[SteelGray02ci]

I love Spring!

 

[SteelGray02ci]

Taking in the view before the rest of the drive home...

 

[Chris330Ci]

Come on..?! That's really your commute..? Some things just aren't fair... That looks like a hell of a road. Where is it/what is the name..?

 

[nate]

I walk :dunno:

 

[geomax]

It's actually Bill Gates' private track....

 

[Guest84]

Im as green as the picture if indeed this is your commute!

 

[ff]

Wow! That's all I got's to say.

 

[TD330ci]

WOW!! :yikes:

Nice. Where is that exactly?

I have been on roads close to that coming back from Mendocino and also from Napa. :thumb:

The Bay Area is chalked full of great back roads like that.

Have you ever been on 126 or 26 (I forget) to Mendo?

 

[SteelGray02ci]

The road in question is Patterson Pass Road. It takes me from Livermore to Tracy over the Altamont Pass. I live in the Central Valley of California and commute to the East Bay Area of San Francisco. It's roughly 60 miles to and from work and I had been taking the train up until I took delivery of my car. Now that I have such a great car to drive it's hard not to put on the miles and take these roads to work. The section of road pictured above is about 15 miles long and I have another 20 to 30 miles of backroads I can take to make the drive worthwhile. If you live in the Bay Area and head out to the Central Valley it's worth taking.

Mike

 

[SteelGray02ci]

These pictures were taken yesterday around 5:30pm. Some of the back roads can get a bit busy, but given that this one is particularly windy and narrow it doesn't get nearly the same traffic. You'd be surprised at the pace of the cars taking this road, though. Minivans, pickups, etc., still scoot up to 70mph through the straights. The turns are a little different, but passing the slowpokes on the straightaways takes care of that.

Mike

 

[gray330]

That's a great road--I drove it when my BMW was about 2 weeks old. Corral Hollow is another good road between Livermore and the valley.

I'll honk my horm when I pass thru Stockton tonight.

 

[ashecnc]

we got lots of twisties here, there GREAT..but it is far from spring since it was 10 this morning... the green grass evenings will still be a while

 

[gray330]

Yeah...winter returned today to Nor Cal...the high today was only in the mid 60s

 

[ashecnc]

Yeah...winter returned today to Nor Cal...the high today was only in the mid 60s

Mid 60s sounds like a heatwave when its 10

 

[loki]

Lucky dog.... Not my commute but here are the weekend backroads I like to drive on.

 

[DaveN323i]

Lucky dog.... Not my commute but here are the weekend backroads I like to drive on.

Hey Loki, don't tell everyone. Mr. Lucas may be annoyed

Btw, aren't we thoughtful? There is even a porta-toilet next to this lake.

 

[loki]

Heheh, roger that... mum's the word.