Official Oregon State maps indicated in red ink the roads
that are closed in winter, off the shelf Rand McNally map did not.

with all the trees out there, too bad he did not carry a leatherman
tool.

burning the tires was smart.

wonder if he knew how to build igloo or other type of shelter.


I'd be curious to learn if he used a piece of mapping/routing software to
choose his course; I've seen some that will choose the road he did because it
is shorter, in mileage, than the main highway out to the coast -- not
considering that the road is narrow, gravel, and otherwise rather treacherous
in winter. (Even in summer it's significantly slower than the main highway.)

---Joel