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      08-06-2009, 04:35 AM   #1
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Exclamation The Ultimate Road?

Okay so my objective is to find the best roads in the Santa Monica Mountains.

My list of favorites are:
_Decker Canyon Rd aka "the 23" (Bunches and bunches of tight bends, very close together. Pretty damn fun! )
_Latigo Canyon Rd (Bends like decker but spread out so you can catch some speed between them )
_Piuma RD-Las Flores RD (One of the better sight seeing. In view of nature and cars. I see more nice cars on this road than any road.)
_Stunt Rd (Not really my favorite road but this is like a gateway to awesomeness)
_Tuna Canyon Rd(only the one way part) (This road is just mind thrilling. If you like no rails and signs telling you that the road could collapse at any moment then this is yours. Plus its one way so there is no oncoming traffic!)

If you want to find these then google maps is your friend.
I want to add more to this glorious list but I just don't know where they are.
The trills make it so much better!
And now where all you people come in...

Whats your Favorites? I want to drive them.
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      08-06-2009, 12:29 PM   #2
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These are all the same roads that I drive!!

right now Latigo is my favorite, but Tuna is a close second

my only gripe about Tuna is that road quality goes to shit as you get close to the coast
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Its not in the mountains but PCH is a great cruise road
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Ortega Highway it a nice road to cruise during the day. Great view of the lake when you get to the end.

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      08-06-2009, 05:10 PM   #5
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These are all the same roads that I drive!!

right now Latigo is my favorite, but Tuna is a close second

my only gripe about Tuna is that road quality goes to shit as you get close to the coast
We should do some runs!

And I try... to go the speed limit... The yellow signs are recomemded. Haha

I usually drive these after 11pm but that could be reschedualed.
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Its not in the mountains but PCH is a great cruise road
I drive that to work almost everyday. It's boring for me.
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Mullholland snake road is pretty good, stunt road is my favorite so far
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Mullholland snake road is pretty good, stunt road is my favorite so far
To many cops even in the early morning times!

But I definately agree.

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Ortega Highway it a nice road to cruise during the day. Great view of the lake when you get to the end.

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just drove on it today. its freshly paved too. very nice.
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just drove on it today. its freshly paved too. very nice.
Alright second person to mention this.

Where is it?!?
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Alright second person to mention this.

Where is it?!?
The road starts South of Orange County and ends at Lake Elsinore.

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The road starts South of Orange County and ends at Lake Elsinore.

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Dammit that's just to far to just have fun.
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hit up ortega on a weekday during the afternoon when you wont hit work traffic

VERY fun
Now I have to drive it. Damn. I'll do a weekday after work around midnight.
That way There should be anybody on it. I think...
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Decker happens to be my favorite, BUT if your local to SIMI VALLEY there is a canyon our here called BLACK CANYON and it is one hell of a ride... you have to get to it from valley circle and go up the hill towards rocketdyne, google map it. Also Grimes canyon in moorpark going to Fillmore if really fun, but sandy sometimes because of the quarry
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Decker happens to be my favorite, BUT if your local to SIMI VALLEY there is a canyon our here called BLACK CANYON and it is one hell of a ride... you have to get to it from valley circle and go up the hill towards rocketdyne, google map it. Also Grimes canyon in moorpark going to Fillmore if really fun, but sandy sometimes because of the quarry
For sure going to try out black canyon and grimes canyon is fun but there are always cars on it.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned GMR (Glendora Mountain Road), I've driven most of the roads you mentioned but GMR makes them look tame. GMR has more curves then a fat kid.

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Theres no such thing as GMR. Its all a myth.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned GMR (Glendora Mountain Road), I've driven most of the roads you mentioned but GMR makes them look tame. GMR has more curves then a fat kid.
First of all fat kids are round one big curve.

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Theres no such thing as GMR. Its all a myth.
Now I am confused. Why would this be a myth?
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Ortega Highway it a nice road to cruise during the day. Great view of the lake when you get to the end.

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I commute across the Ortega hwy so it's usually bumper to bumper FTL. Though sometimes I'll go to or leave work at an odd time and have it all to myself.
A great side road to the 74 is the Main divide. When you get to the Forestry fire dept toward elsinore take the next road on the left and go all the way to the campground, it's rarely used and a lot of fun. Some great photoshoot spots too.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned GMR (Glendora Mountain Road), I've driven most of the roads you mentioned but GMR makes them look tame. GMR has more curves then a fat kid.

the GMR seems to have many cracks but i plan to go there this sunday morning to see how it is
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I commute across the Ortega hwy so it's usually bumper to bumper FTL. Though sometimes I'll go to or leave work at an odd time and have it all to myself.
A great side road to the 74 is the Main divide. When you get to the Forestry fire dept toward elsinore take the next road on the left and go all the way to the campground, it's rarely used and a lot of fun. Some great photoshoot spots too.
This is like my drive! I commute through malibu canyon road. But if I want to have fun going to work I'll go piuma or tuna. Sometimes I think these roads are almost faster because on piuma, I can go like 60ish through there and PCH has traffic or retard drivers.
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First of all fat kids are round one big curve.


Now I am confused. Why would this be a myth?
Sorry I should have said "more curves your then mom"... LOL JK!

It's a myth, because we don't want a ton of idiots finding out about it, and making it congested.
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