In New Mexico, I'd recommend heading up to the Gila Cliff Dwellings slightly north of Silver City. If nothing else, you'll sure get your twisties.
From San Francisco, take coastal highway 1 north along the coast. If that doesn't cure your bad case of the twisties, I don't know what will :-)
The Oregon Coast is stupendous and well worth it. If you decide to stay inland, try some of the routes north of Crater Lake, but west of Bend. Lots of paved roads with almost nobody on them. North of Oakridge/Westfir, Oregon you'll come across my infamous crash spot and that road is twisty and narrow. Stay at the Blue Wolf Motel if you're in the mood for a real bed. Candis took amazing care of me when I stayed there after my head first venture down the embankment.
In Washington try the gravel backroads from near Hood River up towards the east side of Mount Saint Helens. Also, the area around Mount Rainier is great and all paved. Highway 20 in the northern part of Washington is also pretty skookum (I think that's a Canadian expression, but it means "neat" ..or something like that).
From the Idaho side of Oregon the roads are great through John Day area and then up towards Washington a bit east of The Dalles
Have fun.
...Michelle
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