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Nov 25, 2003 | 09:42 PM

benxd

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Road trip!

Well we all know Thanksgiving is right around the corner so that means free time to do whatever. I was thinking ROADTRIP with the Lexus. I live in So.Cal (909/626/714) area and I need some suggestions as to some good places for a good ol’ roadtrip. Nothing fancy. I just want beautiful scenery and open road that isn’t full of SUVs taking up 2 lanes on the highway. Thanks in advance guys.

Nov 26, 2003 | 08:25 AM

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Up the coast to Santa Barbara is always nice...or venture two more hours north and go wine tasting in the central valley (off HWY 46 near Cambria)...That's where I will be.

Nov 26, 2003 | 04:49 PM

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How about Salvang ? It's nice up there this time of the year.

Nov 26, 2003 | 08:03 PM

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Ortega Highway 74. Start in Lake Elsinore and end up out in South Orange County.

Nov 27, 2003 | 12:34 PM

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Ortega Highway 74. Start in Lake Elsinore and end up out in South Orange County.

Ortega Highway 74 sounds like a wonderful idea. Thanks everyone for the help!

Nov 29, 2003 | 08:46 PM

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Ortega Highway 74. Start in Lake Elsinore and end up out in South Orange County.

i remember ortega............i used to live in corona.........it's bad ***
watch out for cops though

Dec 2, 2003 | 09:21 PM

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We are just south of you in the 562/714 area. We make regular runs into Solvang and Cambria and barring the lousy downtown LA traffic, it is a breeze. Oxnard and Ventura are also nice short trips.

If you can hang over a night or two and enjoy wine, Santa Ynez and Los Olivos are fun. Going a bit north up the 1 or 101, Cambria and Paso Robles. HWY 46 from 1 to 101 can be a fun drive. It has an elevation change of ~2K and has some nice sweeping turns...about 10 miles before it joins the 101.

South down 15 into Temecula.

I hate the seat time but driving through the Mammoth Mountain area with snow on the ground is gorgeous. As is the Lake Tahoe run.

Now you have me thinking about a vacation trip.

Last edited by RA40; Dec 2, 2003 at 09:22 PM.