The DW and I were just discussing the roads we have enjoyed the most in our travels and 199 is one of them. The OLD Kingsbury Grade from So. Lk. Tahoe to Minden/Gardnerville, NV is another. We have only stopped, turned around and retreated from two roads. The first was the old Kingsbury grade, our '59 VW just didn't have the poop to go up to Tahoe. The other was a shorter road from the ALCAN to Skagway. Worst washboard I've seen in my then, 44 years of driving, the old Bounder would have been in pieces I'm sure.
My Dad would take good but scenic roads just to get away from traffic, to Mom that meant, drop offs, windy, and usually very steep.
It is all personal preference.
