Don't know the route number, but I've said it before here, what ever road it is that goes north out of Sedona AZ through Oak Creek Canyon...amazing. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> M-22 (Michigan). North of Manistee, through Frankfort, along Crystal
> Lake, through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Leland, Leelanau
> peninsula and down to Traverse City. All along the most scenic part of
> Lake Michigan. Anytime of the year, but Fall is spectacular.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:16:33 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: Interstates are boring
> We almost always avoid interstate highways. On our recent near 6k mile
> trip from Oklahoma to Washington and around about in the NW and Rocky
> Mountain area, we spent most of the driving time on U.S. highways and
> state highways. We did take the interstates to get from Oklahoma to
> Spokane, but left them almost altogether after that.
> My neighbor recently remarked to me that his driving style depended on
> whether he was traveling or going somewhere. Traveling, he avoids
> interstates and drives at 55 mph or slower. Going somewhere, he drives
> 75 mph on interstates.
> I noticed your mention of U.S. 50 across Colorado. While scenic,
> because of the extreme traffic load, it is also slow and dangerous. If
> my goal is to enjoy getting across Colorado, I go north and take
> several different state and U.S. highways, including U.S. 40 through
> the mountains. Again, slow but not because of a high traffic load,
> just curvy and scenic. The stretch west of the divide is just sublime.
> mcneely
> ---- Kim Brennan wrote:
> > In my travels across North America, I've often found that US routes
> > (and equivalent routes in Canada) are more scenic, and interesting
> > than the Interstates (and equivalent high speed limited access
> > highways in Canada). Sometimes the destination is the goal.
> > Sometimes its the drive to the destination that is the
> > entertainment.
> >
> > In no particular order, here are some of my favorites:
> >
> > US Route 302 (New Hampshire. Crawford Notch. Near to Mt Washington,
> > a beautiful scenic drive.
> >
> > US Route 163 (southern Utah). Monument valley. Scene of many an
> > early western.
> >
> > US Route 50 (Colorado) Monarch Pass, and separately in eastern
> > Colorado, along side the Arkansas River (if you have to cross the
> > Great Plains this is a fairly pleasant way to do it.)
> >
> > (not US 209) Millersburg Ferry, (Pennsylvania). This ferry connects
> > US 15/11 with the town of Millersburg (where US 209 begins/ends).
> > The ferry is a stern paddleboat free navigating ferry across the
> > Susquehanna River (which is maybe 4 feet deep here). The US 15/11
> > side of the ferry is in the Ferryboat Campground, which is otherwise
> > unexceptional (noise from US 15/11 is unfortunately rather obtrusive
> > in the campground.)
> >
> > US Route 30 (Pennsylvania) Breezewood to Gettysburg. A reminder of
> > what highways used to be like in the US.
> >
> > US Route 33 (Virginia) George Washington National Forest (Dry River
> > District). A narrow shady valley with simply magnificently tall
> > trees (beware deer at dusk). A place that I always have to roll down
> > my windows and just breath in the beneficial aromas.
> >
> > US Route 250 (Virginia) Across Shenandoah Mountain in George
> > Washington National Forest. A series of twisty roads not all alike.
> >
> > US Route 2 (Montana) The southern edge of Glacier National Park.
> >
> > US Route 101 (California) The northern section from Eureka to the
> > Oregon line. Magnificent coastal views, and big trees on the inland
> > side.
> >
> > US Route 666 (old name, now it is US 491) Shiprock NM.
> >
> > US Route 70 (Arkansas) Hot Springs. A reminder of old time resorts.
> --
> David McNeely