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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 09:32 AM
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whats the most scenic road you've driven?
top 3 for me :
san juan skyway between ouray and durango
trail ridge rd -rocky mtn np
pacific coast highway
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 09:35 AM
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I have two -

- the pacific coast highway in CA
- the Seward Highway in AK
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 09:39 AM
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All of the above plus the round-the- island roads on each of the main Hawaiian Islands.
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 09:59 AM
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Road to Hana, and Amalfi coast highway.C
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 10:09 AM
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US 1 through the Florida Keys

SC Hwy 17 south of Charleston through the ACE Basin.

Pacific Coast Highway between LA and San Francisco

Blue Ridge Parkway.

Didn't we do this post already?
 
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Oh go travel I forgot about US 1 through the keys. Thanks for reminding me.
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 10:21 AM
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Gotta add in the Beartooth Highway
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 10:42 AM
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Let's see

I enjoyed the road through Grand Teton NP. I also liked Iron Mountain Road in South Dakota. Hwy 12 in Utah was another good one. Finally, I think it was route 4 in New Mexico had some nice scenery too.

I didn't like US 1 to Key West. I was expecting great things, seemed like it went through a lot of little run down towns.
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 10:46 AM
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The Polasky Sky Way. Need any more be said....
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:01 AM
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89A Oak Creek Canyon Sedona to Flagstaff.
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:05 AM
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PCH on the way to/from San Francisco around Big Sur, Carmel, Pebble Beach. Absolutely breathtaking!
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:10 AM
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Going to the Sun Road, Glacier NP

Hwy. 12, Utah
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:31 AM
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Cape Town to Hermanus South Africa
(All along Garden Route South Africa)
Pacific Coast Highway
Hwy 20 From Willits to Ft Bragg, but I threw up
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:35 AM
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Hwy 12 between Bryce and Torrey, Utah.

Hwy 128 from Moab, Utah to Dewey Bridge

Million Dollar Highway 550 between Durango and Ouray.

Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper National Parks.

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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:48 AM
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Nordschleife @ der Nurburgring.
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Old Apr 24th, 2006, 11:50 AM
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We've done almost all the ones you have named and loved them all. I'll add the drive from I-64 to Paris, Kentucky, and the Harrodsburg-Lexington Road with its dry stone fences and horse farms.
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The High Road to Taos from Santa Fe is one of my most favorite scenic routes.

Out of country - There are several roads we travelled in Yorkshire that would also qualify. Most of them were a car and a sheep wide.
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Almost any road in Maui
From Waikiki to the North Shore of Oahu
"Alligator Alley" in Florida
I-20 between Atlanta and Birmingham
Monteagle,TN to Nashville, TN
The Blue Ridge Parkway
The main road in the El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
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Oh, I forgot--another vote for the Seward Highway in Alaska. How could I have let this slip my mind?
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- Going to the Sun Road (Glacier NP)
- Road to Hana (the return on the back road especially!)
- Hwy 111 through the Sequatchie Valley of Tennessee
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Avenue of the Giants

I look forward to adding to the list in the next several years. We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful and diverse country!
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