CARS
15 vehicles on scenic winter road trips
Dalvin Brown
USA TODAY
Most drivers consider road tripping during the autumn and spring months when vibrant floral or foliage displays entice the senses. But in winter, when famed rock formations are coated with snow and many go-to destinations are crowd-free, drives through the snow can produce heavenly scenic shots of your car. Here are 15 photos to get your inspirational juices flowing, starting with this Plymouth Barracuda shot outside Stockholm.
Simon HameliusLand Rover Defender shot in Iceland.
Grant RitchieNoora and Casimir Kemppainen on a road trip in Norway.
Noora Kemppainen![Courtney Brown's 2014 Jeep Patriot in Alberta, Canada.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/b9cea6fa-90eb-490e-b33a-0b4f99703f5b-_Cocotravels.jpg?crop=828,830,x0,y95&width=659&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Courtney Brown's 2014 Jeep Patriot in Alberta, Canada.
Courtney Brown![Christian Munich's VW T6 in the South of France.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/d01cfc59-33b9-4f85-abf6-0415fb27540b-360_discover_Christian_Munich.jpg?width=660&height=655&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Christian Munich's VW T6 in the South of France.
Christian MunichEarthroamer XV-LT shot outside of Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Frisco, Co.
Lindsey Kszos![BMW 335i in the Czech Republic.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/b538c74b-994e-45eb-8652-625174f6d29d-sabinkabednar.jpg?crop=828,1036,x0,y94&width=528&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
BMW 335i in the Czech Republic.
Sabina Bednarova![BMW X4 35d in Romania on the road to Blue Lake, a touristic attraction that's the shape of a volcanic crater.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/82f5920d-4aaa-4627-8cc7-d0a1ab0cb7ba-hughf_1994.jpg?crop=828,810,x0,y110&width=660&height=646&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
BMW X4 35d in Romania on the road to Blue Lake, a touristic attraction that's the shape of a volcanic crater.
Hugh Fairweather![VW Passat shot by Hugo Dufour in Quebec, Canada.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/086b37ce-accf-4de1-ae8f-a123afec62fe-IMG_5093.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
VW Passat shot by Hugo Dufour in Quebec, Canada.
Hugo Dufour Production![Jeep Compass Plus in the Indian Himalayas.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/78039c08-acdf-4dd6-a3e3-51ae0b262485-rishadmehta.jpg?crop=828,818,x0,y107&width=660&height=653&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jeep Compass Plus in the Indian Himalayas.
Rishad Saam Mehta![Afla Romeo Giulia GTV in Switzerland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/52a25360-6e8f-46f6-afc3-530d9ca88b29-Afabriziodaloisio.jpg?crop=819,1027,x0,y186&width=527&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Afla Romeo Giulia GTV in Switzerland.
Fabrizio D'Aloisio![Toyota Sequoia in Addison, Vermont.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/f62e4a48-f88c-48cd-9203-563a59eb0722-steelman_built.jpg?crop=828,605,x0,y116&width=660&height=483&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Toyota Sequoia in Addison, Vermont.
Lincoln Steelman![Lexus Gx470 on Angeles Crest Highway, a two-lane highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/6577a802-0ec6-44d9-84b1-9c49950b0e57-Alex_Stern_Lexus_GX470.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Lexus Gx470 on Angeles Crest Highway, a two-lane highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles.
Alex Stern![F150 Ford towing Airstream 22 Sport in Groton, NH.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/496e53d0-e924-4c30-9ff8-9cf091dea1f9-50958874_10205937656116627_8728626911418253312_n.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
F150 Ford towing Airstream 22 Sport in Groton, NH.
Dawn Ashley Lemieux![Hyundai Tucson shot in Crested Butte, Colorado.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/c7d5496f-1d76-4e11-a862-120bb50c00a2-craft_breard.jpg?crop=828,549,x0,y98&width=660&height=438&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Hyundai Tucson shot in Crested Butte, Colorado.
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