We left Lotus yesterday.
We really didn't want to back track to Sacramento so we headed out another way. Wrong move! Shortly after we took off, we got to a very steep, curvy road. Alot of up and down. At one time we were going downhill at a 8 1/2 % grade with switchback curves. For an RV that is very steep. Denny said it was the worst we had come across. He said it would have been easier to go to Sacramento and fight the traffic. After we got to the bottom, we started uphill again with more switchback curves. Did that for a full hour. Very stressful driving for Denny, but he did a great job. YEA! I had my brakes on the entire time. I don't think it helped Denny, but I felt better. Finally got to I-5 and started north. The Siskiyou's can be very iffy for good weather, but we hit it just right. It is quite a pull, but easy compared to what we just went thru.
We were planning to stop at Weed, Ca., but Denny felt good and it was a perfect day to travel the Siskiyou's, so went kept going. Ended up in Tri City, Or., about 100 miles north of the border. Had a long day of 425 miles. It is a beautiful little park in a small, mountainous town. Decided to stay another day. Heading to Chehalis tomorrow.
Certainly no trouble pulling a RV with this truck. The problem with a rig like this is that it is a little big to go sightseeing in. These people sure solved that problem. They have a 32' 5th wheel. Such a cute little thing.
This is Mount Shasta at Weed Ca. When we stayed there on the way down, there were clouds at the top. There is a lot less snow than we passed thru Dec. 13th
We really didn't want to back track to Sacramento so we headed out another way. Wrong move! Shortly after we took off, we got to a very steep, curvy road. Alot of up and down. At one time we were going downhill at a 8 1/2 % grade with switchback curves. For an RV that is very steep. Denny said it was the worst we had come across. He said it would have been easier to go to Sacramento and fight the traffic. After we got to the bottom, we started uphill again with more switchback curves. Did that for a full hour. Very stressful driving for Denny, but he did a great job. YEA! I had my brakes on the entire time. I don't think it helped Denny, but I felt better. Finally got to I-5 and started north. The Siskiyou's can be very iffy for good weather, but we hit it just right. It is quite a pull, but easy compared to what we just went thru.
We were planning to stop at Weed, Ca., but Denny felt good and it was a perfect day to travel the Siskiyou's, so went kept going. Ended up in Tri City, Or., about 100 miles north of the border. Had a long day of 425 miles. It is a beautiful little park in a small, mountainous town. Decided to stay another day. Heading to Chehalis tomorrow.
Certainly no trouble pulling a RV with this truck. The problem with a rig like this is that it is a little big to go sightseeing in. These people sure solved that problem. They have a 32' 5th wheel. Such a cute little thing.
This is Mount Shasta at Weed Ca. When we stayed there on the way down, there were clouds at the top. There is a lot less snow than we passed thru Dec. 13th
Getting closer to home!
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