Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Suggestions for cross-country trip

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

AZ just put in 800 fixed and 400 mobile radars, which would make me  
detour the entire state. AAA even labeled the entire state as a  
maximum enforcement zone. What's up with that, all that open space,  
what a pity....

I would also recommend either up or down on PCH past big sur, you can  
sit nude in the hot tubs at esalen between 1am to 3 am......... Just  
dont drive on the weekend, however I drove up in the Ferrari in 2004  
to CI and I will always remember it as the best drive of my life....

Rob

Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com


 "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special  
vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for  
those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari






On Jul 13, 2009, at 9:40 PM, ken rentiers wrote:

> On Jul 13, 2009, at 9:47 PM, clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> > Stay north the heat is a bitch in aug
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
>
>
> That is true. If you run 1-10 across TX and through Phoenix to Palm
> Springs you will hit 110 - 115^ during the day. Elevation is very
> low. I - 40 goes through Flagstaff and near Santa Fe,  both of which
> are 7,000 feet plus. Go early when the traffic is light, and the heat
> of the afternoon has not set in. Stop by mid-afternoon. Take a dip in
> the motel pool, grab a nice steak and leave at 4:00 AM. By breakfast
> you will have 300 miles under your belt.
>
> I am writing this from Nashville TN where I is at just now. It hit
> 85^ yesterday. Cool! My son in Houston saw 105*.
>
> If you hammer north across Ohio, Michigan and Illinois in the traffic
> and still have a suspension left you are now faced with dragging
> through Nebraska, Iowa and eastern Colorado before you hit the
> mountains in Denver. The Rockies are a chain that extends under
> various monikers from Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego. You won't miss any
> fun by running further south I promise - the premise here is to
> eventually hit the left coast, not just run all the twisties.
>
> You can easily spend a week just doing the canyonlands in Utah.  It's
> true that a lot of the roads between Denver and Utah are prime, but
> once you exit SLC you now have to drag you ass across Nevada. Oh
> Whoopee. I used to live in Utah. Had a house in Park City. I have
> driven all these roads east and west, north and south.
>
> If you want good driving roads, consistent high speeds across the
> country and lots to see, go I-40. The two lane roads of northwest
> Arkansas are legendary if you want off the interstate awhile. AR
> State Highway 7 runs right by Ferrari Bubba's place and is a
> deservedly famous driver's road.
>
>  Ferrari Bubba and the world famous Shit Box GT4 208
>
> New Mexico rocks - you can always dip down to Socorro, take a left
> past the VLA to Springerville and hit some VERY high speed fun in
> relatively empty NE AZ. Used to exercise the 328 there. Besides Santa
> Fe is a helluva lot more fun, once you get out of the car, than
> Winnemucca. NM doesn't have [legal] whorehouses of course, but I
> suspect Dennis is taking his SO. Have some green chile stew there.
> Some cold Dos Equis. Stroll the plaza, built in the 1500s. Buy silver
> from the Navajo.
>
> You can also have a great time in MT , ID, and WA but then you have a
> 900 mile run south to SFO. Dennis wants to go to the week at
> Monterey. BTW, Dennis, the parade on Thursday is worth your effort to
> arrive in time to see it.
>
> But don't ask me. I have only driven these damn roads the past 40
> years . Fwiw I-10 across south and west TX imho is a blast. It's
> posted 80 for over 600 miles and you can cruise near 100 without
> molestation, not just for short bursts but for the whole six hours it
> takes to get to El Paso.  What your car was designed for. Stop at
> Chuy's in Van Horn for gorditas. Visit The John Madden Haul of Fame.
> Swing south to Fort Davis overnight and if you do I'll send you the
> secret roads of that region which are truly breathtaking and, again,
> deserted.
>
> But cLyDe is right , I-10 is for the spring and fall. Too damn hot  
> now.
>
> love and kisses
> kensie
>
>
>
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