Two threads in one day, this is a record for me...
So yesterday I decided to take a tour of the curviest lines I could find on the GPS and it led me to Highway 39 and the Angeles Crest. What followed was some of the finest driving experiences I've ever had, as well as a hawk sighting, a river fording, a pretzel on window balancing act, over 7000 ft of elevation change, and a tarantula fight. Enjoy the pictures.



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thats one f-in big a$$ spider!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sweet Pictures! That looks so fun!

 

i drive the crest to and from work everyday man hahaha


thank god ive never ran into one of those spiders that shits scary haha

 

ahaha....the only comments are on the spyder. heh


dude thats one huge PUDDLE! i wouldnt even dare to go in that thing. ssh!


i like that road a lot.

 

The road... yeah... whatever...


BUT I ACTUALLY FOUGHT THAT SPIDER!!! I am pretty sure it flicked me off after I knocked him off the road, back into the grass.

Dan

 

is that road still under construction? the last time i went there was like a year ago or so, and a huge section of it was closed off for construction because of landslides i think.

 

Yea Dan, I know you fought the spider, I was just saying that there was a spider fight. I stayed in the car and peed my pants a bit.

Highway 39 had a little construction in parts, but nothing major. It's a good thing we stopped to peer over that mountain vista, otherwise I would have buzzed a construction zone and I don't think California would be happy with me...

 

I think the pretzel wanted to escape.
Great pics btw.

 

Awesome pics dude! That puddle is HUGE! I would be to scared to go throught it. Looks like a blast!

Tyler

 

Ha- the funny thing is the pretzel wanted in! I tried dropping it discretely and it stuck to my windowsill.

 

Nice looking road to drive on!

 

I lol'd when I saw the pic of you with your gloves on. I like your pumas. I have a pair and I love them, especially for driving. Looks like you had a good time. Have fun in Cali!

 

looked like a little fun adventure!! ive been there before, but only at night! its a lot of fun but it sucks at night 'cause the pictures dont really come out. its soo dark! and sometimes it gets real foggy!

 

Yea, I felt goofy wearing work clothes and my driving gloves and shoes, they helped though haha. I will definitely be heading up to those parts of Cali again, as well as exploring other roads in the area. We should make a group tour/cruise of it!

 

I have been researching other good roads for you to try... damned Lafayette Indiana all to hell... I might have to come out sooner then planned... like tomorrow.
Dan

 

I need to see these roads, a weekend's coming up pretty quick here...

 

Looksl ike you had a lot of fun. Cant wait till the weather gets better here before i go out and search for some twisties. And man....that puddle must have been fun. I probably wouldnt do it though, to scared of hydrolock lol

 

Wow, nice pictures! Makes me realize how unscenic my drive through Des Moines Iowa is every day. very nice pics

 

Thanks guys!
That puddle haha was actually a mini-river, it snaked its way across our path four times, but we only stopped to get pictures at the one crossing. It had some pretty serious current to it as well. I need to go back out there and bomb the river again haha