Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
Personally I have always wanted to drive deal's gap but my motorcycle was stolen before I could. There are some nice twisties in NC with a 55mph speed limit. [I could barely keep my mustang above 40 it was so sharp]
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
Not sure if it's on the list, but I drove through the Columbia River Gorge a week or so ago, and it was beautiful. I also drove from Seattle to Dallas, some of that was pretty, not sure if any of it is on this list tho.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
My wife and I did #3. California's State Route 1 on our honeymoon almost 11 years ago. Been thinking about driving it again soon :)
I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
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My wife and I did #3. California's State Route 1 on our honeymoon almost 11 years ago. Been thinking about driving it again soon :)
I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.
Small world - my wife and I did the same trip 3 years later than you! Graham
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
I've been on the Blue Ridge Parkway and it's indeed an awesome ride.:-D I can't believe that US1 through the Florida Keys didn't make the top 10. :confused: The scenic views of Florida Bay and the Straits of Florida as you approach the lower third of the keys are beyond compare! :cool:
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Small world - my wife and I did the same trip 3 years later than you! Graham
Graham Shanks wrote:
Small world - my wife and I did the same trip
That's really cool. The best deli sandwich I've ever had was from some little store up around the Big Sur area. Wish I could remember the name of the place :sigh:
I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.
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I've been on the Blue Ridge Parkway and it's indeed an awesome ride.:-D I can't believe that US1 through the Florida Keys didn't make the top 10. :confused: The scenic views of Florida Bay and the Straits of Florida as you approach the lower third of the keys are beyond compare! :cool:
Paul Lyons, CCPL
Certified Code Project LurkerPaul Lyons wrote:
I can't believe that US1 through the Florida Keys didn't make the top 10.
I bet if the list could be expanded to the top 20, US1 in southern Florida would be on there. Quite scenic down there :)
I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
Three: Napa/Sonoma, about my favorite place on earth. Even if you're not a wine and food person there is something peaceful about the whole area. Highway 1, drove it in a Mustang convertible on our honeymoon. Blue Ridge, drove through with my in-laws a few years ago to see the foliage. Should be adding Route 1 to my list next month.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
it's pretty tough to avoid Rt 1, if you live on the east coast. i suppose the entire thing would be fun. but... i drive a rather ugly stretch of that stupid thing every day. there's a nice drive near Estes Park, CO - up over the continental divide. highest highway in the US, i think. 14,000ft. very few guardrails.
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According to MSN Travel: Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S.[^] I have driven in four of these highways:
- Blue Ridge
- Hana Highway
- California's State Route 1
- US Route 1
How many have you? Sorry, It's been very slow day today
I've driven all over this country and in several places in the world. For me, California State Route #1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo has been the most stunning. The worse is I-80 through Southern Wyoming followed closely by I-80 through North Nevada. Both are horrendous in the winter. (I-8 from Casa Grande Arizona to San Diego has some stunning moments, but is a VERY tedious drive.)
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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it's pretty tough to avoid Rt 1, if you live on the east coast. i suppose the entire thing would be fun. but... i drive a rather ugly stretch of that stupid thing every day. there's a nice drive near Estes Park, CO - up over the continental divide. highest highway in the US, i think. 14,000ft. very few guardrails.
Then what route is on the west coast? I'm sure I drove on a "1" from California to Washington. :~
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I've driven all over this country and in several places in the world. For me, California State Route #1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo has been the most stunning. The worse is I-80 through Southern Wyoming followed closely by I-80 through North Nevada. Both are horrendous in the winter. (I-8 from Casa Grande Arizona to San Diego has some stunning moments, but is a VERY tedious drive.)
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I've driven all over Iowa, Kansas, the Texas panhandle and I-80 through Nebraska, but the most boring drive I've ever done is I-57 from Chicago to Cairo. It's just nothing but flat corn fields with nothing in between. Leaving Chicago one of the first signs you see is something like Memphis 478 mi.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
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Then what route is on the west coast? I'm sure I drove on a "1" from California to Washington. :~
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that might be the Pacific Coast highway (http://www.us-101.com/[^]), which is partly CA-1 but US 1 is strictly East Coast[^]
Let's execute on the customer-facing market-driven swim-lane paradigm!
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Then what route is on the west coast? I'm sure I drove on a "1" from California to Washington. :~
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
I'm sure I drove on a "1" from California to Washington.
It is Hwy 1. I think when it gets to the Washington State/Canada border, it continues into Canada and upward into Alaska. I'm not 100% sure.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
I'm sure I drove on a "1" from California to Washington.
It is Hwy 1. I think when it gets to the Washington State/Canada border, it continues into Canada and upward into Alaska. I'm not 100% sure.
What are the differences between US Highway, Route, and Interstate? From what I've seen, interstate roads seem to be quite wide, and are laid out in a grid over the US. But the rest is a blur...
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that might be the Pacific Coast highway (http://www.us-101.com/[^]), which is partly CA-1 but US 1 is strictly East Coast[^]
Let's execute on the customer-facing market-driven swim-lane paradigm!
Here is the map of the central California Coast with the 1 and 101 ... Caltrans District Five[^] Paul
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What are the differences between US Highway, Route, and Interstate? From what I've seen, interstate roads seem to be quite wide, and are laid out in a grid over the US. But the rest is a blur...
-- If not entertaining, write your congressman
I think in general the Interstates cross state boundries, and US Highways/Routes do the same but they are not the big 6 to 8 lane roads. My local State Highways ( the 18 and 330 ) are both for the most part two-laned rural roads.
I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.
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What are the differences between US Highway, Route, and Interstate? From what I've seen, interstate roads seem to be quite wide, and are laid out in a grid over the US. But the rest is a blur...
-- If not entertaining, write your congressman
The interstates are a federal project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_highway[^] The other roads are built and named by the state.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
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The interstates are a federal project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_highway[^] The other roads are built and named by the state.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
Andy Brummer wrote:
Thanks for the link. Makes sense to me. Better than my explanation :->
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