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Wandering the Open Road
By Barbara Grant

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t some point, I'm sure all NCC
members have noticed the
decorative road signs marking
the Maryland and/or Virginia
system of "Scenic Byways." In stark
contrast to toll lanes, crowded
highways, and endless traffic lights,
these winding roads meander
through open fields, over babbling
creeks and past bucolic farms
offering peaceful rural vistas.
In recent years, I've come to think

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of these as my own personal
"Scenic Bayerische-ways." They are
the perfect roads for an afternoon
drive in my 2006 M3 with windows
down and sunroof open. It's a
chance to practice up-shifts, downshifts and even some left-foot
braking. Several years ago, as a
beginner in BMW driving schools,
I struggled to remember which turn
came next. I wasn't so much
improving my driving skills at

HPDEs as just working to get
around the track. Then, an astute
instructor suggested I get out on
some rural backroads and work on
adapting my vision to unfamiliar
roads and curves. This sounded
like the kind of homework
I could enjoy and hence, I started
wandering
Virginia's
scenic
Bayerische-ways on a regular basis.
Now, my favorite path is between my
home in Gainesville, VA and

Rappahannock Cellars winery just
south of Front Royal. There's a 12mile stretch where the road
welcomes the Blue Ridge Mountains
and is only interrupted by one stop
sign. One September day, the sky,
the clouds and the foothills were
just picture perfect and I felt called
to pull over to snap this iconic photo
of my M3. Even the barn matched
the Imola Red paint job. Where's
your favorite Bayerische-way?

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