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Wed Dec-06-06 10:25 PM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 49. Thanks, Organism. Beautiful photos, but cruel and dangerous terrain. |
| -Oregon (and other NW) people: what is it that makes the roads there dangerous in winter? |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:29 PM |
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IIRC, it is a forest service road in the mountains. |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:33 PM |
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Seven Devils is fun! |
MidnightRyder |
Dec-06-06 07:04 PM |
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That is the one! |
missb |
Dec-06-06 09:31 PM |
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Mapleton is crazy |
MidnightRyder |
Dec-06-06 07:26 PM |
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I took FS Road #24 a few year ago |
133724 |
Dec-07-06 11:04 PM |
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You need those dirt-bike metal-spiked tires to drive in those conditions. |
brentspeak |
Dec-08-06 06:57 AM |
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Well, a number of things... |
skooooo |
Dec-06-06 06:35 PM |
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What is frozen fog? |
donheld |
Dec-08-06 07:13 AM |
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It's probably the same thing we call "ice fog" in Alaska |
Blue_In_AK |
Dec-08-06 10:03 PM |
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I've driven through the same mountains... |
Bornaginhooligan |
Dec-06-06 06:35 PM |
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What are those mountains? |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:50 PM |
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Coast range. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Dec-06-06 06:56 PM |
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Not a lot of busy roads and highways. Very rough terrain and lots |
pdxmom |
Dec-06-06 06:36 PM |
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I never realized until the past couple of days just how rural much of Oregon is |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:38 PM |
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But in other parts of the state, it is very mild and not at all wintry. |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:40 PM |
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Out here in Aloha, I think we get it a little worse than in the city itself. |
pdxmom |
Dec-06-06 06:44 PM |
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I've cross-country skied in Portland before. |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:45 PM |
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I used to live on Mt. Tabor. We got a big snowfall in early '98, I believe. |
Oregonian |
Dec-06-06 09:34 PM |
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For those who don't live in Oregon, here's a precipitation map. |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-06-06 10:15 PM |
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Portland should hire some Twin Cities people |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:45 PM |
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I lived in Alaska for years. |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:47 PM |
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Heck, I've noticed that when we go from summer dry to the first rain |
pdxmom |
Dec-06-06 06:50 PM |
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it's true, Portland has some of the worst drivers I've ever seen |
0rganism |
Dec-06-06 07:08 PM |
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Y'know, I've heard that about every place I've lived in the past 50 years. |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-06-06 10:11 PM |
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NJ really does have the worst drivers in the nation |
brentspeak |
Dec-07-06 07:49 AM |
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hmm, one of the worst Portland drivers I knew was from NJ |
0rganism |
Dec-07-06 11:56 AM |
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LOL. Your response cracks me up!!! |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-07-06 02:48 PM |
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LOL....I didn't know you knew my dad.... |
windbreeze |
Dec-08-06 02:01 AM |
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As someone who just moved from NJ |
mindfulNJ |
Dec-07-06 03:02 PM |
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As with any skill-- |
eridani |
Dec-07-06 02:55 AM |
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It is the ice that really gets us out here, for example |
uppityperson |
Dec-06-06 07:33 PM |
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That's because they have so many of them that preparing for them-- |
eridani |
Dec-07-06 02:54 AM |
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Climate-wise, this is an extremely diverse state. We have everything |
pdxmom |
Dec-06-06 06:48 PM |
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Yeah, no services is right. Try to find a bathroom after many miles |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-06-06 10:21 PM |
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It's not just that it's rural... |
me b zola |
Dec-06-06 10:40 PM |
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It's remote |
sandnsea |
Dec-06-06 06:37 PM |
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How long is the road? |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:39 PM |
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Oh gosh, it's beautiful! Rogue River country |
sandnsea |
Dec-06-06 07:12 PM |
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Ok, now I definitely see can how they got stuck there |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 07:15 PM |
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Another problem |
sandnsea |
Dec-06-06 07:30 PM |
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My sister and I used to go for "hell rides" through Bear Mountain State Park |
magellan |
Dec-06-06 07:30 PM |
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It 's a 'pass' road |
jannyk |
Dec-06-06 06:39 PM |
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Sheesh, after all this time you'd think they'd at least put some lights there |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:41 PM |
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Very remote. |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:43 PM |
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These aren't roads meant for through traffic. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Dec-06-06 06:44 PM |
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The costs would be incredible. |
Xithras |
Dec-07-06 04:11 PM |
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They were on a Forest Service road. |
lapfog_1 |
Dec-06-06 06:40 PM |
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We have to repair a small section of a forest service road nearly every spring |
missb |
Dec-06-06 06:42 PM |
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Rugged terrain, shitty roads and more tall trees than you can ever imagine |
SoCalDem |
Dec-06-06 06:41 PM |
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You can just go 100 yards into the woods in the mountains |
LisaM |
Dec-06-06 06:48 PM |
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They apparently took a wrong turn; that's what put them on the |
SeattleGirl |
Dec-06-06 06:51 PM |
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There's a lot of wilderness in Oregon. |
Cleita |
Dec-06-06 06:54 PM |
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The Donner Pass? |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 06:55 PM |
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Yep, the very same one. The I-80 crosses it from the California |
Cleita |
Dec-06-06 07:04 PM |
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Driving my 18 wheeler from Sacramento to Chicago I spent the night |
B Calm |
Dec-07-06 04:40 AM |
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Driving a rig in those conditions is probably the hardest thing to do |
brentspeak |
Dec-07-06 07:46 AM |
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Not a lot of "there" here |
murphymom |
Dec-06-06 06:56 PM |
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plenty of terrain pictures at the Oregonian (local daily) website |
0rganism |
Dec-06-06 06:57 PM |
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Thanks for the link |
brentspeak |
Dec-06-06 07:10 PM |
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Thanks, Organism. Beautiful photos, but cruel and dangerous terrain. |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-06-06 10:25 PM |
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They're dangerous because they are untraveled |
OnionPatch |
Dec-06-06 07:31 PM |
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Black ice, frozen fog. |
LWolf |
Dec-06-06 07:37 PM |
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Well, in this case ,sadly, poor judgement |
PsN2Wind |
Dec-06-06 09:56 PM |
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It's hard to imagine that type of terrain |
Blue_Roses |
Dec-06-06 10:19 PM |
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Here's a satellite image of the area |
dotcosm |
Dec-06-06 10:52 PM |
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Wrong link in above post |
dotcosm |
Dec-07-06 01:21 AM |
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I take the logging roads to the market each week. |
Gregorian |
Dec-06-06 11:05 PM |
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Mountain lions? |
brentspeak |
Dec-07-06 07:40 AM |
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There was some discussion about Mr. Kim and wildlife, specifically bears. |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-07-06 03:03 PM |
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Aren't bears hibernating now? |
B Calm |
Dec-08-06 08:19 AM |
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We moved to Oregon from Southern Cal |
TheGoldenRule |
Dec-06-06 11:45 PM |
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Whwn we lived in "snow country" we always had 50 lb of cat litter in the trunk |
SoCalDem |
Dec-07-06 02:13 AM |
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Enough posters to give a rough idea of just what roads like these are like... |
hayu_lol |
Dec-07-06 06:25 AM |
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Thanks, Hayu_lol. You sound very well prepared and certainly have given us pause to |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-07-06 02:59 PM |
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A friend of mine that lives in Oregon |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-07-06 11:57 AM |
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We got plenty of "black ice" 25 miles west of Boston, beyond Rt 128. |
Radio_Lady |
Dec-07-06 02:56 PM |
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Black ice is a big problem way down here in Oklahoma, believe it or not |
karlrschneider |
Dec-07-06 03:36 PM |
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And what makes that much worse.. |
Blue_Roses |
Dec-07-06 10:33 PM |
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Believe me, I know! I'm in Dallas 20 or so times a year. Don't always |
karlrschneider |
Dec-08-06 05:04 PM |
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When I lived in Mass, I fell while walking on black ice. |
mycritters2 |
Dec-08-06 08:53 PM |
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uhhhh, trust me, nothing like NJ... |
windbreeze |
Dec-08-06 01:44 AM |
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All depends on what part of New |
FlaGranny |
Dec-08-06 11:55 AM |
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Not to change the subject too much |
FlaGranny |
Dec-08-06 07:38 AM |
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Even our mountain HIGHWAYS are confusing. Many are only 2-lane and intersect |
OregonBlue |
Dec-08-06 07:47 AM |
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I'm driving that same road outside Grants Pass tomorrow...piece of cake in my |
GreenTea |
Dec-08-06 09:00 PM |
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On hardball, snow over ice is always fun |
jmowreader |
Dec-09-06 02:47 PM |
#86 |
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