Still mulling over whether or not to keep the Mustang. So took a little run today, including a drive over the crookedest road in Oregon. First pic is at the beginning of this road, and the corner you see in the pic marked at 25mph should be considered one of the high speed sweepers. 7 miles further along, the road narrows to about 22 feet wide, full of swichbacks as it climbs from an elevation of 2,000 feet to over 5300 feet in 11 miles or so. Corners are then marked at 10-15-20 mph, and you'd better stay on your side of the line because you can't see vehicles going in the other direction until they are right in front of you. The corners ARE that tight...road visibility ahead of you gets awfully short.
Tho I've never been over the tail of the Dragon, I'd be willing to bet this one is twistier. It's an old wagon road connecting Eastern Oregon to the Willamette Valley. It was blasted & dug during the late 1800's...probably black powder days.
Blasted, because it literally cuts through old lava flows.
At the top, a scenic pull out. Other pics taken there. Sorry no pics of the really twisty bits. I was busy, and Cindy was hanging on.
Note the sign in this pic...we drove the road from West to East:
Now at the top...pics taken from the viewing area parking lot. Here you see the South & Middle Sisters Mountains:
Old man enjoying an espresso..note the lava flow. Imagine the technology of the time...building a Wagon road through this stuff.
Glad I made the drive...200 miles later, I'm not tired...air conditioned comfort while entertained by CD tunes all the way. Rapid transit...and comfortable transit.
Yep, I'm going to hang on to the Bullitt for a spell...It's a very easy car to drive.
