Hey- I used to live in Missoula. The highways in Eastern Washington are flat, straight and boring. Idaho and Western Montana are a different story. Lots of mountains and curving roads. If the weather turns bad, it can be quite a stressful crossing (I once had to cross in driving snow by the light of my flashers because the headlights only lit up the snow---scary). I've never driven Hwy. 12, but I know it's a much slower trip (but with bus, maybe it's a wash). It does get closed a lot during the winter, or, more accurately, it's closed in the winter with brief periods of it being open. Check the road reports carefully this time of year. Have you been to Missoula before? If you like interesting beer, you need to try a place called the Rhino. 40 or so beers on tap, many of them local to Montana. It in downtown and easy to find, just ask, folks will actually help. Mike Harrnacker Lakewood, WA --- "jay m." <jayshark@ARACNET.COM> wrote: > Well, the rebuilt engine has 2000 worth of > breaking-in miles on it and > nothing seems to be awry, so we're gonna hit the > road and drive out to > Missoula for a few days next week. How are the > roads out there in eastern > Washington and Idaho? We'll probably take I-90 > there and highway 12 back. > > Anybody want to offer words of encouragement for my > first big trip since > the new clutch and rebuilt engine? What about > mechanic recommendations > along the way in case something unplanned happens? > > --sharks > > >
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