What do you consider the must drive roads?

[Fred]

A few weeks ago in mid-August I did the following -



First 4 were great, the St. Bernard was okay, but we did the tunnel route instead of over the col (the true pass).  This was as many passes as I could cram into our trip and as much wife aggro as I could manage (she was getting car sick   ).  I would definitely put driving in Switzerland and/or Austria on the list.

We had a Citroen C3 diesel, which was fine with two of us.  It had a tall single windshield that went back to the B pillar.  Lots of motorcycles, some bicyclists, and a few smaller campers (that did respectably on the hills, considering).  An unexpected bonus was the smell of the fresh cut hay, wildflowers, and herbs at a certain elevation range - a real sweetness to the air.

Just beautiful. Here's one in Austria we did a few years back. There were no complaints from the wife except when she stood in a cow paddy.

[TUFCAT]

Speaking of that, how about starting at Sunset Boulevard going through Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Hollwood Hills, and Santa Monica, then ending at the Pacific Palisades?  

That's on my bucket list. 

[Fred]

The drive through the Painted Desert near Winslow Arizona is out of this world. The soft hues in all the shades of the rainbow are just magical.

[Bob T]

Thanks Fred. We did a 2800 mile round trip over 3 weeks in my 61 EK Station Sedan 138c.i. 3 speed wagon in 98, down the West Coast to Milford Sound and then Queenstown and Bluff and up through the guts and back via the East Coast road from ChristChurch, loved it. Will do it again in a motorhome when our daughter is a bit bigger.

Great Swiss pics guys  , definetly 'must drive" country

[Ghoste]

Are there any "must drives" in Africa I wonder?  And what about South America?

[Cooter]

Are there any "must drives" in Africa I wonder?  And what about South America?

Any road that ain't got an elephant standing in it would be my choice.

[Dino]

what about South America?

There's this one fun little road in Bolivia that comes to mind....   

[Ghoste]

Do you suppose I can interest some reality show producer in flying my Charger and I around the world to drive these roads.  We can call it Bucket List Cruiser.

[Dino]

Do you suppose I can interest some reality show producer in flying my Charger and I around the world to drive these roads.  We can call it Bucket List Cruiser.

As long as you include a ton of drama they'll likely be up for it yes.  Just don't start in Bolivia or you're not gonna get very far.

[Ghoste]

Great way to get drama though. 

[JB400]

I think your show would get stuck on the travel channel at some late night hours and the only person that would watch would be some over weight couch potato that draws welfare and never worked a day in his life.

[Ghoste]

No way cuz I'm gonna add stuff people want to see like whacked out celebrities, random female toplessness, psychics and a pop soundtrack from the most recent Disney discovery.  In the second season we'll add pyrotechnics and midgets.

[JB400]

Sounds cool than.  It'd probably be an HBO program then.  Or, it'd be my luck that it gets stuck on PayPerView.

[Dino]

No way cuz I'm gonna add stuff people want to see like whacked out celebrities, random female toplessness, psychics and a pop soundtrack from the most recent Disney discovery.  In the second season we'll add pyrotechnics and midgets.

Just stick to the female toplessness, there is no need for all that other stuff to get good ratings.   

[Ghoste]

Just want to be another over the top reality sensation.

[Fred]

Do you suppose I can interest some reality show producer in flying my Charger and I around the world to drive these roads.  We can call it Bucket List Cruiser.

An appropriate name considering it might be the last thing you ever do.  I wouldn't drive a Tonka toy on those roads. 

[Ghoste]

I'll just provide the sweaty interviews before and after on thsoe really bad ones.  I'll be in a studio somewhere and we'll get stunt doubles to deal with the cartels in Bolivia.  Now the cool stuff around the US I'll obviously do myself.

[Fred]

I see you've got your head screwed on right.    Now you're talking. 

[Robert96]

 Throw in some mind altering drugs and the local forms of adult beverages.  Take along that clown van from Indy too!

[XS29LA47V21]

 

For scenery I like the drive down to the FLA keys or blue ridge parkway in the Carolina.
For cool old towns, architecture, antiques, etc I like sections of US1 in New England (Maine) and 66 (with efforts finding old side road sections).
And look forward to doing something in the NW along the coast (N. Cali, OR, WA) someday.

[Finn]

Speaking of that, how about starting at Sunset Boulevard going through Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Hollwood Hills, and Santa Monica, then ending at the Pacific Palisades?  

That's on my bucket list. 

Sounds like traffic to us California natives lol. Still fun though. 

[Fred]

I'm thinking................the Highway To Hell (and back, of course)  

[charger490]

i like this road

[JB400]

I could have some fun on that one

[Ghoste]

I get vertigo just looking at it.