive. I'm by SFO only.
06-13-2018, 12:43 AM
#48
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Will do. But only if you take that sweet 86 Carrera :-)
I hit the backroads of Marin typically every week with some 911 guys up here. Will PM you.
I hit the backroads of Marin typically every week with some 911 guys up here. Will PM you.
06-13-2018, 01:46 PM
#49
Rennlist Member
great thread!
i like mapping routes like this but still haven't been able to get turn by turn directions to follow the route I map.
does anybody have a good app that will do this?
i like mapping routes like this but still haven't been able to get turn by turn directions to follow the route I map.
does anybody have a good app that will do this?
06-13-2018, 01:54 PM
#50
RL Community Team
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Can't you create a route in Google maps and then click on "send to phone" or something like that?
06-13-2018, 02:06 PM
#51
Racer
06-13-2018, 02:13 PM
#52
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Thats what I do ^
I still think the process of mapping the routes, planning destinations/gas/lunch stops, saving and sharing routes, and then integrating with turn-by-turn is pretty clumsy. I had to select towns as waypoints along the way to force Google to give me this route as it kept trying to pull me back on 5. Google doesn't really get the idea of waypoints so it would route me in circles through the middle point of each town until I figured out how to skip stops.
I haven't found any great apps that work really well either. I know guys in the local BMW club use a biking app to map their club drives.
Ive been toying with building an app around this but would also create a social component that allows you to plan drives, invite people and find events in your area....kinda like Tinder for car geeks :-)
I still think the process of mapping the routes, planning destinations/gas/lunch stops, saving and sharing routes, and then integrating with turn-by-turn is pretty clumsy. I had to select towns as waypoints along the way to force Google to give me this route as it kept trying to pull me back on 5. Google doesn't really get the idea of waypoints so it would route me in circles through the middle point of each town until I figured out how to skip stops.
I haven't found any great apps that work really well either. I know guys in the local BMW club use a biking app to map their club drives.
Ive been toying with building an app around this but would also create a social component that allows you to plan drives, invite people and find events in your area....kinda like Tinder for car geeks :-)
02-22-2019, 03:21 AM
#55
Three Wheelin'
Wayne really wants to move to Fossil, Oregon, where he can get his clean E-free 93 for $3.49 a gallon, buy a big house for $150,000, and not see a car on the road more than once every 10 miles!
02-22-2019, 10:12 AM
#57
Oregon does have some incredible driving!!!
02-22-2019, 01:31 PM
#59
Three Wheelin'
02-22-2019, 03:13 PM
#60
Poseur
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You picked some great roads.
Another opportunity ahead? Try going inland at Santa Margarita (just north of SLO off 101) and head onto Rt 58 and then immediately take Rt 229. It's like a ski slalom dream! Then you can take Rt 41 on East to join Rt 46 which takes you to I 5. Route 299 is a killer, as is Route 41. After the tiny town of Shadon you rejoin Rt 46 East toward the jerk-water town of Chalom--site of the James Dean memorial. The only warning--warn out for critters and motorcycles on 229! There is no center lane paint strip.
I think there may be a video I shot of it ages ago in my You Tube channel...."Edgy00"
Love the silver coupe with the great wheels (original post).
Another opportunity ahead? Try going inland at Santa Margarita (just north of SLO off 101) and head onto Rt 58 and then immediately take Rt 229. It's like a ski slalom dream! Then you can take Rt 41 on East to join Rt 46 which takes you to I 5. Route 299 is a killer, as is Route 41. After the tiny town of Shadon you rejoin Rt 46 East toward the jerk-water town of Chalom--site of the James Dean memorial. The only warning--warn out for critters and motorcycles on 229! There is no center lane paint strip.
I think there may be a video I shot of it ages ago in my You Tube channel...."Edgy00"
Love the silver coupe with the great wheels (original post).