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14 Best American Road Trips
Jun 29, 2017 16:21:07   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-04-27/six-iconic-american-road-trips-to-take-this-summer?

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Jun 29, 2017 16:23:52   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
bcheary wrote:
http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-04-27/six-iconic-american-road-trips-to-take-this-summer?


Nice. I'm surprised that I've been on several of them, including the road to Hana, HI.

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Jun 29, 2017 17:05:09   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice. I'm surprised that I've been on several of them, including the road to Hana, HI.



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Jun 30, 2017 06:37:49   #
fuminous Loc: Luling, LA... for now...
 
Haven't done Blue Ridge Parkway, or Hawaii.... but checked off all the others -

I'd add Hwy 61- Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans- start out hungry... you won't be for long.

And Hwy 2 - Everett, WA to Toronto- beautiful road through the northern plains... though I'd drop out before Detroit...

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Jun 30, 2017 07:29:59   #
akfishguide Loc: PA
 
I have been on several of these roads as well. Rt 66 was so much fun. Drove the actual Rt 66 from Springfield MO to the End of the Navy Pier in Chicago (had to walk the Pier), not I-55 right next to it (found the turkey tracks in the road, all of the old gas stations and tourist attractions, and drove the cobblestone portion as well). Also drove the road to Hana, HI. At the end of the road they say 99% turn around and return on the same road. I am one of those 1%ers that continued on down the dirt road and paths through fields to complete the drive all around the island. As my wife and I drove about 4 miles down the lightly traveled dirt road I saw a small sign for a church and decided to visit. It was a very small church with only about 4 pews on each side of the church, and as I recall one stained glass window. It was on a bluff overlooking the ocean. Beautiful spot. There was a cemetery joining the church and one grave that was marked with a couple of small flags. Upon checking it out, I found that it was the site of Charles Lindberg's burial. Beautiful spot to spend eternity. Continuing on the path through a farmers field, we had to stop and wait until a heifer decided it was OK to pass. It just stood in from of us for about 5 minutes deciding whether it was going to let us pass or not. Awesome memories. The Smokey Mountains, Blueridge Parkway, and Shenandoah NP highways are a fantastic drive in the fall as well and one I may drive again this fall.

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Jun 30, 2017 07:43:08   #
Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky
 
fuminous wrote:
Haven't done Blue Ridge Parkway, or Hawaii.... but checked off all the others -

I'd add Hwy 61- Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans- start out hungry... you won't be for long.

And Hwy 2 - Everett, WA to Toronto- beautiful road through the northern plains... though I'd drop out before Detroit...


I had done most of these road trips with the exception of Alaska. I would save the Blue Ridge Pkwy for the Fall. It's a beautiful drive! As far as Maui, Feb to April is a pretty good time. Depending on where you live, you are most likely going to wake up very early because of the time difference. Plan a trip up to Haleakalā to watch the sunrise come up in the crater and then come back down to do the road to Hana!

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Jun 30, 2017 11:14:05   #
gazoobie Loc: Lombard, Illinois
 
Bear tooth highway. Number 1

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Jun 30, 2017 11:41:26   #
dreamon
 
gazoobie wrote:
Bear tooth highway. Number 1


Last time I drove the Beartooth (it was mid-summer), I watched a snow storm scud its way across the mountain next to the highway. An amazing road.

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Jun 30, 2017 12:27:10   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
fuminous wrote:
Haven't done Blue Ridge Parkway, or Hawaii.... but checked off all the others -

I'd add Hwy 61- Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans- start out hungry... you won't be for long.

And Hwy 2 - Everett, WA to Toronto- beautiful road through the northern plains... though I'd drop out before Detroit...



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Jun 30, 2017 12:27:30   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
gazoobie wrote:
Bear tooth highway. Number 1



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Jul 1, 2017 23:50:49   #
DougS Loc: Central Arkansas
 
So far, my favorite's have been #1 Alaska (drive your own car!, allow 2 months, take the ferries, and lots of money)!!!. #2 Canadian Rockies, including Northern Canadian Rockies. #3 Glacier National Park. #4 Beartooth. #5 Kluane National Park, Canada (road going north from Haines, AK). 6# Rocky Mountain NP. #7 Oregon, just do the research as to where to go. #8 Southwest U.S. #9 Dalton Hwy, AK in the winter... #10 Northwest Washington State.
I have yet to make it to Yosemite National Park, or Hawaii. But they are on the short list... But I'll just have to some how get over wanting to return to Alaska (been twice), lol. Or is it 'ouch'.

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Jul 1, 2017 23:56:27   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
DougS wrote:
So far, my favorite's have been #1 Alaska (drive your own car!, allow 2 months, take the ferries, and lots of money)!!!. #2 Canadian Rockies, including Northern Canadian Rockies. #3 Glacier National Park. #4 Beartooth. #5 Kluane National Park, Canada (road going north from Haines, AK). 6# Rocky Mountain NP. #7 Oregon, just do the research as to where to go. #8 Southwest U.S. #9 Dalton Hwy, AK in the winter... #10 Northwest Washington State.
I have yet to make it to Yosemite National Park, or Hawaii. But they are on the short list... But I'll just have to some how get over wanting to return to Alaska (been twice), lol. Or is it 'ouch'.
So far, my favorite's have been #1 Alaska (drive y... (show quote)



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Jul 5, 2017 16:14:47   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
I've driven several of them. We drove the road to Hana in a minivan with three of our kids and it is spectacular. I'd love to do it early in the morning before all of the tourists are on it in a Miata with the top down (at a "fun" rate of speed).

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