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Yes, we do. When I was a kid in the 40s and early 50s our family did this on many Sundays. And, we rode the same kinds of twisty rural Pennsylvania back roads you mentioned - but it was in Southeastern PA.
Now it's just two old folks, and it's a kick to crank up any one of these several 50 year-old Chev trucks - or the 52 year-old Corvette - and take a spin. Of course, in the mountain SW, the paved roads almost always are the shortest route between two populated places and there are not many paved wandering "back country" roads. So, only some trucks go on those.
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Women used to take me on one or 3 fairly often.. And you always woke up when it was done! 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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We take lots of drives, mostly on the gravel roads around our area! We have thousands of miles of good logging roads, in our area! The wife picks the area, and I drive. We bought a used SUV for that purpose! Usually in mountains in the summer and the desert in the winter! We love in the transition zone between the two! Plus we can hunt something year around here!
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I do it six days a week, it’s called going to work.
We are on a rode trip now, going to Temple to see a band we like called Fast Movin Train.
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ALL THE TIME - ever since I got my drivers license.
Going somewhere is half the fun.
Coming back is the other half.
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The best times of my life was when my dog Barney and I used to go riding together.
Barney used to stand on the hump and stick his head out of the sunroof. As we went down the road, I'd call "Cows on the right!" or "Horses on the left!" and Barnedy would move over to that window and either bark (for cows) or whine (for horses). We played a lot of Keith Jarrett's solo concerts. We'd either ride to Falmouth for plumbing parts or Mount Olivet for fried chicken or Brooksville to the grocery and then take the long way home-- wherever that was.
Dog's been gone since 2006. The rides just aren't the same.
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7mmbuster, We used to do that all the time. But, buying this place and the never ending work has pretty much controlled our lives for the last 20 years.  We keep saying, we’re “turning the corner”, and next year we’ll do more. But, next years seems to be like “tomorrow”.....we all know that “Tomorrow Never Comes”!  memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Used to all the time. Not now. Years of long commutes, heavy traffic practically everywhere you go, and high gas prices have put an end to that. Plus I’m too damn tired. Last weekend, I came home from work on Friday and did not go anywhere until I went back to work on Monday morning.
"There's no schadenfreude like Hillary Clinton schadenfreude."
- Tamara Keel
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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It’s road rage in the car or relaxation on the bike so if I’m looking for a calming trip, it’s on the bike. I save the car for the cold weather.
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take drives often........ few days ago ended up here.......... Braughts.....kraut over a fire........cold beer to wash it down....... no traffic or people either direction........ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/MHSprvg.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/yKPCviY.jpg)
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Wife and I go on desert drives all the time....
Polaris or truck....
One of our favorite things to do with cold beer....
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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A lot. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/g1IVzV0.jpg) This AM was a run in my wife's roadster for breakfast in Blanco. Next month a random road trip to Nashville hitting two sons along the loop.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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A lot. This AM was a run in my wife's roadster for breakfast in Blanco. Next month a random road trip to Nashville hitting two sons along the loop. Bowling cafe Ed?
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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all the time buddy and me and a 12 pack
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No! Make that HELL NO! Only at Xmas, when my wife drags me, screaming and bitching, by the short hairs to "go look at the lights. I've seen 'em. JFC, what a waste of time and fuel. Big diff between us when it comes to traveling by car. I want to get there, she wants to go there, stopping as often as possible to gander, hike, etc.. Now in my old age, I'm getting even with frequent pee stops.  . It's a relief, I'm telling you..... The dogs appreciate it anyway. If I have to hike someplace, or drive, at length, I wanna kill something good to eat. Or have the oipportunity, anyway.
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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Yes. but did cut back some when fuel hit 50 cents a gallon. Used to do that when gas was 29 cents a gallon..................................................still do at $2.78/gal for diesel.
Ed
A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.
The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.
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We took this one out today! Was a perfect day. ![[Linked Image from i22.photobucket.com]](https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/cartod/Motor%20Vehicles/810A89F1-1A31-4BA8-8FB4-AFEB8CD3FD57_zpso756xkwk.jpeg)
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