Country wide driving condition report????

tuna fisher wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:
We don't go anywhere in Oregon in the winter until we check this......DAILY! TRIPCHECK

Click on the section you're going to be in, then on the little camera. You'll get a popup. The little circles (some all blue, some half blue, some white) tell you the conditions......same as the red verbiage on the right.

Drive safely

That's very cool sight and map, I like. Now if all the states had that we'd be set.

I doubt you'll go through Colorado, but if you do CoTrip is pretty good.

511 works via cell phone in most of the states in my area as well. Have a great trip. We've made two long distance trips from Denver to get a TC....Boise ID for our S&S and Connecticut for the combo we have now. We flew to CT, but drove to Idaho on that trip, through a winter blizzard, complete with a long section of closed I-80 in Wyoming on the way. Saw all the blown over semi's on that stretch on our way back. I bought 4 new studded snow tires right before we left and boy was I ever glad we did. I'd agree with Silver on the tires. Watch for chain laws in Oregon too.

Don't forget to leave the tailgate at home!

In early November we were heading south through La Grande, OR to get to the Valley of Fire in NV. The pass to the north is over 4200' and started getting sketchy (plows were out) - We decided we did not want to deal with it on our return trip since we were towing our enclosed trailer and made a loop of the Olympic Peninsula instead. Be aware there are some elevation changes that can quickly change the weather conditions.

1) Delay Risk maps (Intellicast): here-->

2) Forward Outlook (Intellicast): here-->

*I always do my forward-casting day by day (by Internet say, on your phone app)! The "weather" ALWAYS changes, its never static

3) Highway Conditions: here-->

*road conditions change hour-by-hour, or minute-by-minute; they can go from 100% dry, to catastrophic in the time it takes you to sneeze. I check these as I would proceed (I'd have my co-pilot hive me a report every hour on my planned route via a smart-phone app!)

My advice to me always is: be prepared to ride out catastrophic blizard-like and ice-storm like conditions for as long as a ~~week (we are apparently in the most brutal winter {and its not even winter yet!} North America may have experienced in quite some decades; and we ain't seen notin' yet!). If this were me, I would buy (or, borrow) the best certified snow tires money can buy for a heavy-duty truck; you're gonna need them; I always remind myself that snow tires aren't God...be extremely cautious even with them.

I like OldTymeFlyer's advice :)

Wishing you the absolute best and safest return!

tuna fisher wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:
We don't go anywhere in Oregon in the winter until we check this......DAILY! TRIPCHECK

Click on the section you're going to be in, then on the little camera. You'll get a popup. The little circles (some all blue, some half blue, some white) tell you the conditions......same as the red verbiage on the right.

Drive safely

That's very cool sight and map, I like. Now if all the states had that we'd be set.

You're welcome......I found that California has a version of this site.....try putting "(state) road conditions" in Google search. :) :)
and one rule of thumb.....never drive over a mountain pass until after 9:00 AM and be off before 4:00 PM................safer ....has started thawing by 9:00 and will start freezing again after 4:00 (or so)

Our experience on long distance driving in the winter, is its day by day at the most and sometimes hour by hour. Things do change for the worse and good quite fast.

It pays to have someone at a home base that can keep track of weather ahead of you and look at the traffic cams that are available. This works very well. Otherwise we the computer based tablets and of course the Iphones work well in getting information.

Over all it seems to work out well. We have had few problems.

Good Luck!

Rick

I'm no use on weather, but if you get there early and need lodging, on our personal experience the Union City Hotel is our pick. Not a cookie cutter place which suited us! http://thehistoricunionhotel.com/ 5 straight, easy miles from Northwood Mfg.

If you are staying the night after taking possession then Hot Lakes RV is approximately 3 miles from Northwood down same straight road. Nice park. Should there be a problem it is best found before driving part of the way back.

Have fun! We spent about a week there this past summer while camper was repaired.

Kelly

www.weather.com has a "driving difficulty" section. Click on "Maps" at the top, then select the "Driving Difficulty" map. Enter starting point and stopping point. It helped us in the mountains when there was a forecast for fog.

Wow! the price has gone up... but so has fuel for the hauler.

I'd do it to, just to do it, but I'm awfully slow.

Have a good trip... looking forward to your report.

Well Sleepy, I can drive out and back, motels out-campgrounds back, meals, gas, etc. for about half the price of what they want to deliver it. So .... road trip!

amandasgramma wrote:
We don't go anywhere in Oregon in the winter until we check this......DAILY! TRIPCHECK

Click on the section you're going to be in, then on the little camera. You'll get a popup. The little circles (some all blue, some half blue, some white) tell you the conditions......same as the red verbiage on the right.

Drive safely

That's very cool sight and map, I like. Now if all the states had that we'd be set.