Its pretty good except for the 75 mile stretch that seems like 750! That long section in lodgepole pine where you can't see the forest for the trees and the road is just bendy enough to keep you from getting a lengthwise view as well. Like travelling in a bark capsule. I love the part where it skirts the shoulder of Mt Shasta, long though the climb may be in the Van, and the approach to Bend, Oregon and the kids liked the forestry campground in Deschutes that was positively over-run with dozens of adorably cute ground squirrels. Thanks for reminding me Paul. On 2/9/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote: > > Highway 97 is a nice alternative to I-5 on the west coast in OR/WA > and a fun way to see the interior of BC. > > 97 goes from Weed, Ca to the Yukon where it connects to the Alaska > Highway at the BC/Yukon border. > > Along the way it goes through central OR, WA, and much of central BC, > in fact, there is over 2,000 km (1,250 miles) of highway 97 in BC > alone... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_97 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_provincial_highway_97 >
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