Whether you’re behind the wheel with the top down or taking the long way home on your Harley, there are undoubtedly a few roads a man must travel before you can call him a man. As the Wild Hogs knew, sometimes you just need to take it outside. Here are six scenic views of a lifetime, best shared:
MIDATLANTIC
Brandywine Valley Drive – Pennsylvania & Delaware
Route: Brandywine Valley from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, southeast to Wilmington, Delaware
SOUTHWEST
Big Bend – Texas
Route: Ft. Stockton-Alpine-Paisano Pass-Marfa-Shafter-Presidio-along River Road FM170 to Study Butte. Leading down Hwy 118/Maverick Rd. to Big Bend National Park winding up in Marathon.
EAST
New York Finger Lakes Region – Wine Tour
Route: Ithaca-Interlaken-Ovid-Romulus-Seneca Falls-Geneva-Penn Yan-Himrod-to Hammondsport.
Vermont Cheese Trail
Route: Looping from Plymouth Notch, I-89 via Route 4 and Route 100A, the cheese trail follows Route 100 north to Lincoln Gap Road, to Route 7 in the Champlain Valley. Route 7 links cheesemakers and other attractions, ending near the Canadian border with I-89.
SOUTHEAST
Florida KeysRoute: Highway 1 from mainland Florida to Key West, beginning in Key Largo-Pennekamp-Tarvenier-Islamorada-Duck Key-Hawks Cay-Looe Key-Big Pine Key to Key West.
WEST
Pacific Coast Highway
Route: Monterey-Carmel-by-the-Sea-Point Lobos State Reserve-Big Sur-Nepenthe-San Simeon-Cambria-to Morro Bay
To get your inspiration, and some helpful maps and accommodations tips, check these links:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
