Great climb!

If you're going on north from Vernal, you'll see an even better climb. :)

We did that trip, from Price to Vernal a few weeks ago. I thought that it was one of the tougher pulls that we've encountered. Lot's of heavy haul trucks grinding up the hill at 10 MPH.

And the downhill was a treat too, no major issues, everything worked fine, tranny temp and water temp were all in specs.

Beautiful country. I didn't know they had so much oil infrastructure in that area.

I did this one with my 5er in tow. By accident.



You might know it as the Teton Pass.

I had smoke coming from the truck brakes. :E

This was my combo at the time.



Temp gauge at the top of the pass....it was a slow climb with plenty of traffic and sharp turns to slow us down.

If I started down that ib516 it would be at 15MPH at the top ,exhaust brake all the way. That is some serious stuff you show in that picture.

It is amazing what you can do if you take your time and don't be in a hurry!

I may be a little odd, but I quite enjoy towing up or down a nice grade! Much more interesting than just tooling along on flat ground. That one is a good one.

That same road between Vernal and Dutch John is full of steep hills and lots of elevation gain.

old idaho guy wrote:
Should have done it on my bike! Highway 191 between Price & Duchesne Utah. GMC pulled the trailer fine. Great scenery! That's a hill!

For some great bike roads try US-191 between St Johns and Clifton ,AZ. Nothing but switch backs for 90 miles. For that reason I wouldn't recommend pulling a RV through that section. Just the bike.

old idaho guy wrote:
Should have done it on my bike! Highway 191 between Price & Duchesne Utah. GMC pulled the trailer fine. Great scenery! That's a hill!

bicycle or motor bike?

Bicycle - I don't think my DW would pull the trailer up and then wait 3 - 4 hours for me to climb it. Maybe some day when we are camping in the area.