Best Drives

[Swirls]

Pretty much any of the scenic drives through or around the Lake Placid area of the Adirondacks. Especially in the fall - the foliage is [expletive] breathtaking.

http://www.lakeplacid.com/explore/scenic-drives

[IMADreamer]

I'd like to add that the driftless area up near Galena has some great driving roads. Now I am sure you guys definition of great and mine are different. I think you are looking for views and scenery which there are certainly some of those up there but there are some twisties on the fun factor scale that rival anything I've ever been on. The best thing is they aren't very heavily traveled which means that cops aren't too thick which makes for a good time.

[Freed Roger]

Perhaps my favorite stretch of road in the country is at Exit 12 on I55 at Collinsville. I've been in love with that corner for my entire life. You swing around into the valley, and you can see the arch. At that point as a kid I was bouncing around like a madman. To this day I get a little chill up my spine when I see it. Cardinal baseball is just minutes away!

Hey kids, can you smell the Cardinal baseball? It's just yonder, past the landfill.


I do like that stretch too. Landfill and all.

[Swirls]

I'd like to add that the driftless area up near Galena has some great driving roads. Now I am sure you guys definition of great and mine are different. I think you are looking for views and scenery which there are certainly some of those up there but there are some twisties on the fun factor scale that rival anything I've ever been on. The best thing is they aren't very heavily traveled which means that cops aren't too thick which makes for a good time.

Some of the twists and turns on the two-lane highways up in the Adirondacks are just freaking awesome. Especially at high speeds.

[Dillagii]

Highway 1 in northern CA. I drove from Sonoma Coast State Park to Gualala at night. Not recommended if that's your first time ever driving that stretch of road. I think the speed limit is 50 mph, it's 2 lanes, curvy with hills, and 18 wheelers frequent it. You drive next to steep hills on your right and the ocean (hundreds of feet down) on your left. There's usually a guardrail, but not always. Oh, and watch out for grazing cows that wander onto the road. An adult diaper is suggested for those with nervous bladders.

The picture below is where we got onto Highway 1.



However, when we drove back south during the day, it was amazing! The green hills, the blue ocean... wow!

I agree Mike. Pacific Highway Coast 1 is the best drive I ever had in US.

[thrill]

Highway 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff and on to the North Rim of Grand Canyon is an incredible drive.
The Cascade Loop in Washington was beautiful.
The Alpine Loop in Colorado from Ouray to Silverton is the most jaw dropping road you'll probably ever drive on in the lower 48, but you'd better have a 4x4.

[Freed Roger]

The High Road to/from Taos is nice.


Highway 9 thru the tunnel east of Zion NP is amazing -

Actually, just about everywhere around there is spectacular
same goes for Sedona area.

[SHOW]

granted,pic from a hike, but everything is accessible

and from there on up to Flagstaff - thanks for the suggestion Trill

[jim]

Highway 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff and on to the North Rim of Grand Canyon is an incredible drive.
The Cascade Loop in Washington was beautiful.
The Alpine Loop in Colorado from Ouray to Silverton is the most jaw dropping road you'll probably ever drive on in the lower 48, but you'd better have a 4x4.

I drove that. Beautiful drive.

[jim]

Perhaps my favorite stretch of road in the country is at Exit 12 on I55 at Collinsville. I've been in love with that corner for my entire life. You swing around into the valley, and you can see the arch. At that point as a kid I was bouncing around like a madman. To this day I get a little chill up my spine when I see it. Cardinal baseball is just minutes away!

Hey kids, can you smell the Cardinal baseball? It's just yonder, past the landfill.


I do like that stretch too. Landfill and all.

I grew up in the 70's when factories poured out whatever they wanted to in the air, and on many summer days you couldn't see the arch from Collinsville. You couldn't really see it until you hit that stretch where you turn and are kind of going parallel to the river.

As a kid, I thought that smog was just beautiful. Because St. Louis had it. It just didn't matter, if St. Louis had it - smog, landfills, weird smells, humidity, the Cardinals - it was all good.

[mikechamp]

Perhaps my favorite stretch of road in the country is at Exit 12 on I55 at Collinsville. I've been in love with that corner for my entire life. You swing around into the valley, and you can see the arch. At that point as a kid I was bouncing around like a madman. To this day I get a little chill up my spine when I see it. Cardinal baseball is just minutes away!

Hey kids, can you smell the Cardinal baseball? It's just yonder, past the landfill.


I do like that stretch too. Landfill and all.

I grew up in the 70's when factories poured out whatever they wanted to in the air, and on many summer days you couldn't see the arch from Collinsville. You couldn't really see it until you hit that stretch where you turn and are kind of going parallel to the river.

As a kid, I thought that smog was just beautiful. Because St. Louis had it. It just didn't matter, if St. Louis had it - smog, landfills, weird smells, humidity, the Cardinals - it was all good.

Don't forget the tire fires of East St. Louis. Ah, the memories...