t71ford
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My wife and I went to southern Wyoming to my sister's ranch for a weekend visit. My parents left a day before we did for down there. Due to the crappy weather we were having here, I called my Dad and asked how the roads were. "Fine", he said, "We drove [the seven hours] on cruise control".
This is where I should have remembered to trust your gut, and go with your instincts. From his road report, we decided to take the Mustang, since it is more comfortable, and usually faster than my Super Duty. Big mistake. Things were starting to get bad at Island Park, ID. Naturally I would not think of turning around, either :
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The Sheriff at one of the wrecks--in the ditch himself!
We spent some time sideways in the road, and other such nonsense, and managed to pretty much stay ahead until we got through Driggs, ID to Teton Pass at Jackson. This pass is 8500' at its peak, and pretty much consists of 10% grades. Fortunately, for this part of the trip, I had come prepared. I would daresay this is a performance feature with which most would not equip their Mustangs:
So, with chains on, we battled Teton in the dark:
It was literally so slick in places, the car would be sliding down grade even chained up. We got to the bottom safely, however. And we managed to make the rest of the trek to my sister's house, where the thoughtful youngster had a glass of brandy waiting!
We came back another way, though...with much better results! You don't see this kind of thing everyday, though, so I thought I would share ;D
Tyler
This is where I should have remembered to trust your gut, and go with your instincts. From his road report, we decided to take the Mustang, since it is more comfortable, and usually faster than my Super Duty. Big mistake. Things were starting to get bad at Island Park, ID. Naturally I would not think of turning around, either :
:
The Sheriff at one of the wrecks--in the ditch himself!
We spent some time sideways in the road, and other such nonsense, and managed to pretty much stay ahead until we got through Driggs, ID to Teton Pass at Jackson. This pass is 8500' at its peak, and pretty much consists of 10% grades. Fortunately, for this part of the trip, I had come prepared. I would daresay this is a performance feature with which most would not equip their Mustangs:
So, with chains on, we battled Teton in the dark:
It was literally so slick in places, the car would be sliding down grade even chained up. We got to the bottom safely, however. And we managed to make the rest of the trek to my sister's house, where the thoughtful youngster had a glass of brandy waiting!
We came back another way, though...with much better results! You don't see this kind of thing everyday, though, so I thought I would share ;D
Tyler
