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Roads worth remembering

Beartooth, Stelvio, Skyline Drive. The drives people describe for the rest of their lives, painted from the pull-outs where they stopped.

109 places
Beartooth Pass summit overlook
Beartooth Pass summit overlook
the high point of US 212, on the Montana–Wyoming line
Beartooth Pass summit overlook
— — the place the road decides to stop climbing.
Big Sur Highway 1
south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, where the mountains meet the sea
Big Sur Highway 1
— — the road that runs where the cliff lets it.
Bluebonnets along a hill country road
in the Texas Hill Country, west of Austin
Bluebonnets along a hill country road
— — the week the shoulder of the road turns blue.
Davis Mountains Skyline Drive
the seventy-five mile loop above Fort Davis
Davis Mountains Skyline Drive
— — a sky island the desert holds up to the light.
Fredericksburg Sunken Road
below Marye's Heights, west of downtown Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Sunken Road
— — a stone wall that held a December afternoon.
Highway 95 Lake Havasu
the lakeside run of Arizona 95 through Lake Havasu City
Highway 95 Lake Havasu
— — the desert road that keeps the lake on one shoulder.
Loop Road Big Cypress cypress dome
south of the Tamiami Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve
Loop Road Big Cypress cypress dome
— — a cypress dome standing in slow water.
Route 66 Oatman Highway
in the Black Mountains, west of Kingman
Route 66 Oatman Highway
— — the old road that still climbs the pass.
Sonora Pass California
over the Sierra Nevada crest, on California State Route 108
Sonora Pass California
— the road that climbs until the air goes thin.
Stelvio Pass
in the Ortler Alps of northern Italy, near the Swiss border
Stelvio Pass
— — forty-eight turns into the thinning air.
Stelvio Pass Winter
in the Ortler Alps of northern Italy, near the Swiss border
Stelvio Pass Winter
— — the road the snow takes back.
Williams Route 66
on the Colorado Plateau, an hour south of the Grand Canyon
Williams Route 66
— — the last town the interstate let go of.
Pass Christian harbor
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, west of Gulfport
Pass Christian harbor
— — the harbor the storm took, and the town built back.
a Highway 49 Crossroads
Mississippi · United States
a Highway 49 Crossroads
a Highway 61 marker
Mississippi · United States
a Highway 61 marker
a Kansas country road
Kansas · United States
a Kansas country road
Ajo Mountain Drive Organ Pipe Cactus
Arizona · United States
Ajo Mountain Drive Organ Pipe Cactus
Anaktuvuk Pass Nunamiut settlement
Alaska · United States
Anaktuvuk Pass Nunamiut settlement
Atigun Pass
Alaska · United States
Atigun Pass
Badlands Cedar Pass eroded
South Dakota · United States
Badlands Cedar Pass eroded
Beartooth Pass alpine plateau
Wyoming · United States
Beartooth Pass alpine plateau
Border Route Trail vista over the
Minnesota · United States
Border Route Trail vista over the
Brockway Mountain Drive overlook
Michigan · United States
Brockway Mountain Drive overlook
Cactus Forest Loop Drive Saguaro
Arizona · United States
Cactus Forest Loop Drive Saguaro
Canyon Road
New Mexico · United States
Canyon Road
Carrizozo Trinity Site highway
New Mexico · United States
Carrizozo Trinity Site highway
Cottonwood Pass paved summit Sawatch Range
Colorado · United States
Cottonwood Pass paved summit Sawatch Range
Crow Pass
Alaska · United States
Crow Pass
Cumbres & Toltec at Cumbres Pass San Juans
Colorado · United States
Cumbres & Toltec at Cumbres Pass San Juans
Cumbres Pass
New Mexico · United States
Cumbres Pass
Dawson Pass Trail in
Montana · United States
Dawson Pass Trail in
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road along the
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road along the
Going-to-the-Sun Road cresting
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road cresting
Going-to-the-Sun Road overlooking Wild
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road overlooking Wild
Grand Mesa Scenic Byway
Colorado · United States
Grand Mesa Scenic Byway
Gulfport Beach along Highway
Mississippi · United States
Gulfport Beach along Highway
Highline Trail Haystack Pass
Montana · United States
Highline Trail Haystack Pass
Highway 89A switchbacks Flagstaff
Arizona · United States
Highway 89A switchbacks Flagstaff
Independence Pass from Aspen Sawatch Range
Colorado · United States
Independence Pass from Aspen Sawatch Range
Kebler Pass aspens Elk Range
Colorado · United States
Kebler Pass aspens Elk Range
Lemhi Pass on the Continental Divide
Montana · United States
Lemhi Pass on the Continental Divide
Lincoln Gap Road threading the col
Vermont · United States
Lincoln Gap Road threading the col
Logan Pass
Montana · United States
Logan Pass
Logan Pass
Montana · United States
Logan Pass
Long Lake below Pawnee Pass Indian Peaks
Colorado · United States
Long Lake below Pawnee Pass Indian Peaks
Loveland Pass and ski area Front Range
Colorado · United States
Loveland Pass and ski area Front Range
Marys Rock Tunnel on Skyline Drive
Virginia · United States
Marys Rock Tunnel on Skyline Drive
Mather Overlook on Wheeler Peak Drive
Nevada · United States
Mather Overlook on Wheeler Peak Drive
Million Dollar Highway San Juans
Colorado · United States
Million Dollar Highway San Juans
Milner Pass on Trail
Colorado · United States
Milner Pass on Trail
Mount Equinox Skyline Drive winding up
Vermont · United States
Mount Equinox Skyline Drive winding up
Mount Evans Road Front Range
Colorado · United States
Mount Evans Road Front Range
Nob Hill Route 66
New Mexico · United States
Nob Hill Route 66
Overseas Highway aerial Seven
Florida · United States
Overseas Highway aerial Seven
Peak to Peak Highway Front Range
Colorado · United States
Peak to Peak Highway Front Range
Pikes Peak Highway Front Range
Colorado · United States
Pikes Peak Highway Front Range
Polychrome Pass
Alaska · United States
Polychrome Pass
Royal Gorge Route train
Colorado · United States
Royal Gorge Route train
Schnebly Hill Road Sedona
Arizona · United States
Schnebly Hill Road Sedona
Skolai Pass
Alaska · United States
Skolai Pass
Sky Island Scenic Byway Mt Lemmon Mount Lemmon
Arizona · United States
Sky Island Scenic Byway Mt Lemmon Mount Lemmon
Smugglers' Notch pass between
Vermont · United States
Smugglers' Notch pass between
South Pass City historic
Wyoming · United States
South Pass City historic
Talimena Drive maple ridge
Oklahoma · United States
Talimena Drive maple ridge
Teton Pass scenic overlook Wyoming
Wyoming · United States
Teton Pass scenic overlook Wyoming
the Beartooth All-American Road
Montana · United States
the Beartooth All-American Road
the Beartooth Highway climbing
Wyoming · United States
the Beartooth Highway climbing
the Beartooth Highway switchbacks
Wyoming · United States
the Beartooth Highway switchbacks
the Big Sheep Creek Backcountry Byway
Montana · United States
the Big Sheep Creek Backcountry Byway
the Brigantine Wildlife Drive
New Jersey · United States
the Brigantine Wildlife Drive
the Central Avenue Route
New Mexico · United States
the Central Avenue Route
the Denali Highway tundra
Alaska · United States
the Denali Highway tundra
the Flint Hills Scenic Byway winding
Kansas · United States
the Flint Hills Scenic Byway winding
the Going-to-the-Sun Road wrapping
Montana · United States
the Going-to-the-Sun Road wrapping
the Keyhole Route final
Colorado · United States
the Keyhole Route final
the Kings Hill Scenic Byway climbing
Montana · United States
the Kings Hill Scenic Byway climbing
the Lee Pass trailhead
Utah · United States
the Lee Pass trailhead
the Loess Hills Scenic Byway winding
Iowa · United States
the Loess Hills Scenic Byway winding
the Loneliest Road US-50 sign beside
Nevada · United States
the Loneliest Road US-50 sign beside
the Mount Carmel Highway
Utah · United States
the Mount Carmel Highway
the Mount Hood Loop Scenic Byway
Oregon · United States
the Mount Hood Loop Scenic Byway
the Outback Scenic Byway crossing the
Oregon · United States
the Outback Scenic Byway crossing the
the Park Road
Alaska · United States
the Park Road
the Pintler Scenic Route
Montana · United States
the Pintler Scenic Route
the Rogue River Scenic Byway winding
Oregon · United States
the Rogue River Scenic Byway winding
the Skalkaho Pass scenic byway in
Montana · United States
the Skalkaho Pass scenic byway in
the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Wyoming · United States
the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
the South Pass City schoolhouse
Wyoming · United States
the South Pass City schoolhouse
the Stowe Mountain Auto Toll Road
Vermont · United States
the Stowe Mountain Auto Toll Road
the Sunken Road Bloody Lane
Maryland · United States
the Sunken Road Bloody Lane
the Talimena Scenic Byway winding
Oklahoma · United States
the Talimena Scenic Byway winding
the Teton Park Road
Wyoming · United States
the Teton Park Road
the winding coastal road
Western Cape · South Africa
the winding coastal road
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass beneath Mount Dana
California · United States
Tioga Pass beneath Mount Dana
Tioga Pass winding
California · United States
Tioga Pass winding
Top of the Rockies Byway Sawatch Range
Colorado · United States
Top of the Rockies Byway Sawatch Range
Trail Ridge byway sunset Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge byway sunset Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road in
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road in
Vermilion Cliffs Scenic Byway
Arizona · United States
Vermilion Cliffs Scenic Byway

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