BwanaDik
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I drove over both of these roads many years ago in my cage (Saab 900 turbo) coming back from the Starlight Rallye which I'd just finished in Vegas. Going back to New Orleans.
On the first, IIRC, I was on a two lane road, mostly desert-ish rolling-ish terrain, heading generally East, and passed over a deep, very narrow canyon (Virgin River? Not the part on I-15 into Vegas). I think it had a suspension bridge over it. All there was around it was a small Indian trading post (remember, this was probably about 1987 or so). Then I started up a long, long grade with a bunch of sweepers which gradually went from high desert terrain to densely forrested mountain. I think there was a big Forrest Service campground at the top. It was decieving as the incline was pretty steep but I don't recall any "snow covered peaks" poking up anywhere, just a steady climb and then I was in the mountains. Possibly Hwy 9 into Zion?
The second may have been out of the back (east side) of Cedar City (?). All I remember was it was a small, hard to find road out of the back of the town and it had one of those "Sharp curves next XX miles, Tractor trailers and motorhomes over XX feet not allowed" or something like that. Started up the hill from a "T" intersection off a larger (not too large) main road. I was glad I had a turbocharged car as it got way up there in elevation and the turbo helped a lot. Possibly Hwy 14 into Cedar Breaks?
I may find myself in northern Utah this summer for work and hope to take the Feejer both up and back. I'd like to find these roads again and plan to ride them home. A little out of the way but, heck, why not?
This is like Joe Bob's "Name That Flick"
On the first, IIRC, I was on a two lane road, mostly desert-ish rolling-ish terrain, heading generally East, and passed over a deep, very narrow canyon (Virgin River? Not the part on I-15 into Vegas). I think it had a suspension bridge over it. All there was around it was a small Indian trading post (remember, this was probably about 1987 or so). Then I started up a long, long grade with a bunch of sweepers which gradually went from high desert terrain to densely forrested mountain. I think there was a big Forrest Service campground at the top. It was decieving as the incline was pretty steep but I don't recall any "snow covered peaks" poking up anywhere, just a steady climb and then I was in the mountains. Possibly Hwy 9 into Zion?
The second may have been out of the back (east side) of Cedar City (?). All I remember was it was a small, hard to find road out of the back of the town and it had one of those "Sharp curves next XX miles, Tractor trailers and motorhomes over XX feet not allowed" or something like that. Started up the hill from a "T" intersection off a larger (not too large) main road. I was glad I had a turbocharged car as it got way up there in elevation and the turbo helped a lot. Possibly Hwy 14 into Cedar Breaks?
I may find myself in northern Utah this summer for work and hope to take the Feejer both up and back. I'd like to find these roads again and plan to ride them home. A little out of the way but, heck, why not?
This is like Joe Bob's "Name That Flick"
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