Mountain Driving in a Semi Takes Longer Than You Think!

Oakland, OR to Fernley, NV(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Today's Adventure Mountain Driving We've got a lot of mountain driving to do today, and mountain driving always takes longer than you think it will! Driving north or south along Interstate Highway 5 in southern Oregon and northern California involves a lot of mountain driving. It's scenic, but it's slow going in a semi truck! Today’s … [Read more...]

Sacramento Rush Hour Traffic Challenge

Central Point, OR to Patterson, CA(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Today's Adventure From the mountains to Sacramento rush hour traffic; that's what we have in store for us today. After stopping for the night at the Pilot Travel Center in Central Point, Oregon last night, we're continuing south into California. First, we have to climb up to the Siskiyou Mountain Summit; the highest point on … [Read more...]

Hazy Dayz of Summer Wildfires and Another Flat Tire

Last night we parked in a pullout on California Highway 139 about 14 miles south of Tulelake, California. Today we're driving north into Oregon and Washington with a brief stop at the Pilot Travel Center in Klamath Falls. Shortly after we leave Klamath Falls, you'll notice that it starts to get hazy over Upper Klamath Lake and then along Oregon Highway 58 as we cross the mountains. Later in the video I'll talk a little about the … [Read more...]