Probably you guys travel back and forth between these two cities, maybe some of you many times a year. It can be a long boring drive that you just want to get over with.

BUT, there is one bright spot along the way. If you are going south from Dallas, exit the interstate at Buffalo and stay on the access road.
For the next 20 miles the access road winds up & down hills that are cut down on the interstate. It also has twists and turns. You are only at most a few hundred yards from the interstate, but the personally of the road is completely different!

It is a good break from the routine of I45, and you won't lose but a few minutes.

If you are going north from Houston, get off at the exit that has the Yellow Rose Rodeo Areana & RV park (about 4 miles before Centerville).

Have fun! I did.
Egor

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Thanks for the tip...that is one long and boring drive. A little diversion around Buffalo would be a welcome distraction...especially in a Fiero.

Just made that drive earlier today in fact. I never even thought to look for things like that.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: Thanks for the tip...that is one long and boring drive.

What's this?? A long and boring drive in Texas? The hell you say!

My wife and I recently drove to Port Arthur, Houston and back here. We took I35 to Waco, east to Buffalo through Marlin and down IH45 to Huntsville. I saw the road you're talking about and on my next trip(I'll probably be alone in my Fiero), I'll go the "scenic" route. I really like the road from Waco to Buffalo--hilly, winding and very scenic.

I took that road by accident one time, I was in my Camaro though. Still had fun. Very few other people use the road and I don't remember any big potholes or anything.

Definitely recommend it. Hope to hit it with my Vette soon.

Once you are on it, you have to ride it out. The next entrance ramp to the highway is in the next town.

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NTFC has hit that road 2x... once on the way to the Baytown Ruckus, and the other was for the Lufkin Ruckus.

It is fun. Well, a lot more fun than dang I-45.

You want a LONG and boring drive? Try El Paso to San Antonio! There is nothing off I-10 like the road you mentioned.

quote Originally posted by Rick 88: You want a LONG and boring drive? Try El Paso to San Antonio! There is nothing off I-10 like the road you mentioned.

I made that drive back in the late 90's while going to an AAFO show. The only thing I remember of that stretch is getting pulled over by a trooper for no plates (had temp tag in window) and getting searched for drugs and/or illegals in the trunk ('87 coupe BTW).

U P D A T E !


Ran this access road again Thursday coming back from "Turkey Day Lunch". It has been resurfaced since last time and now fairly smooth. It had some broken pavement sections that had been just patched before, but is now pretty uniform from the Leon exit to Buffalo.

Did see 1 sheriff's car that had pulled over two guys on horseback, but no regular "smokies" to slow me down. Oh, and now the posted speed limits that I saw had been lowered to 45mph. The horses were probably the only ones even close to that limit, though.

Have fun!
Egor

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