"There is a place, a stop away from heaven. I'm not saying its name here. But it is one of those beautiful, impossible roads that cuts its way through some inexplicably vast expanse of public land. It's near San Diego, where I live. Flanked on either side with beautiful trails for hiking, biking, off-roading, camping and backpacking, yet empty on most days, it is among the most varied, exciting places I have ever been."
"The route from my house to God's own tarmac is as follows: first, navigate the stop-sign-ridden treachery of my own neighborhood en route to the interstate. Expect traffic. Merge onto the highway, right before it merges with another. Spend 10 to 30 minutes bottled up in the chokepoint. Next, drive on wide-open highways for 40 miles with a 70 mph speed limit, and a 4,500-foot elevation gain. Then, arrive at the road, and attack its winding, majestic bends."
A scenic, near-San Diego road traverses vast public land and sits between trails for hiking, biking, off-roading, camping, and backpacking, remaining largely empty. The typical route to that road includes stop-sign-filled neighborhood streets, congested highway merge chokepoints, long high-speed interstate stretches with significant elevation gain, winding mountain bends, and dirt logging trails. Many gasoline cars prove irksome across these conditions because of heat, awkward packaging, manual controls, and engines that are great yet burdensome in traffic. Electric crossovers combine quiet, instantaneous torque, efficient packaging, and usable range, delivering the most practical, least taxing, and often most enjoyable experience for mixed driving.
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