What is your favorite state to ride in? Why?

[sagerat]

Even riding a short distance (100 mi<) was bad enough; I couldn't imagine a long ride.  

I guess if it were a long enough ride you'd eventually detox with the passage of time and numerous rest stops.  

[cbsnbiker]

I've never ridden with a hangover.

I still remember, though, riding home from a rally where I got either food poisoning or a virulent stomach flu the night before I left. Not only was I sick, but I was sleep-deprived due to hourly trips to the privy.

Friends rode in front of and behind me to keep an eye on me, and set a very moderate pace. We stopped at times from town to town for me to take bathroom breaks, which was complicated by a widespread power outage from tornados the night before.

I arrived home shivering (on a mild late summer day), jumped into a hot bath, and fell asleep.

That was not my favorite state to ride in.  

[stromgal]

I 'celebrated' a birthday with friends when on a riding trip, while on Mackinac Island. I did the infamous tee-shirt pub crawl, had a great time! The next day we rode north to Sault St. Marie and thence into Canada and Montreal Provincial Park..... oh, the suffering.  

So in the 'least favorite state to ride in' poll, this gets my vote.  

[stew71]

Living in Colorado, I am pretty close to some really great roads, but I'm going to cast my vote for Northern California.

This is one reason why.

The last time I was on 36, that sign was missing. I don't think Cal Trans ever replaced it.

[stromgal]

I haven't ridden 36 since CalTrans straightened some curves and removed the whoops. I'm sure it's still a great ride, but I'll miss that crazy section. That sign is there somewhere, I've seen very recent photos of it. Hoping to ride 36 again before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

[McHack]

SE Ohio followed by WVa  TWISTYS

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