Another route question, Hwy 58 Oregon

[Geocritter]

Hi again all y’all,

Tomorrow I’m taking Hwy 58 across a N-S trending mountainous area over to I-5 in Eugene. I’ve spent the last month in Chiloquin OR, so a few weeks ago I drove my car up Hwy 58 to Willamette Pass, the one mountain pass I could find mapped. The pass is just west of the Odell Lake area. I was pretty satisfied I’d have no problems and then a person told me that the road had much more topography further west. Now I’m a little spooked.

Sorry I’m being so needy, however like I’ve said in past questions, this is a 5,000 mile shake-down journey and so I’m trying to be as careful as possible choosing routes that won’t unduly burden my 20 year old rig and its 66 year old driver too much.

Sometimes my journey reminds me of the guy who jumped from the top of a tall building. Half-ways down someone shouts from a window. “HOW'RE YOU DOING?”
The man gives the thumbs up and shouts back. "SO FAR SO GOOD!"

Thanks
Steve

[Geocritter]

Yes, topography does spook me. My rigs running a 20 year old 460 Ford V8. I'm happy to say that so far its handled all the ups and downs with panache. Slowly yes, but like the little engine that could, its keeps on chuggin'. So far the only accommodation I've had to make is not let the gas tank get less than half-full so that the fuel pump doesn't overheat and shut down (thank you so much FMC for that little mistake of yours that I'll have to fix at my expense when I return to TX).

Steve

[korbe]

Spooked at topography? We found the route to be scenic and enjoyable. Yes, the route goes over the Cascades, but a fine road.