Every road trip excites me. A car, and open road out of the city is all it takes for me. Better yet is a motorcycle and open road. Two lane roads beats the heck out of highways. Always eat in local greasy spoons NO CHAIN RESTAURANTS EVER.
Desert is my favorite
My goal is to put the top down and just go across North America when I retire. Route 66 is definately on the list since I did it last with my parents as a kid in the back seat of a Corvair.
Everyone should drive cross country at least once. You learn so much about America. I have done it at least a dozen times, three of those in old cars. My crazy wife wants me to organize another trip with the kids and the Edsel this summer. I am game! Also, Skyline and Blueridge is a very relaxing trip. Did it in our Project Midget. Bucket list: Put a Montana rally on your list. Trust me on this one.
The Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway is an annual drive for me in mid to late October. I always take it during the week sneaking out of the office before lunch for the spectacular afternoon drive up Hwy 14 on the WA side crossing over at Hood River to Oregon and up to the tiny town Moisier. There I love to stop and see Steve Demosthenes owner of Route 30 Vintage Porsches Classics & Roadside Refreshments http://www.route30classics.com/. Great car guy and a perfect spot to let the brakes cool before heading east on Route 30, one of the best 8 miles of road you'll ever drive to The Dallas, OR for a late lunch and the later causal drive back to Portland.
Dougie
Los Angeles, California to Brunswick, Maine. Does that qualify?
After high school I took my first cross country road trip in 1970 in a Rover 2000TC. My friend was going to college there and needed a co-driver. Before we left, his mother gave us this sage advice. "If you boys get lost, just find the Atlantic Ocean and turn left".
To this day, it stands as one of my favorite adventures.
And we didn't get lost....
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