Mountain driving in the west
Another problem on route 16 down through Tensleep. Do not ride your brakes. Use lower gears and if braking is required brake hard to bring your speed down to 10 to 20 MPH below your speed. Let your en...
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Jim Shoe wrote:
And 16 is the easy one. 14 and 14A are both worse. East coast flatlanders, beware. Buy a copy of "Mountain Directory West", and read about all three.
Speaking as a proud flat-lander, Hwy 16 scared the starch out of me. I just thank God I chose that route and not one of the others~! The Bighorn Mountains may not seem like much to those of you who live out there but they are not to be trifled with. I knew enough to downshift and keep my foot off the brake as much as possible but I was a big ol' ball of nerves by the time we reached Buffalo. I pulled off at the first RV park I saw that didn't look like Jack the Ripper and 10 of his friends lived there.
