I love coming around that turn and being blasted with this view . I imagine if I lived here I would try to take this road everywhere I went just so I could be wowed as often as possible . It makes me feel so small with it 's vastness . I love that feeling and it helps me keep things in perspective .

Options are: (1). The narrator thinks the route avoids traffic .; (2). The narrator thinks it 's a short cut .; (3). None of the above choices .; (4). The narrator thinks the route is easier than others .;
Answer the following question: Why would the narrator take this route ?
(3).