I'm biased toward hwy 287 (along Hebgen Lake in Montana) as it's the road between our place and my folk's house :o)
Posted on 08/10/2015 8:59:10 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
A stunning new route opened in Hubei province, central China, on August 9. Incredible images of the new road shows that drivers are literally travelling over water as the 6.8-mile motorway is built in the middle of a river valley. The spectacular road connects Xingshan County in Hubei to G42, a high-speed route that connects Shanghai in eastern China to Chengdu in south west China, reported People's Daily Online
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Ever eat at the Big Sur restaurant with decks that jut out into the canyon? The day we were there, it was all fogged-in, then the sun burned it off for a spectacular view.
Or the highway outside Albuquerque, this time of year but it’s cool because rain is moving in. The city was ringed with big, fluffy cumulus clouds, robins egg blue sky, my brother and I, we’re driving through a state park, beautiful conifers, sunroof down, the smell of ozone, big rain drops and Jethro Tull through the speakers.
I could be endlessly happy if I could just drive every back road, dirt road, etc in North America....just wander about.....
I have been down both highways. They are similar. I once saw a big herd of desert bighorn on the side of the canyon in the Arizona canyon.
That’s neat. I’d like to see that someday.
20 years or so ago;
You could for short stretches. If not stuck behind a long line of traffic being lead by an over-sized RV.
Riding a performance, or sport motorcycle, and carefully working at it... a guy can safely enough pass one car or so at a time, even in some of the double yellow zones (don't get caught, it is illegal) and work one's way up to getting right behind the RV.
Once putting that rig in the mirrors, the road would oftentimes be wide open, ahead.
So open it up, let 'er rip.
Better slow down in the corners though. Most had gravel scattered around on the inside of the turns, and some of those 25mph and 15 mph rated turns meant what they were posted, more than other turns that are posted the same way...
And uh, locals usually wouldn't call the road in that area "the PCH", like CA Highway 1 is often referred to in Southern California.
The view from up higher in the hills (small mountains that have their feet in the sea?) can be quite stunning also.
When the fog sets in, and then to get above that and high above the road too...
I can hardly describe it.
But I remember, and other times sitting at the same place, watching the coloring of the trees slowly, and incrementally change as the sun would sink in the West, while visiting (watching for) the deer I used to keep some tab on as the years went by...
Sure it could, it would just take 20 years and 30 billion dollars.
Meanwhile:
"According to the project manager of the road Chen Xingda, when the motorway was first proposed in 2013, there were three different possible routes.
Two of the routes involved digging a tunnel through the mountains in the area. The third was a longer route and involved building on water."
Proposed two years ago, and now it is built and carrying traffic. USDOT couldn't generate an invitation to negotiate in two years...
I always put it to everybody trying to cover their butts and the general incompetence. But.....
And PCH North of the Golden Gate is pretty spectacular as well.
America used to build things once.
“Sure it could, it would just take 20 years and 30 billion dollars.”
The environazis and all the agencies that they now run would never permit it.
I'm biased toward hwy 287 (along Hebgen Lake in Montana) as it's the road between our place and my folk's house :o)
Lived in Monterey twice.
Wrecked a car coming down off of the Old Coast Road once.
I remember the 8 inch dirt berms that passed for road edges in the Mid 80’s. And the Hippie couple in the VW camper van, always selling paintings just outside of Carmel, on the hill after you crossed the river.
Icefields Parkway (AB Hwy 93) between Jasper and Lake Louise.
Peyto Lake seen from Icefields Parkway.
Yeah, there’s a stretch of highway to the east of Albuquerque that’s really pretty, especially if you catch it at sunset. They even have a rest station strategically located so you can watch it. The sun drops over that ridge that runs along the east side of the city and casts these super long angled shadows onto the plain below. It’s a really dramatic sight.
Traveled that in a Lamborghini, Porsche, and Nissan GTR. The trip from St. George to Mesquite passes quickly. Very enjoyable.
Two years ago, my youngest son and I went on vacation for two weeks, Mom opted out (she had her vacation a month earlier, with her family in Florida). It was a trip that changed my attitude about "working until they roll me out on a gurney." After that trip, I said "no freaking way. I'm going on SS as soon as possible."
Our trip included stops in Tucumcari (Route 66), Mexican Hat, UT (horseback ride in Monument Valley, driving the Moki Dugway, an incredible night of star gazing), 3 days in Kanab (Bryce Canyon, another memorable horseback ride outside of Bryce, and a day of canyoneering in Water Canyon, about 45 minutes outside Zion NP).
We nearly found the back gate of Area 51, but had to head back, though we found it last year.
My son's 13 now, hopefully we can do it again in a couple of years, and I'd like to include my grandson, who will be nearly 7 by that time.
Why would you want to do that on PCH. 75's a great speed between Dallas and El Paso, though 85 is better. lol
But, with three little ones in the back seat, how fast can you go on the Pacific Coast Highway before all three get carsick ... on each other? 8<)
US 421 from Richmond, KY to Kingsport, TN is a less-traveled wonder, as is “Tail of The Dragon” in TN.
North end of that road?
Only been there a few times. Was more of a South Coast, Gorda kind of guy when it came to running the ridge. If you know what I mean. South of Nacimiento-Ferguson Rd.
I missed ever seeing that one, that I remember. In the eighties I didn't get up that way by road much.
In the next decade I would, fairly often.
Riding Southbound, got blown off the road at Hurricane Point once. I was going way too fast, and couldn't make the turn to the left on that bumpy gravely piece of negative camber pavement. Laid it down not on purpose, off into the dirt. Sort of wide flat spot to crash in though, right about there...
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