The Travel Thread

[ousdahl]

ohhh these drives sound rad.

I've done that stretch of I-70 about as much as anyone, and yup.

I think the wildest drive I've done is McKenzie Pass in Oregon...scraggly evergreens popping out of black rock lavafields with snow-capped volcanoes in the distance.

Also done various stretches across the west where you'd swear to god you're on Mars.

[ousdahl]

also I'm going to Missoula in 2 weeks!

[Deleted User 89]

bear tooth pass b/t wyoming and montana

[TDub]

bear tooth pass b/t wyoming and montana

Yes. Awesome.

Basically anywhere west of the Rockies, east of the cascades and north of Arizona is amazing. Minus large parts of Nevada.

[kubandalum]

Also US-14 in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming between I-90 and Cody. At least there were no places to stop there 40 years ago.

[jhawks99]

US 129 in North Carolina aka Tail of the Dragon

[defixione]

^^^^^^ Would be awesome on two wheels.

[jhawks99]

Yes, it would. Lots of bikes on that road. We drove it a couple of years ago coming back from the Smokies. It was miata weekend. Other than too many old, white guys in sweaters, it was pretty cool.

[Deleted User 89]

reminds me of the iron mtn road in the black hills, but where that road splits to one lane and winds through the pines

[Deleted User 62]

Hwy 7, NW Arkansas.

TT-RS and 2 days to learn the curves and drops.

Priceless

[Deleted User 89]

nw arkansas is beautiful country

[Shirley]

The mountain biking in NW rKansas is great!

[kubandalum]

On a clear night in the summer and away from city lights, especially if you’re in the mountains, try this: lie on your back outdoors and look at the Milky Way with a pair of binoculars. For the purpose it’s better than using a telescope. To the naked eye the Milky Way looks like a band of thin high-altitude clouds, but with binoculars you’ll see more stars than you ever imagined. There’s some real scenery for you.

[Deleted User 183]

[Deleted User 62]

3 best places in the US to see a night sky.

Joshua Tree

Mohave desert

Davis Mountains, Tx

[pdub]

Best place night sky I've seen was in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico.

[Deleted User 62]

I really like Chama, NM

[NewtonHawk11]

Hwy 7, NW Arkansas.

TT-RS and 2 days to learn the curves and drops.

Priceless

Love Hwy 7.

[jhawks99]

My buddy and I camped at a reservoir in Northeast Colorado. Nothing but sand, wind and rattlesnakes.
We light a huge fire that night and the stars were amazing. We didn't see any snakes in the campground, but dozens on the dirt road into it.

[Deleted User 89]

rural northern new mexico would be wonderful, if not for the crime...it’s why my family left almost 30 years ago and, sadly, it seems to have only gotten worse

Chama and Abiquiu are gorgeous

the best night skies i’ve ever witnessed have been in rural parts of the Philippines