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Originally Posted by RWebb
glad you enjoyed my driveway
BTW - parts of the hwy differ from the old wagon road - you can walk along the old parts for a few miles in some places
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More than a few old wagon roads in the area. One section is still dirt, you can see the old blazes pioneers chopped in trees...if you look up. Not far from Browder ridge, North of Clear Lake. My deceased buddy & I hunted the area decades ago...The "high Cascades" hunt...an early season. I haven't bought a hunting license since he died...dunno if the game division still has that special hunt or not.
I dunno...had a period there where I wondered if I wouldn't have been happier replacing the old '77 Power Wagon with a newer full sized 4X4 truck. But after this run, think I'll keep the Mustang. I've driven the same route in the old 911S...the S would be very slightly quicker over the very twisty (think tight autocross with elevation change) bits because of it's modded suspension & shorter wheelbase. Those sections where V-8 torque & power mean little. Over hwy. 20? Through the South Santiam pass with high speed sweepers, I'd give the Mustang the edge...and the Mustang is light years ahead in ease of driving & comfort. Great seats, air blowing cold, and able to handle twisties very well.
Over the 200 miles I drove today, none of it freeway? I'd have been bone tired when I got back home after driving the 911S. Its that much more work to drive quickly than the Mustang...