Scenic roads dip and rise through the region, past farmhouses huddling on hillsides and half-timbered towns with a rustic, fairy-tale-like prettiness.

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Driving the treacherous, staggeringly scenic roads, you'll sooner see an ivory-billed woodpecker than a for sale sign, especially near any of the island's gorgeous beaches.

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With a low-slung design and a top speed of 115, it's perfect for scenic back-roads cruising (the motorcycle takes its name from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where earlier models were raced in the 1950s).

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Roads along the Amalfi Coast are undeniably scenic, but can be rather hairy.

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The majority of usable reservoirs are located in remote, scenic wilderness areas where construction of plants, access roads, power lines and other infrastructure is perceived as an unwelcome intrusion on nature.

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It is made of endless stretches of empty dirt roads surrounded by forests, mountains, glaciers and lakes, with scenic villages, free campsites and hot springs along the way.

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