I also go to the central OR coast every summer from Sedona. Have gone and come back different routes.
From Page, no need to go up to SLC. Just take 89 to Kanab, then the route to Fredonia>Colorado City>Hurricane>I-15. Then go up through Nevada.
Hey Ed_Gee...I may be going via Burns and Bend this summer. Can you tell me, from Santiam Junction, do you take 126 to Eugene and beyond? Or 20 to Albany then south to Eugene to catch 126? Which is the easier (less scary) drive through the Cascades? If I wanted to drive a few extra miles, I've read that 22 to Salem is easiest.
Sorry, Skipg, for interjecting my own question on your thread. But it seemed timely, and maybe you might also benefit from the answer.
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