Hey! I'm Brian Liechty. I'm 62 this year (2020) and live in northern Indiana, USA. I've been learning and using MRA now for about 18 months, but just now getting into the social aspects of the site. My area is devoid of interesting roads so I drive 3-4-5 hours to launch each spirited drive. I drive a modified 1991 Miata which I've lovingly evolved into a great car for the twisties over the past 14 years. I nicknamed her "Sunny" because she always makes me smile. (I know, I know--naming a car is silly. But I did it anyway).
I've been designing routes for my Miata friends for about 10 years now. First on paper maps (they STILL work!), then on BaseCamp and now using MRA. Our driving group likes to find the roads less traveled & some years ago the words "Cool Little Roads" was mentioned and just sort of stuck as an unofficial name for the group. We've spent more time in SE Ohio and down into the Appalachians and Smokies than anywhere else, but we did take a 9-day tour west to the Rocky Mountains last summer that was a total hoot. I've also laid plans for a trip or two to the Ozarks in the near future.
We tend toward trips that average 4 days and 1800-2200 miles and we seldom stay in the same place twice. We've actually stayed in some places you wouldn't want to stay in again! As we've aged there's more interest in "stopping to smell the roses", so I'm looking forward to learning new ways to lay out trips which have points of interest and actual destinations . . . time will tell how successful I am at that goal.
Both my wife and I still work full time and we've both heavily involved in musical theater so travel times are precious and planned well in advance. (An issue made worse by the recent purchase of a motorhome. Sigh.)
If you're in the Kentucky/Tennessee/Virginia/North Carolina areas and see a short parade of Miatas zooming by, please wave!