Great blog. Been on my list for yrs. Almost made it 35 yrs ago in my Dodge Dart, but couldn't quite make it thru one wash.
Another more recent memory jogged by the road closed sign. I went around one about 5 yrs ago outside of Coalinga Ca. A road I had taken before. About 10 miles in at a crossroads, two Blm ranger cars pulled up. What was I doing there? I.d. please! After verifying my bona fides, I was " released" with a Blm citation, for being in an " unauthorized" area. They had put off limits the old asbestos mining area, that previously had been a great orv area. Haven't looked up to see what they are doing with it now.