Scariest Place You've Taken Your B
Utah St. Rt. 261, aka Moki Dugway. On Trip Advisor, this route is actually rated 5 stars and in the top 10% of Utah's attractions :h. Second most scared I've ever been (1st was the Angels ...
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Sometime in the late 1990's we camped near Pikes Peak. Because we couldn't get a reservation on the cog railway up to the top for several days ahead, we decided to drive our RT 190V Dodge up - hey! all those cars were going up, why not us? The road was mainly dirt, two way traffic, no lines and no edge markers. All I could see was space beyond the side of the road. To make it more "exciting" and raise the already high blood pressure situation, dump trucks were rushing up and down the mountain. Those going up ahead would dump their load right in the middle of the already narrow road, giving you a choice of driving over newly dumped soft dirt or going right out to the edge to get past.
When we finally arrived at the top and parked, we found that we were not the only ones with rubbery legs. Some people didn't get out of their vehicles for five minutes or more. On the way down, in second and some times first gear, everyone was subject to a brake heat check. We failed the check and had to spend time in a parking area until the brakes cooled and pass the brake check again.
The next most scariest drive was the "Million Dollar per Mile" Ouray-Durango highway. At least it was paved and had line markings.
I agree that the Vancouver Island road #4 was not a comfortable ride between Parksville and Port Alberni, and even today it can be treacherous. However, I don't recall even one 18 degree hill on the way. One or two 8 degree hills perhaps. The steepest hill I have encountered so far on the island is going up to the ski resort at Mt. Washington at 12 degrees.
When we finally arrived at the top and parked, we found that we were not the only ones with rubbery legs. Some people didn't get out of their vehicles for five minutes or more. On the way down, in second and some times first gear, everyone was subject to a brake heat check. We failed the check and had to spend time in a parking area until the brakes cooled and pass the brake check again.
The next most scariest drive was the "Million Dollar per Mile" Ouray-Durango highway. At least it was paved and had line markings.
I agree that the Vancouver Island road #4 was not a comfortable ride between Parksville and Port Alberni, and even today it can be treacherous. However, I don't recall even one 18 degree hill on the way. One or two 8 degree hills perhaps. The steepest hill I have encountered so far on the island is going up to the ski resort at Mt. Washington at 12 degrees.
