Great Road Drives

I agree. Highway 1 is hard to beat; I've spent a lot of time driving that road.

My friends and I used to go fishing at a spot in Big Sur...nobody else went there. It involved bringing about 300' of rope, tying it to the guard rail, and scooting down a very steep section of loose sand and rocks. The lingcod never saw us coming. We had to use 60 lb test, and pull them up a cliff face.

NC has some very nice drives too.

http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/

I agree except a slight correction, its Hwy 101, US 1 on the other hand is almost equally gorgeous on the east cost, especially going through the Keys

Okay, 101 it is.

I think I just called it 1, the entire time I lived there.

Maybe this is why.

Look at the coastal highway.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=california&oq=&ie=UTF-8

We're both right.

You need to get up north more often...

Just don't tell them where you're from.

'l just get on PCH and stop in Alaska when the road runs out

I grew up in Huntington Beach. PCH from Seal Beach to Corona del Mar was the old stomping grounds

I grew up in Los Alamitos, spent most of my life in HB

quote"I agree except a slight correction, its Hwy 101, US 1 on the other hand is almost equally gorgeous on the east cost, especially going through the Keys"

The reference was to highway 1 not US 1. Everyone knows that Highway 1 is the scenic and breathtaking one. US 101 is boring and inland. Highway 1 is a California highway, not a US highway. One of the secrets to great drives is to first get off the interstates and then get off the major highways next. What remains are usually great driving roads. We used to call them blue highways, due to the colors on most maps, but that has gotten screwed up with modern maps

I like 64 in North Carolina from Hendersonville (just south of Ashville) southwest to Murphy.

We like to stop along the way and enjoy a rafting trip down the Nantahala River. If it's springtime, better take 4 people to make sure at least one is still in the raft when you splash into the station.

Washington State Highway 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway. A nice ride anytime, but spectacular in the fall when the leaves are changing color.

Or any ride that includes a ride on the Washington State Ferry system.

Ok, this isn't exactly s road trip, as in a car. Northern Ca. Oregon and WA. mountains and forests are spectacular

My wife and I have taken the Coast Starlight twice from Ca. to Seattle and it is a great trip. Hundreds of miles forests, virtually untouched by humans, good food and service. It Takes two days and a night, so get a sleeping car.

The California coast and Puget Sound are spectacular. Northern Ca. Oregon and WA. mountains and forests are spectacular.

Worth the time and money.

From Los Angeles to San Francisco has some great ocean views as well

Well,

The wife's son lives there and the Space Needle, dinner at the restaurant on top and fireworks displays over the lakes on the 4th of July were incentives, too. That was cool!

All good things! Let me know next time you are in Seattle and we can get a cup of coffee

OK. It may be awhile.

Used to love driving through the Great Smoky Mountains....

Off the beaten path, incredible drive. On interstate 24, in TN, in Monteagle, take HWY 56/41A South for 3 miles. Take a left (east) on HWY 156 (Jumpoff Road)

In about 5 miles, take a left (North) on Stagecoach Road.

You now have about 8 miles of AWESOME driving, It ends at hwy 2, right at I64. I've driven it pretty fast, turned around and drove it the other way, then drove it again. I get the chance about once a year, but don't pass it up if I am within an hour. Mostly very light traffic.

From Rapid City to Deadwood and Spearfish, Sturgis, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse is a good trip. Lots to see and do.

Been there more than once, too. Never during the Rally. Not that crazy!

Boringest has to be I10 fro Phoenix to the NM border nothing but scrub brush and Tucson.

One of my favorites is what we call the " North Shore Drive", http://www.superiorbyways.com/north-shore-scenic-drive/map/.

It is a 150 mile scenic drive on Hwy 61 from Duluth, MN to Canada along the north shore of Lake Superior. You'll see cliffs, beaches, incredible rock formations, waterfalls, lighthouses, tunnels, seaports and even the Sawtooth Mountains. Yes, mountains in Minnesota?!?! At some point back in time, the North Shore was pushed up from 200 to 500 feet above Lake Superior which creates a spectacular shoreline.

Another great drive is Hwy 61 in southeastern MN along the Bluffs of the Mississippi river.

Any back road in Northern Ontario right now for a couple more weeks. Also Vermont and upstate NY- don't get there very often though!!