Today I learned....
to our CO's
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From: Portlandia
Originally Posted by VintageMac,Jun 20 2009, 04:33 PM
Today I learned that California is not as conservative as Oregon when it comes to marking their speed signs for curves. 
I learned you CAN'T double the posted speed and make it (safely) around the corners - especially those pesky 50 mph corners!
We had a nice day driving
on twisty, winding roads over the Sierras on Monitor Pass. Then at 8,000 feet, along the tops of the Sierras on down past Mono Lake and to Mammoth Lakes.
I also learned that California S drivers aren't so friendly. We waved to two of them and only got stares!
You would think that they had never seen a green S before. (maybe it was my wizard's hat?) 
I learned you CAN'T double the posted speed and make it (safely) around the corners - especially those pesky 50 mph corners!
We had a nice day driving
on twisty, winding roads over the Sierras on Monitor Pass. Then at 8,000 feet, along the tops of the Sierras on down past Mono Lake and to Mammoth Lakes.I also learned that California S drivers aren't so friendly. We waved to two of them and only got stares!
You would think that they had never seen a green S before. (maybe it was my wizard's hat?) 
Monica
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From: PDX
Originally Posted by VintageMac,Jun 20 2009, 05:54 PM
Yes - we pre-drove the Portland to Grants Pass leg coming down, and will do the Grants Pass to Oregon Caves to Redwoods to Portland leg on the way back home next weekend.
When I talk about our drive weekends to my co-workers at work.. no one beliefs me on how organized it is, and how much efforts our CO's put in. Then I show them the photo threads after we get back from the drivers, they're all very envious!
Thank you CO's!!
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Today (well, actually yesterday) I learned that Vtecing at 9,000 ft. is pretty ineffective. 
BUT it is a whole lot better than what everyone else has! When the family van in front of me was lugging down to 35 mph on the steep hills, I could Vtec and get all the way up to - Oh - about 50 mph to pass. Pretty impressive, huh?
BUT it is a whole lot better than what everyone else has! When the family van in front of me was lugging down to 35 mph on the steep hills, I could Vtec and get all the way up to - Oh - about 50 mph to pass.
Pretty impressive, huh?