Comments on: The Best Driving Roads In The Midwestern US http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/ - Motion + Mobility Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kurt Ernst http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-46365 Kurt Ernst Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:04:57 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-46365 Good to know. I think the key to Dragon happiness is:

1) Avoid weekends
2) Avoid major events
3) Hit it off of peak summer vacation season

]]> By: Alexander http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-46361 Alexander Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:12:18 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-46361 I recently rode Deal’s Gap/Tail of the Dragon, fantastic road and saw 3 cops in 3 hours. Meaning: not really any cops. I went 1pm to around 4pm though and this was on a Thursday. still fantastic road.

]]> By: Bob http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42744 Bob Wed, 04 May 2011 13:13:40 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42744 I would like to note a series of roads in New Mexico that range from flat & plain to hold on to your seat and exceed the speed limit at your own risk. West out of Caballo Lake State Park on 152 to San Lorenzo, then North via 35 then 15 to Gila Cliff Dwellings. There were no guard rails on 15 when I drove it and I wonder why.

]]> By: Bob http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42743 Bob Wed, 04 May 2011 12:55:39 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42743 I’m directionally challenged. Meant east out of Yellowstone.

]]> By: Bob http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42742 Bob Wed, 04 May 2011 12:42:35 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42742 I luckily drove Natchez Trace 1st & it was like Nebraska with trees-one arrow shot mile after mile but nice. No stop signs or traffic lights. I also drove the opposite going west out of Yellowstone to Red Lodge and that first part was the worst road of the those marked on a map (deep mud ruts) I have ever driven. The Beartooth Pass and beyond were great.

]]> By: crispy http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42735 crispy Wed, 04 May 2011 03:55:05 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42735 Seriously, Virginia and Montana in the same part of the country?

I’ve driven Rt 33 in West VA through the section you mention many times and it is a fantastic road. Not on the level of the Dragon in NC (well west of Rt 33 by the way), which I’ve only done on a sportbike a few times, not in a car. BTW, don’t recommend riding the Dragon in the driving rain with bald tires and a completely toasted rear shock on your Honda 900RR…it’s scary.

But Rt 33 in WVa is a great drive; well worth the effort to go. Seneca Rocks is pretty cool too. In fact, Rt 33 west all the way to Elkins is pretty good, more of the same; just hang a left at Seneca Rocks to stay on 33.

]]> By: sam http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42681 sam Tue, 03 May 2011 03:57:08 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42681 how dare you call Montana mid-western you fricken tourist!

]]> By: ptschett http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42678 ptschett Tue, 03 May 2011 03:07:16 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42678 I live in Fargo, where we have the complete opposite of fun driving roads. I can think of a few fun ones in MN though:

-MN-113 from Waubun to US-71 is one of my favorite destinations whenever I can spare a whole weekend morning for a drive. It crosses the Itasca Moraine where the Mississippi’s headwaters are, so it’s hilly forested country and the road meanders its way across.

-I haven’t personally driven MN-1 from Ely to Lake Superior, but it’s on my list of places to go the next time I get close to Duluth. It sure looks like fun on the map.

Going the other direction into ND, I like the Sheyenne River National Scenic Byway which runs from Lisbon to north of Valley City. The northern half is paved and the southern half is gravel. I used to live just a few miles from Lisbon so the byway was my default motorcycle riding route, and I still get there about once a month in the motorcycling season.

In SD the most entertaining road I’ve personally driven is the few miles of county road through Sieche Hollow State Park. It’s very tight with several switchbacks and is closed in winter; don’t go much faster than 30 on this one on a bike, and maybe 20 in a car. Protip: on this road, if you’re through traffic you don’t have to buy a state park permit (unless you want to stop and enjoy the park of course, and it is a beautiful place in spring/summer/fall.)

Another route I’ve never done, but want to do is the 1804/1806 highways running on both sides of the Missouri from the ND/MT border down to Pierre, SD (which you pronounce “pier” in the Dakotas, unless you want people to look at you funny.)

Also I’m sure there’s some fun to be had in the Black Hills, but I was six the last time I was there.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42643 Anthony Mon, 02 May 2011 18:25:21 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42643 I wish i could get on these roads with my car and just bolt it.. see what my Lancer can do!

]]> By: chugada http://www.ridelust.com/the-best-driving-roads-in-the-midwestern-us/#comment-42631 chugada Mon, 02 May 2011 14:20:07 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=80281#comment-42631 Southern US please?

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