My husband and I have apparently begun the habit of traveling on roads which, in hindsight, we should have missed. These shouldn’t-have-taken roads, have provided the fodder for funny stories and lots of laughter…later. Our first mistakenly traveled road, occurred in Georgia when we left the Whistle Stop Café (think “Fried Green Tomatoes”). I thought I could find my way out of the various roads in search of I-85. Turning left, those trees didn’t look right. I made a U Turn, headed the opposite direction where, once again, those trees didn’t look right nor had we planned on visiting an area plantation.
Columnist Marty Coffin Evans
Eventually, I wound my way back and stopped in front of the Whistle Stop Café. My snoozing husband, woke up, asked if I needed the restroom. No, I’m trying to find my way out of this friggin’ area. Following the provided directions, we found I-85! We received a Garmin that Christmas.
Our next “mistaken” road happened in California. With son Adam at the wheel, we headed over a crazy, curvy mountain pass in the wine country. Once safely on the other side, vineyard staff commented, “Even the locals don’t take that road!”
Not to be outdone by either of these states, we had our own Colorado adventure. With directions loaded into our Waze app, we headed for a 10th Mountain Memorial Day Celebration. We entered Tennessee Pass into Waze, were told to turn onto East Tennessee Pass Road, and, so we did. Bouncing over deep ruts, scraping shrub bushes on either side, periodic dips full of water on this rough road, Waze announced we’d reach our destination! Really?!
Recalculate! We made a U Turn, traveled 13 miles back to find the correct destination – Camp Hale.
Specifics can make a difference! What mistakenly traveled road is your favorite?