Route Q's

[Stormy_Monday]

I am starting to resurrect a trip that the apocalypse canceled. So I have questions.

From Seattle head east on Washington 20. Worth the effort? Are there gas and hotels along the route? Best times to drive this.

grazie

[Stormy_Monday]

another question.

When the youtube car evals are driving in "the canyons" in California. Where is that?

[vitaminc]

another question.

When the youtube car evals are driving in "the canyons" in California. Where is that?

There are a lot of canyons in California! Probably you’re envisioning Angels Crest Highway above LA.

You can find amazing roads anywhere in the state.

[ROB III]

Regarding canyons in SoCal, google Azusa,
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJ ... UqDQgBEC4Y
click the map, then pan out a bit until Azusa is on the upper right and La Canada/Flintridge is on the left, then look at the green and all those squiggly lines....lots of canyons there. I've spent a lot of time on the canyon roads north of Azusa as little traffic.
You could do the same with Maricopa Highway out of Wheeler Springs/Meiners Oaks in California (near Ojai).

[blueline]

Regarding canyons in SoCal, google Azusa,
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJ ... UqDQgBEC4Y
click the map, then pan out a bit until Azusa is on the upper right and La Canada/Flintridge is on the left, then look at the green and all those squiggly lines....lots of canyons there. I've spent a lot of time on the canyon roads north of Azusa as little traffic.
You could do the same with Maricopa Highway out of Wheeler Springs/Meiners Oaks in California (near Ojai).

That sounds so fine Rob. Let's teleport our cars out there and do an afternoon canyon cruise.

[Stormy_Monday]

Once I figure out where to start this trip next year, I plan on teleporting (ok, trucking) the Box to the left coast and driving back.

[blueline]

Once I figure out where to start this trip next year, I plan on teleporting (ok, trucking) the Box to the left coast and driving back.

Awesome! What a fun trip that will be!

[ROB III]

In a previous life I used to drive a lot of back roads in SoCal from Morro Bay to San Diego on various trips with 3 - 5 different cars. Once you get away from the coast, there are often nice drives inland to and through small towns to get to Interstate 5, the main north-south artery which tends to flow at a nice pace. There are all kinds of interesting two lane roads with minimal traffic and I like the dryer climate and open spaces of the west. I've driven PCH from Morro Bay to Monterey and it is great from a scenery perspective, but frustrating if you get stuck behind a motorhome, and just recently due to erosion: https://www.ksby.com/portion-of-califor ... ific-ocean.

[blueline]

That's a nasty slide down the long, steep slope to the rocky shoreline! I would guess that's usually a significantly weight-limited part of Highway 1.

[Stormy_Monday]

Once I figure out where to start this trip next year, I plan on teleporting (ok, trucking) the Box to the left coast and driving back.

Awesome! What a fun trip that will be!

I probably don't have many long road trips left in me, so I'm hoping to do something really epic, or stupid....