03-01-2014, 06:59 PM
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Went for a drive today...
Started out running by the Porsche dealer for an alignment (noticed some odd wear on the back left tire) and to put in new bolts connecting half axles to cv joints. (was on hand me downs from http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/50505-initiation.html ) Also had my cars computer checked, everything was fine aside from the seatbelts causing my airbag light which is now reset . Proceeding all of this and a quick lunch at McAlister's Deli (California Turkey Reuben) I went on quite the trip through the western Carolinas. The drive started by curving around the Greenville Watershed, the road was deserted aside from cyclist this dumped me out into Saluda n.c. where then the box enjoyed a winding road down to the green river where many Olympian kayakers practice. ( MapQuest Maps - Driving Directions - Map) After leaving heading back up the mountain and stopping in Saluda, (A great town that offered great ice cream.) the boxster was used for some lake side cruising by summit lake. After this I found my favorite road and i think the Dragons Tail is done for, Pinnacle Mountain Road is the most empty fun road i have ever driven on. Part 1/2.
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03-01-2014, 07:11 PM
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03-01-2014, 07:14 PM
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The waterfall
The view from the rideline.
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03-01-2014, 08:04 PM
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Beautiful and looks like a nice drive!
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03-01-2014, 08:23 PM
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Where is that drive. Im over near Jacksonville. NC. I cut my Porsche teeth in Monterey California, hitting roads through Carmel Valley and on the track at Laguna Seca... Fast forward to now i need to find something over here that will satisfy like they did.
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03-01-2014, 08:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lobo1186
Where is that drive. Im over near Jacksonville. NC. I cut my Porsche teeth in Monterey California, hitting roads through Carmel Valley and on the track at Laguna Seca... Fast forward to now i need to find something over here that will satisfy like they did.
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There is a mapquest in the post... But lots of good roads in western North Carolina along the s.c. Border.. I also suggest the roads aroud Bryson city. But the entrance to that pinnicale mountain road is right off of exit 5 on I26
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03-01-2014, 08:56 PM
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Looks like a real nice drive. Here in Phoenix you got go out of town to see some serious curves.
The colors in your pictures reminds of photos taken by an old Kodak Disc camera from the 80s. What did you do to get those colors to look like that?
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03-02-2014, 06:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche9
The colors in your pictures reminds of photos taken by an old Kodak Disc camera from the 80s. What did you do to get those colors to look like that?
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Instagram filters.
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03-02-2014, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BIGJake111
Instagram filters.
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I was going to ask why you took your photos with a potato...
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03-02-2014, 10:24 AM
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Beautiful roads and country for a Boxster.
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03-02-2014, 09:33 PM
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Great pics! really reminds me of our exhilarating country roads around here.
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03-03-2014, 04:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche9
Looks like a real nice drive. Here in Phoenix you got go out of town to see some serious curves.
The colors in your pictures reminds of photos taken by an old Kodak Disc camera from the 80s. What did you do to get those colors to look like that?
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THE DISC CAMERA.....good lord I forgot about those. Awesome reference! Of course ages us a little
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