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FullMetalJacket · Apr 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM

Cherokee65 said: ↑

The wind was whipping pretty good at the TA in Rawlins, WY. View attachment 588598
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County 6 Bar & Grill on other side of highway. Good, very reasonably priced steak dinners. Has dirt lot next to it can park several trucks.

Been going there for years & always stop when I can.

Owner is a friend & the gals that work there are great. Atmosphere & locals are great for a small local place.

FullMetalJacket · Apr 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM

Cherokee65 said: ↑

I Always take sound advice and put it into practice. We cruised today instead of flying like the crazy furners do. Got passed today by one doing at least 80. Nope, not me! Keeping it 63-68 and no faster. We made it to TA in Rawlins, WY. Still have 1086 miles to go and have to be at receiver sometime between 00:01 and 23:59 on the 6th. So far we’ve seen a lot of pronghorn, corn, corn, corn and more corn stalks. Nebraska is flat, boring and corn… Did I mention, Corn? LOL-
I’ve always loved mountains, lakes and streams off of mountains. It’s just my thing. Ms Cherokee loves it too. We both love eastern Tennessee. No matter though, Mississippi will always be home for us both.
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Y'all got out of the corn! LOL

The boredom is over. Will get nothing but more scenic & beautiful the whole rest of the way.

You two kids enjoy, now!

drvrtech77 · Apr 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM

You have a couple of view areas on top of cabbage hill on i84 in Oregon you can pull into and get some awesome views there too.

navypoppop · Apr 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM

Cherokee65 said: ↑

I Always take sound advice and put it into practice. We cruised today instead of flying like the crazy furners do. Got passed today by one doing at least 80. Nope, not me! Keeping it 63-68 and no faster. We made it to TA in Rawlins, WY. Still have 1086 miles to go and have to be at receiver sometime between 00:01 and 23:59 on the 6th. So far we’ve seen a lot of pronghorn, corn, corn, corn and more corn stalks. Nebraska is flat, boring and corn… Did I mention, Corn? LOL-
I’ve always loved mountains, lakes and streams off of mountains. It’s just my thing. Ms Cherokee loves it too. We both love eastern Tennessee. No matter though, Mississippi will always be home for us both.
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Glad you're enjoying your trip Cherokee! You sure are in the right area for corn and more corn. You are really using your good common sense with regards to your speed comfort zone. Being safe is priority one. I hope you and the Mrs enjoy the rest of your trip west.

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM

wulfman75 said: ↑

If you're taking 84 through the Columbia River Gorge have the misses take pics cause it's beautiful.
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We did take I-84 and it’s beautiful!

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM

drvrtech77 said: ↑

You have a couple of view areas on top of cabbage hill on i84 in Oregon you can pull into and get some awesome views there too.
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We did and it was Awesome!

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM

navypoppop said: ↑

Glad you're enjoying your trip Cherokee! You sure are in the right area for corn and more corn. You are really using your good common sense with regards to your speed comfort zone. Being safe is priority one. I hope you and the Mrs enjoy the rest of your trip west.
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I let others do whatever they see fit. I drive at a pace that I’m comfortable with and if they don’t like it… well, there’s 2 shoulders and 2 ditches they’re welcome to drive in and on. ; )
We went down Cabbage without knowing it was Cabbage. Bad, yes. Dangerous, yes. But, I took my time and had no issues. We had a couple of wheel holders fly around us like we were tied down to the mountain and they had smoking brakes. We had to use our service brakes 4 times at the most. Stab for 5 seconds and release. I don’t think our brakes even got warm. Ms Cherokee took some pretty amazing pictures.

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM

FullMetalJacket said: ↑

County 6 Bar & Grill on other side of highway. Good, very reasonably priced steak dinners. Has dirt lot next to it can park several trucks.

Been going there for years & always stop when I can.

Owner is a friend & the gals that work there are great. Atmosphere & locals are great for a small local place.
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That sounds great and sounds like I missed a great steak!

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM

Cherokee65 · Apr 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM

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