Sometimes when there are bills to pay or deadlines to meet or issues to address or messages to return, I close my eyes for a second and I drift back to Highway 128 between Mendocino and Cloverdale. Pretty soon, the next right-hander through the redwoods fades into the next left-hander through the rocky ups and downs of wine country and the road twists and turns under the Mini as jagged as an Oklahoma lightning bolt. Or maybe it’s Highway 218 from Oregon 97 all the way to Fossil, and the Mini handles the sweeping, undulating creek valleys like a horse that knows the way home and you can just drop the reins. On Highway 12 just this side of Lolo Pass, there’s a sign that warns you of 99 miles of winding road. Could there ever be a more righteous path to auto-nirvana?

Which road -- local or distant -- would you nominate for Best Mini Driving Experience?
Dan

Which road -- local or distant -- would you nominate for Best Mini Driving Experience?
Dan
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