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A friend of mine helped me find a T allocation last fall and I’ll be joining the GT Silver club sometime in February. I’m at the point where I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it!
I’m going to break it in on a drive from Vegas to Portland (Oregon - not Maine). I’ll be on the summer tires so mountain passes are most likely off the list that time of year. I don’t really want to slog it up I-5 unless that’s the only option due to weather - and even then there’s always snow and ice possible near Mt. Shasta and over the pass into Ashland. Anyone ever drive up through Nevada into Eastern Oregon on 95 or up to Boise on 93? If so, would you recommend? I’m looking for fun and unique. I realize there could be snow and ice on pretty much any of those routes so I could end up heading to the coast and taking the long (but beautiful) way home. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
A friend of mine helped me find a T allocation last fall and I’ll be joining the GT Silver club sometime in February. I’m at the point where I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it!
I’m going to break it in on a drive from Vegas to Portland (Oregon - not Maine). I’ll be on the summer tires so mountain passes are most likely off the list that time of year. I don’t really want to slog it up I-5 unless that’s the only option due to weather - and even then there’s always snow and ice possible near Mt. Shasta and over the pass into Ashland. Anyone ever drive up through Nevada into Eastern Oregon on 95 or up to Boise on 93? If so, would you recommend? I’m looking for fun and unique. I realize there could be snow and ice on pretty much any of those routes so I could end up heading to the coast and taking the long (but beautiful) way home. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Well every year is different of course but if you could wait a few weeks? I remember driving a Winnebago from Sherwood to the Grand Canyon over spring break. We went through Oakridge and down the 97 to Reno then through the center of Nevada. Stayed in Pahrump overnight and remember how warm it was. You could do something like that in reverse, maybe throw in a mountain pass detour here and there? There also a fantastic route from K Falls to Winnemuca. I'd look into that one coming back for sure, just don't know about elevation, snow etc during the time of year you're going.
Congrats on the T. Just changed the oil in mine tonight. Probably the best 911 I've had.
Merely one suggestion below. There's so many roads out in Nevada and Eastern Oregon. Nobody out there. I also do some ADV riding so I can really get into plotting routes upon occasion.
Looks like a good antelope dodging route! And not to much elevation. I’ll have my son with me too (he’s 9). He can’t wait for the trip. Probably more excited about this than I am. He checks the ship’s progress for me online each day.
I've driven that highlighted route several times over the years during the winter and early spring months. In a 4X4 1 ton diesel with 4 high engaged for most of it some years. If you encounter any winter weather it is a death wish on summer performance rubber.
Would be a blast during the warm months. Not a chance I'd even consider it in any car without winter tires and chains as backup when needed in Feb. Both of which may be required by law to get over Warner Pass.
I just did Seattle > SF Bay Area after picking up my 991S, mostly along the coast. Definitely a memorable experience. It's about the journey, not the destination. So take the scenic route not highway 5.
Oh and be sure to post your story during or after the trip!
Will do. I'm new to this forum and from what I've seen this group is pretty great at swapping stories.
Originally Posted by vincenz0
I just did Seattle > SF Bay Area after picking up my 991S, mostly along the coast. Definitely a memorable experience. It's about the journey, not the destination. So take the scenic route not highway 5.
Nice - I'll check it out. I'm in no rush as well. This will be all about getting to know the car and spending quality time with my kid. No need to try to find a fast route into the mountains and hit crappy weather.
Originally Posted by olsonreels
I've driven that highlighted route several times over the years during the winter and early spring months. In a 4X4 1 ton diesel with 4 high engaged for most of it some years. If you encounter any winter weather it is a death wish on summer performance rubber.
Would be a blast during the warm months. Not a chance I'd even consider it in any car without winter tires and chains as backup when needed in Feb. Both of which may be required by law to get over Warner Pass.
Yeah - I'm thinking that would be a great drive June-October. Thanks for the advice! I used to live in the Bay Area and I would head up to the Oregon/California border area for steelhead fishing in the winter. One time I got this hair-brained idea that it would be fun to drive over to Crater Lake from the Smith River in the middle of February. I had an older Pathfinder back then and I needed to be in 4 high just to make it to the locked gate at the southern entrance to the park. That's still the most snow pack I've ever seen anywhere in my life.
Originally Posted by BlackOptic
We are going to hold a GT-Silver-T only Cars and Coffee when you get here.
Awesome! I take it there are 3 or 4 now in the area or am I missing a few?
Oh wow, that's awesome! I didn't connect the two. The owners club thread seems to have died down, sadly. That's an epic thread and a perfect place to post your photos and trip recap. Great memories with your son! I'm jelly!
01-08-2019, 10:36 PM
Winter road trip with a new T
