It took us 2 days to travel 300 miles across the bottom of Oregon .... very narrow lanes, very slow, very high mountain passes (lots of them), very nerve-racking ( I should have improved stomach muscle tone because they were tense for hours on end).
The positive side was it was beautiful. But I was so tired of mountain passes that I turned south and dropped down to Reno, Nevada. The "high desert" is very beautiful. Actually I read that Lake Tahoe elevation is above 6,000 feet. We'll go there in the next few days..... meanwhile we've accumulated about two tons of laundry that needs doing, a tire balance /or bubble problem that needs to be inspected, and the transmission is due for servicing. One of those mountain passes we traveled 13 miles in a steady climb.... (that's when I thought to check the service schedule) - duh ! But the engine has been performing exceptionally well.
Since we are farther south than I originally planned, we will eliminate Salt Lake City from our route and head straight for Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Arches, etc, etc.
Later, Marilyn
Just reading your description made me tense up. Happy you made it safely down the mountain.
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