X what Bear wrote. Drive that way at least 5x a year with the rig visiting friends, even more often when the kids went to SacState. It's a nice road, it is an easy drive...it is not a fun drive. The ups are long as are the downs. Just watch your speed carefully, don't rush, and all will be fine: I assume your truck is in good condition.
If you are not in a rush, highway 101 is an easier, leveler, but possibly slower drive due to traffic. Take the 118 through Simi and it becomes the 23 as it turns through Thousand Oaks. It meets the 101 and you drive through traffic in Oxnard. The drive takes you on the freeway through Ventura and Santa Barbara, very scenic, but it can be congested in Santa Barbara. Then wide open again with one short climb heading into Beulton. If your making a long trip of it an overnight at Flying Flags in Beulton is great, and the little gray shack type restaurant on the corner is historic and great. Then on to Paso. Even if you can't make a long trip of it, the 101 is an easier drive. Happy Trails.
