We drove a lot of miles again today, about 279 mostly in the mountains and a long while in the mountains during rain and a short stretch of snow.

We have holed up at a beautiful place called Juniper campground just outside Lakeview, OR. The campground is in the middle of an 8000 acre working ranch and it is a mile back off of the road. We fell in love with the place and decided to stay two nights just to see what all was around as well as rest up from two hard days of driving.

The trip from Battle Mountain, NV was an interesting drive. We went to Winnemucca, NV, a beautiful, clean little town. When you turn north on Us95 there is a sign that says "gateway to the northwest". US95 and road 140 takes you right up through the mountains and across to I5 which goes up the west side of the US.

We will stay until Wednesday and then go on to Klamath Falls, OR and then on to Crater Lake, a trip of about 160 miles, but several hours as it will mostly be in the mountains and the upgrades are at 20 to 30 mph in second gear, so not a really fast pace.

Our photos are of the 8% 3 mile down hill without guard rails in the rain. In the first photo you can see how far down it is, if you go off. The second photo shows how close the road is to the edge and the third photo gives you some sensation as to how steep an 8% grade really is.

A real challenge to drive and even more fun to experience. This is a 2nd gear down grade with careful use of the brakes to not overheat them.