"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
02/19/2014 at 11:08 • Filed to: Show me
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"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
02/19/2014 at 11:08 • Filed to: Show me | 2
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! graciously suggested I go for a drive to help alleviate !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (thanks to everyone who posted). I am fortunate enough to have a readily accessible, fun route through the hills near my home. I sometimes take this route when heading in that direction JUST BECAUSE I CAN.
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This route has elevation changes, curves and some straights. If you catch it at the right time (read, not rush hour when everyone tries to use it to bypass the highway it runs parallel to) it can be downright fun.
So, my question to Oppo is:
What road do you take to have fun driving? Is it picturesque? Curvy? Straight? Flat-out?
This was from the first time I took the ST through there. It was a beautiful day in July.
SaabLife, because Gripen
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:16 |
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I haven't taken it yet. But someday..
CPT Speedbump
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:17 |
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I'm not sure how to post images from maps.. theres a road close to me, has a few curves around a lake, but its super bumpy...but the bumps can be fun, and then it turns into lonnnggg straights..that..cops don't really go on.. also, theres a pretty good loop where you usually can just keep driving it over and over without stops, with plenty of curves and some dips on a straight that I drive when I'm stressed.. then there's all sorts of mountain roads within 10 minutes of me (I live in Colorado, and can be in the Rockies on a canyon road in less then 10 minutes)
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cazzyodo
> SaabLife, because Gripen
02/19/2014 at 11:19 |
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Tolls AND a ferry. Someone likes to live dangerously.
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cazzyodo
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 11:20 |
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I did a screenshot and trimmed in paint. You can always share a link of your directions like SaabLife did.
Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:22 |
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Vista House to Multnomah Falls Lodge. Tons of technical turns and switchbacks with tons of elevation change. that straightish bit is actually pretty curvy still and one side of the road is a sheer drop off. at about 8-9 at night in the summer no one else is on it.
E30Joe drives a Subaru
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:22 |
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It's like 160 some miles up/down the Mississippi river from Minneapolis > La Crosse WI. Once it gets nicer in the spring I'll enjoy the drive/ride down there on the bikes with my buddies.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:22 |
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I'll be trying that once the snow is gone. I go mountain biking in the hills up there. There are some great places to grill with views overlooking Boston. Nice place for an OPPO meet-up when the nice weather comes around. I love the St. I was thinking about one of those when I was looking for a new car. I like how it doesn't have as much of the boy racer look as the WRX does and I'm a big Ford fan. I ended up going with the WRX mostly for AWD. Another nice ride is 3A stating in Hingham. You can take it all the way through Duxbury down to the Cape. There are some nice roads in Miles Standish Park but you might not be able to open it up as much as you desire to.
roflcopter
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:24 |
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There's a few really fun looking(twisty, elevation change, different kind of turns) roads around here, alas they are all residential and I could never convince myself to be that asshole that goes blasting through one of those. So as far as one that's actually fun and drivable, on my way home from school, if it's late enough the roads are pretty deserted, there is an 90 degree sweeping onramp going onto the interstate, goes into a 2 lane 1/2 mile straight away, then into a 270 degree banked 2 lane carousel that then dumps you onto about 1.5 miles of perfectly straight interstate that's 5 lanes wide for most of it. This particular stretch is also all off-grade and has no on ramps for that whole stretch. I'm not gonna say I'm condoning breaking the speed limit, but if you were gonna do it, this would be the place... no chance of repercussions unless you were to somehow run up on someone(you have great visibility through the entire thing).
Anyways, that one interchange is probably the most fun thing I've found around here, but you have to catch it late at night or it's basically a 60mph moving parking lot.
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CPT Speedbump
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 11:24 |
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https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cold+…
The path with long straights
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/3609+…
The endless driving circle
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CPT Speedbump
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:25 |
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I just shared the link :) looks boring on maps though, lol
EL_ULY
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:26 |
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The Sweetwater drag strip
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CPT Speedbump
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:27 |
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https://www.google.com/maps/dir/W+29t… < Here's a canyon drive from the main street next to my house, that I'm heavily looking forward to taking the Z up :)
HammerheadFistpunch
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:30 |
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I know its not something I can do daily, but i would if I could. Highway 12 in Utah. Holy hell its the most amazing 3 hours of driving ever.
55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:31 |
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Hills, sweepers, long straights, a redwood forest, lakes, and it ends at the beach. About 30 miles in total of almost perfect back roads.
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55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
> Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/19/2014 at 11:32 |
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That road is awesome! We do it every time we head up to Oregon.
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cazzyodo
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 11:33 |
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Haha.
I like how they are literally titled "Country Road"!
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cazzyodo
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 11:34 |
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This one looks terrific!
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Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
> Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/19/2014 at 11:35 |
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Also some day
911e46z06
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:36 |
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I've driven literally hundreds in SoCal, but these are a few of my favorites.
The Palomar Mountain loop is an old stand by. It's cool because it kind of has a wildernessy feel to it, but you don't have to go very far to get there.
Old Highway 94 is another old favorite. It's relatively close, and pretty much always deserted.
The 79 between I-8 and Julian is incredible, but it's often a bit crowded, and there are lots of police and park rangers, so you have to keep it reasonable. And then when you get to Julian, there are dozens of beautiful, curvy mountain roads to explore.
And my all-time favorite, the 155 between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella. Just miles and miles of mean, twisty hairpins with incredible mountain views. Stay away on weekends, because while it isn't exactly trafficky, you're liable to get stuck behind some tourist doing a herky-jerky, brake-riding 25mph. And make sure you have a fresh set of brake pads before you tackle this one.
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cazzyodo
> OPPOsaurus WRX
02/19/2014 at 11:38 |
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I went hiking with a buddy a couple weeks ago...just a short trail to the top of Big Blue. Trails were just layered in ice!
I was very close to going with the WRX...literally had pricing and was going to schedule a time to go in and do paperwork. I love it (as a sedan more than a hatch, too) Then I realized that the taxes and such would have been way over my head so I went and test drove the ST...it was too smooth to let go of.
I don't take 3A often and really only to get to the beach during the summer. I never find good time alone along there.
WhiskeyGolf
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:46 |
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During the summer I often take this 400 km route from Ottawa to Gravenhurst, Ontario, where my family has a cottage. There is a wider road available, but lately I've been using the narrower double lane regional roads, which provide a great mix of straights, elevation changes and turns, with lots of opportunity to pass slower vehicles.
I'm also in the early planning stages of a North American road trip from Toronto to Vancouver to LA to Pikes Peak and back so I'll be noting the other responses closely.
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/19/2014 at 11:52 |
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Plus, you know... vista house and Multnomah falls...
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vdub_nut: scooter snob
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:56 |
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SaabLife, because Gripen
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 11:58 |
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Some say I like to live life on the edge. I just like carrying spare change..
TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 11:59 |
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My Grandpa was an engineer on that pipe that goes down the side of that mountain!
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cazzyodo
> vdub_nut: scooter snob
02/19/2014 at 12:12 |
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OH GOD NO. Your definition of fun is painful haha
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cazzyodo
> 911e46z06
02/19/2014 at 12:14 |
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So many options!
04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches.
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 12:23 |
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I OWNNNNN at Rainbow Road.
If only there was some way Oppo could have a giant Mario Kart 64 battle on Rainbow Road.
Oh the fun times that would be had.
STAGGERED-6
> cazzyodo
02/19/2014 at 12:26 |
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One of the best drives in AZ has got to be highway 89 through the back into Prescott then 89A through the switchbacks in Jerome. Top it all off with 89A through Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona back to flagstaff and the I17.
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STAGGERED-6
> STAGGERED-6
02/19/2014 at 12:40 |
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Here's the Jerome portion since I can't figure out how to grab a screen from google maps on my phone. Our GTI and R club is doing pretty much this exact drive on the 1st of March for anyone in AZ that's interested. One of these days I'll have to beg for authorship so I can dump some pics for everyone after a drive through there.
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> TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
02/19/2014 at 13:28 |
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Nice, do you live around here? lol, I also posted the road to Estes Park (in another 'discussion' on this post) ...so US 34, haha
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TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
> CPT Speedbump
02/19/2014 at 13:52 |
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Greeley. Also mmm Big Thompson Canyon...
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CPT Speedbump
> TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
02/19/2014 at 14:21 |
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;) The day it flooded, was the day after I drove my 350Z from Denver..witch is where and when I bought it ,and one of my first thoughts was about driving it in Big Thompson Canyon.then it flooded -.- and not done it yet -.-
cdakost
> E30Joe drives a Subaru
02/24/2014 at 20:06 |
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Being from Rochester, I'm normally on the other side of the river but I love cruising around the Mississippi River valley.