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LiveBlues 05-20-2007 10:03 PM

Does this look like a fun drive?
 
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I've been playing around with Google Earth and took this screenshot of a drive that I have made quite a few times. It can be pretty intense.

The road that appears on the east side of the photo is a continous climb until the 3 + signs at the south middle part of the picture. That is the summit which is around 8700 ft.

Any good shots of your favorite drive?

ALTAG 05-20-2007 10:20 PM

I'd hit it...sideways...or just normally really fast...or sideways really fast...i think i got my point across...:)

TimzSI 05-20-2007 11:15 PM

tail of the dragon > that :o

Just playing, cool overhead!

NoTears316 05-21-2007 03:46 AM

good job

scsi 05-21-2007 05:22 AM

looks okay to me

MazdaMonkey 05-21-2007 11:06 AM

When I lived in Atlanta we would travel up to the North GA mountains (about 90 minutes away) once every 5 or 6 weeks to drive on these roads.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=13&iwloc=addr

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...,0.159645&z=13

348 is especially fun because there is little traffic as you climb the mountain and the cops don’t seem to care how fast you drive. Just watch out, I have seen a couple bikes and a 240 donated to the mountain walls over the years.

CarAndDriver 05-21-2007 12:23 PM

zoom zoom

Targatheory 05-21-2007 11:24 PM

dude no tears, sorry i'm not being a dick here but I can't help myself. lol, why do u say 'good job' in every post???

CarAndDriver 05-21-2007 11:39 PM

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paulmasoner 05-21-2007 11:44 PM

not bad

CarAndDriver 05-22-2007 12:11 AM

Yes.

Raven0207 05-30-2007 06:04 AM

I live in NC and for me a weekend drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway and taking the winding roads of the small mountain towns is the most fun for me.

OzarkMania 05-30-2007 07:19 AM

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This is my little town in the Ozarks. Pick a road in any direction. :)

LiveBlues 05-30-2007 11:01 PM

Thanks for posting your view Ozark (and MazdaMonkey for posting the links). That was what I had in mind for this thread. As do most of the threads I start (all handful of them), it fell flat. :)

TimzSI, I know that it wouldn't compare to the Tail of the Dragon, but is is a fun drive nontheless. One thing that helps is that a few miles after you hit level ground on the other side and can open it up a bit, there is a little tourist area that has a great lunch. Then you turn around and do it in reverse to get back home. :)

Edit: Not literally in reverse, just driving in the opposite direction. ;)

shazbot28 05-30-2007 11:08 PM

wow that's some pretty cool turns from the satellite view.

dmc27 05-31-2007 12:35 AM


Originally Posted by LiveBlues (Post 1903037)
Edit: Not literally in reverse, just driving in the opposite direction. ;)

No balls! kidding, kidding.


Looks like a sweet ride. I don't have anything like that really close. :sad:

dmc27 05-31-2007 12:35 AM

oh, and good job!



:lol2:

otakurx 06-01-2007 08:20 AM

good job, makes me think of some of the roads north of me.


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