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Roads You Need To Drive Before You Die

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Funnel
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Post some of your favorite drives you've ever done and roads that everyone should drive before they die.

Tioga Pass Road though Yosemite
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Highway 1 south of Carmel to Big Sur
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17 Mile Drive Carmel, CA
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Jul 11 2012 7:51PM
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PON3
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I-70 through Kansas!!!
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Jul 11 2012 11:11PM
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Dwarftosser1
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Trail Ridge Road: Click for larger image

Pikes Peak highway ( Pikes Peak Hill Climb Road): Click for larger image
Jul 11 2012 11:16PM
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nickyb
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Jul 11 2012 11:30PM
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SterlingArcher
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Million Dollar Highway from Ouray, CO to Durango, CO (sorry no pics on mobile)
Jul 11 2012 11:46PM
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Funnel
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Great posts guys! I almost posted the Sea to Sky and Lombard street when I created the thread! Everyone should also drive/bike/walk the Golden Gate at some point in their life, being that it is one of the most famous bridges in the world and the history behind it.
Jul 12 2012 12:27AM
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Funnel
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Totally forgot to embed the pic.
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Jul 12 2012 12:29AM
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yourthemannowdog
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Not often, but I have driven those roads before. Yosemite is the coolest one

285 North through the San Luis Valley
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CO 140 by Lake City
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Dingle Way in Ireland. This one has a lot of meaning for me. Spent a lot of my child hood in those mountains
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A pass between France and Andorra
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Jul 12 2012 1:22AM
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EricaMN.
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rogers pass!

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Jul 12 2012 1:25AM
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yourthemannowdog
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Any road in the San Juans is amazing, especially forest service roads in the fall
Jul 12 2012 1:28AM
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Dr.Dickless
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this

also the Davos d'estelvio
and the Col de Torini

Top gear for days
Jul 12 2012 1:30AM
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Dustin.
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No, it just wasn't funny.
Jul 12 2012 1:33AM
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RICK_ROSS
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i drove that when i was 12.





....in grand theft auto
Jul 12 2012 1:50AM
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MagSeven
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A few roads that have been fun or memorable to drive

Wadi Mujib in Jordan

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Col du Galibier in France

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St Gottard Pass in Switzerland

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Stuart Highway in Australia

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Shiretoko Pass in Eastern Hokkaido Japan

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Jul 12 2012 2:14AM
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SKI.ING
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Threads. All I had to contribute were the Yosemite ones anyways.
Jul 12 2012 2:16AM
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MagSeven
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Also driving around the roads used for the Monaco GP was alot of fun, especially the famous hairpin.

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Jul 12 2012 2:18AM
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Elg
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Driven both of these, Norway has some great views from the the roads.
Jul 12 2012 7:03AM
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Rob_G
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The road from Geiranger to Trollstigen in Norway is pretty damn epic.

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Jul 12 2012 7:26AM
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yelsel
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this one is on my list

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Jul 12 2012 8:21AM
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katie.
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Grimsel pass in Switzerland:

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Col du Grand Saint Bernard, again in Switzerland:

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Route 163, this was fucking amazing:

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On the road from Bern to Interlaken, Switzerland (a view of Lake Thun):

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Jul 12 2012 8:52AM
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FBGM
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This is what I came here to post
Jul 12 2012 9:01AM
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H8CH
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These are all awesome - and i'll add some of the roads in the highlands of Scotland, especially the far north west and the road to Applecross...

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Jul 12 2012 9:36AM
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Gypsy_Skier
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ya Right Back Where we Started was a great film
Jul 12 2012 9:46AM
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D4VE.BC
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Dempster highway in the Yukon/NWT... better have some spares handy!

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SSteezle
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badlands road, South Dakota

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