Best of Road Pictures

[formulanone]

Made a trip to Yosemite Valley this morning to get a visit in before the summer reservation BS starts.  Things were super green, and it got pretty overcast which led to a decent photo haul.

So no park reservation is required before summer begins?

[Max Rockatansky]

Made a trip to Yosemite Valley this morning to get a visit in before the summer reservation BS starts.  Things were super green, and it got pretty overcast which led to a decent photo haul.

So no park reservation is required before summer begins?

This year they start June 15th and go to August 15th.  The hours of enforcement are 6 AM to 2 PM.  I can easily beat that 6 AM start time but my wife isn't keen on getting up and on the road so early:

https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/reservations.htm

As an aside, the Coulterville Road (high clearance) doesn't have anyone enforcing even the park entrance fee.  I believe this is also the case on Chowchilla Mountain Road (another high clearance road) but I'm unclear if there is a gate at the park boundary.  I might have better insight soon as I plan to drive Chowchilla Mountain Road this summer.

[Max Rockatansky]

Some photos from Chowchilla Mountain Road.  This was a stage road between Mariposa and Wawona constructed in 1870.  I'm unclear if it goes all the way to Yosemite National Park since I stopped at Battalion Pass.  This road is pretty badass and haggard for something maintained by a county (Mariposa County).  I needed AWD even in dry conditions a couple times and there was no way a car was getting much past the "impassable NOV-MAY" sign.  I'll be trying a hike from the Wawona Hotel west along this road to Battalion Pass in the Fall.

IMG_9393 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_9404 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Apparently, this is the head of the East Fork Chowchilla River.

IMG_9419 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_9448 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Preston Road (Mariposa County)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_9490 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_9493 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Raynor Ranch Road straddling the Mariposa County and Merced County line.  This is one of the few identifiable roadways left which was part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road (established circa 1853).

IMG_9561 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


West Westfall Road (Mariposa)

IMG_9579 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

The Kearney Boulevard Arch in Fresno (constructed in 1933).

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Breckenridge Road (Kern County Road 218 portion)

IMG_9905 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Breckenridge Road (Sequoia National Forest Route 83 portion)

IMG_0009 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0012 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0028 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0047 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0057 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0067 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Caliente Creek Road (Kern County Road 487)

IMG_0211 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0222 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0246 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Caliente-Bodfish Road (Kern County Road 483)

IMG_0272 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Rothman]

Tour road in Shiloh National Battlefield on way to Pittsburg Landing

[Rothman]

Brick old US 66 near Auburn, IL:

[Max Rockatansky]

Pole Line Road in Fresno County at the Merced County line. 

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Pole Line Road in Merced County.

IMG_0571 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 165 along Mercey Springs Road at I-5.

IMG_0580 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Crystal Cave Road in Sequoia National Park.

IMG_0327 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0368 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

California State Route 1 Business on North Fremont Street in Monterey.

1CABLa by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

CA 1 northbound looping over itself at CA 17 in Santa Cruz.

IMG_0672 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0680 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Upper Zayante Road (Santa Cruz Mountains)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Bear Creek Road (Santa Cruz Mountains)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0951 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[bandit957]

I'm including this because it's also the closest thing I have to a senior photo:

https://facesandplaces.kentonlibrary.org/viewimage.php?i=di11235&x=f

This is a newspaper photo in which I happened to appear.

[Rothman]

US 412 near Fairview, OK:



Black Mesa Road in far western Cimarron County, OK:



Well, this is Max Rockatansky's idea of a road, anyway.  It's the trail up Black Mesa in Oklahoma, Oklahoma's highest point:

[Max Rockatansky]

Ironically, you're onto something with my idea of what a remote mountainous road is...

A private portion of Redwood Drive in Tulare County approaching the Stagg Tree:

IMG_1098 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1131 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The Tulare County Mountain Road 216 portion of Redwood Drive entering the small community of Sequoia Crest:

IMG_1061 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


CA 190 in the Tule River Canyon.

IMG_1012 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1013 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1016 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Western Divide Highway (Tulare County Mountain Road 107)

0 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Parker Pass Road (Tulare County Mountain Road 50)

IMG_1330 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


California Hot Springs Road (Tulare County Mountain Road 56)

IMG_1364 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Old Control Road (Tulare County Mountain Road 52)

IMG_1368 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Max Rockatansky]

Select photos from my recent trip up to Washington and British Columbia:

Southbound Aurora Avenue (WA 99 and former US 99) in the Seattle neighborhood of Fremont approaching the Aurora Bridge at Lake Union.

IMG_1498 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound Aurora Avenue (WA 99 and former US 99) in downtown Seattle approaching 7th Street and the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel (apparently it still doesn't have a name).

IMG_1537 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle at Stewart Street.

IMG_1542 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound Alaskan Way in downtown Seattle sans Viaduct.

IMG_1554 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Northbound Elliot Way in downtown Seattle.

IMG_1555 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The gummed up (literally) part of Post Alley below Pikes Place Market in downtown Seattle.

IMG_1570 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Northbound 6th Avenue in downtown Seattle approaching Bell Street.

IMG_1592 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Troll Avenue southbound underneath the Aurora Bridge the Seattle neighborhood of Fremont.

IMG_1610 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound WA 99 in the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel.

IMG_1650 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Northbound Colorado Avenue approaching the entrance to northbound WA 99 in near Lumen Field in downtown Seattle.

IMG_1671 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The Aurora Bridge (WA 99 and former US 99) from Kite Hill in Gas Works Park.

IMG_1672 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Current WA 11 and former US 99 on Chuckanut Drive.

IMG_1760 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1782 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_1786 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Northbound BC 99 in Surrey approaching BC 99A at King George Boulevard.

IMG_1915 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Number 2 Road in Richmond, BC crossing the Fraser River approaching Vancouver International Airport.

IMG_2085 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The Cambie Bridge entering downtown Vancouver.

IMG_2166 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Northbound BC 99 in Stanley Park approaching the Lions Gate Bridge.

IMG_2244 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Stanley Park Drive in Vancouver.

IMG_2460 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound BC 99 departing Vancouver via the Granville Bridge.

IMG_2466 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Marine Drive in Vancouver approaching the Arthur Laing Bridge.

IMG_2468 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Montcon Street eastbound from 3rd Avenue in the Richmond, BC neighborhood of Stevenston.

IMG_2473 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Southbound BC 99 approaching the start of I-5 at the U.S. Border at the Peace Arch.

IMG_2500 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

WA 548 (former US 99) on Peace Portal Drive in downtown Blaine.

IMG_2512 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Former US 99 along Main Street in downtown Ferndale, WA approaching the Nooksack River.

IMG_2568 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Former WA 20 at the Henry Thompson Bridge in Concrete.

IMG_2608 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Former WA 20 in downtown Concrete on Main Street.

IMG_2610 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

WA 20 along the North Cascades Highway.

IMG_2620 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2633 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2642 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2655 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2673 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2675 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2693 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2692 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Diablo Dam Road.

IMG_2714 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_2715 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Westbound WA 530 entering Darrington via Emens Avenue.

IMG_2785 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

The Cicero Bridge on WA 530 at the North Fork Stillaguamish River.

IMG_2808 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[kphoger]

The gummed up (literally) part of Post Alley below Pikes Place Market in downtown Seattle.

IMG_1570 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

I can hear Tim smacking his lips from here.

[formulanone]

Three from the last month...

Colorado Highway 8, approaching 470 towards Morrison:



Northbound Interstate 5 from the last exit in California, peering into Oregon:



Klamath Lake from Doak Mountain on Oregon Highway 140: