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The young wife and I love driving, and even more so on a breathtakingly beautiful road. I thought I'd list the ten best drives we've been on and encourage others to list their favorites.
1. Needles Highway, Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota (SD 87)- 14 miles of incredible rock formations, beautiful views, hairpin turns and really narrow tunnels through the granite.
2. Iron Mountain Road, Custer State Park, Black Hills of South Dakota (US 16A)- the road back north. Incredible tunnels, pigtail bridges, hairpin turns and great views of Mt. Rushmore framed by every tunnel. If I had limited time, I'd skip Mt. Rushmore and just drive on Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway.
3. Spearfish Canyon (US 14A), Black Hills of South Dakota -- 22 miles of a river and a road and nearly vertical canyon walls. Incredibly beautiful.
4. Beartooth Highway (US 212) from Cooke City to Red Lodge Montana -- the highest highway in the US (10,947 ft. at the summit of the pass), with remarkable switchbacks and stunning views.
5. Logan Canyon, Utah -- US 89 winds through beautiful formations from Logan to the aquamarine colored Bear Lake.
6. Firehole Canyon Drive, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming -- waterfalls, rushing river, great rock formations.
7. Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - beautiful ocean vistas, rocky headlands, winding road.
8. Amalfi Coast, Italy -- road from Sorrento to Ravello and Amalfi (SS163) - achingly beautiful ocean views, scenic old houses, and hairpin turns.
9. Overseas Highway (US 1) from Islamorada to Key West, Florida - what could be better than a seven mile long bridge over beautiful tropical waters?
10. The Old North Road on Madeira Island, Portugal -- breathtaking ocean views, waterfalls over the road, precipitous cliffs right out the window. Incredibly thrilling.
1. Needles Highway, Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota (SD 87)- 14 miles of incredible rock formations, beautiful views, hairpin turns and really narrow tunnels through the granite.
2. Iron Mountain Road, Custer State Park, Black Hills of South Dakota (US 16A)- the road back north. Incredible tunnels, pigtail bridges, hairpin turns and great views of Mt. Rushmore framed by every tunnel. If I had limited time, I'd skip Mt. Rushmore and just drive on Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway.
3. Spearfish Canyon (US 14A), Black Hills of South Dakota -- 22 miles of a river and a road and nearly vertical canyon walls. Incredibly beautiful.
4. Beartooth Highway (US 212) from Cooke City to Red Lodge Montana -- the highest highway in the US (10,947 ft. at the summit of the pass), with remarkable switchbacks and stunning views.
5. Logan Canyon, Utah -- US 89 winds through beautiful formations from Logan to the aquamarine colored Bear Lake.
6. Firehole Canyon Drive, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming -- waterfalls, rushing river, great rock formations.
7. Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - beautiful ocean vistas, rocky headlands, winding road.
8. Amalfi Coast, Italy -- road from Sorrento to Ravello and Amalfi (SS163) - achingly beautiful ocean views, scenic old houses, and hairpin turns.
9. Overseas Highway (US 1) from Islamorada to Key West, Florida - what could be better than a seven mile long bridge over beautiful tropical waters?
10. The Old North Road on Madeira Island, Portugal -- breathtaking ocean views, waterfalls over the road, precipitous cliffs right out the window. Incredibly thrilling.
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