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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu May 30, 2019, 12:00 AM May 2019

Okay this was intense [View all]

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Today was hair raising. YouTube "Dooley Mountain Oregon" or "Oregon Highway 245".

188 turns in 14 miles of the worst part. We didn't realize the road we were getting into.

I should have unhooked the tow car from the motorhome.
In fact, we shouldn't have gone up and over Dooley Mountain period but we made it.

Twisty, steep dropoffs, no guard rails, and the area burned in 2016 leaving a barren view that wasn't reassuring.
I kept it in first after the pass for the downhill to highway 7.

Lesson learned...I hope

Driving 20,000 pounds over it isn't for the faint of heart.

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Okay this was intense [View all] SHRED May 2019 OP

Been on some roads like that cilla4progress May 2019 #1

It was white knuckle time SHRED May 2019 #2

Oregon has an aversion to using guardrails. CentralMass May 2019 #6

And this... SHRED May 2019 #7

I agree. CentralMass May 2019 #8

First gear is your friend for sure. Used it many a time at particularly applegrove May 2019 #3

Glad you are okay.... now get some sleep. thewhollytoast May 2019 #4

20,000 pounds? I hope you got plenty of breaks. rusty quoin May 2019 #5

I used 1st gear coming down the grade SHRED May 2019 #9

I recently watched this bad movie, all the way through, Black Dog, with Patrick Swayze. rusty quoin May 2019 #10

I swapped out... SHRED May 2019 #11

One hell of a story. rusty quoin May 2019 #12