Roads to Yellowstone

brooks379 wrote:
Not being sarcastic but,

Oh, but you are being sarcastic.

OP: I predict by the time you drive from Florida to Cody you'll be a pro just like Brooks379. :) You will gradually be driving mountainous areas. It's not going to happen all at once. We aren't all experts at the very beginning. You'll do just fine.

No problem memtb. If you've driven it more than a few times, it would be veryyyyy boringggggg. lol. I'll always go over the Big Horns, next time I'll actually be taking 14/14A route as something different and I know how to handle that type of road. Just always try to give the flatlanders the smoother option.

Safe travels.

kohldad, I certainly meant no offense. I guess I've driven that road "way too many" times,18 years (to and from work). Kinda leaves a bad taste. memtb

i agree with the other's 16 is easiest on equipment and very scenic.

kohldad, But, very "bori..........ng"! memtb

Didn't find going through Casper boring at all. Not the stunning grand views of crossing the Big Horns, but saw lots of interesting things.

paulj wrote:
There are 180 deg loops on US16, but I wouldn't call them 'sharp hairpin turns'. I doubt if they are any tighter than a cloverleaf freeway on ramp.

But to me a hairpin turn is one that requires stopping, backing up once or twice to make the turn. If you can drive it without straying into the other traffic lane it isn't a 'hairpin'.

I agree..... 16 is a gravy drive.

memtb wrote:
brooks379, My wife and I were owner/operators for a while, and I agree with much of what you said. With a couple of qualifiers: I had a friend who often said, "Common sense, ain't so &#@% Common anymore"! And, some of the worst drivers that I ever encountered were "professional truckers", see above statement. Humans generally learn thru experience, we can only hope they live thru the "training"! ;) memtb

Back in the day a Trucker was king of the road but today they, the professional trucker (about 80% of them), is a joke. After 35 years of long haul trucking and owning trucks I threw the keys away and I'm done trucking . Today they aren't professional drivers or truckers they are.....New Breeds.... and most have O common sense and most are from some 3rd world countrys with about 3 weeks of training then on week 4 they are qualified to become "the trainer"......Now back on subject.

kohldad, But, very "bori..........ng"! memtb

I took 18 a few years ago going from Cody to Buffalo and found it to be an easy drive. Came down in 3rd with the exhaust brake own most of the time and only touched the brakes once. This was with a 2004 Manual Dodge diesel with 12k trailer.

If you want to avoid the Big Horns totally, you could always go around the south end by going through Casper. We did that in 2000 because fires around Custer made us strive south anyhow. Very nice and relatively flat.

There are 180 deg loops on US16, but I wouldn't call them 'sharp hairpin turns'. I doubt if they are any tighter than a cloverleaf freeway on ramp.

But to me a hairpin turn is one that requires stopping, backing up once or twice to make the turn. If you can drive it without straying into the other traffic lane it isn't a 'hairpin'.