I find the driving a bit challenging sometimes as there are two lanes, but the right hand one has trucks chugging along at around 45 miles an hour, and the left one has people driving incredibly fast at 75 mph, so a Corolla like me has to change lanes quite a bit, to keep my momentum up (if I slow down behind a truck, it would be impossible for me to get my speed back.) The speed limit is usually 65 mph, but I can't do that on the uphills usually.
These two photos are from rest stops and viewing points along the road.
Crossing the continental divide is interesting, as you're in a big tunnel when you do! They mark the spot with a green sign on the wall of the tunnel, and once you're through there's a relentless downhill.
Here's my car at the entrance of a canyon that I have forgotten the name of (Glenwood?) and my guide books are still in the car so I can't check. It was neat driving through this canyon, it had some short tunnels, and a river running through it.
This photo above is from the same rest stop just at the start of the canyon.
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Mom would be impressed, and at the same time horrified, at the journey her/your Corolla have undertaken!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks good! I guess it is a good thing I switched your car to synthetic oil before you left. That kind of driving is rough on mineral based oil as the higher heat breaks it down faster. Too bad you could not drive and take pictures at the same time! How did the GPS behave with all the tunnels and perhaps deep canyons? Are you happy overall? Did I chose the right model for the purpose? -Eric
ReplyDeleteThe GPS lost it's connection in some tunnels, but I didn't always notice (this was a drive that took a lot of attention, especially travelling alone!) Yes, would have been good to have had a photographer along, some of the scenery was spectacular! Utah was good in that it had places to stop for photos and viewing of the landscape, so that was a slow day (stay tuned... coming soon!)
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