Any MUD members in West Virginia?

[NoGo2R]

Curious if any members in West Virginia - especially along the VERY hilly route from Virginia to Ohio.

If so, how is it to drive along the high elevations with the NA 4.2L 1HZ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Remember, speed ain’t everything.

 

[jblueridge]

I drove I64 and I81, etc from Charlottesville to Colorado in my BJ74. Third gear and 40mph up many hills.

 

[NoGo2R]

I drove I64 and I81, etc from Charlottesville to Colorado in my BJ74. Third gear and 40mph up many hills.

My route will be from Charlottesville (I64) through WV to SE Wisconsin and vice versa...

Well, being mostly retired, I'll be able to take my time driving when visiting my kids... not that I'll have much choice if I drive the HZJ76.

Thanks for letting me know it's doable.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Out of Charlottesville and onto I64 through WV.
Keep going NW at Dayton until SE Wisconsin and vice versa for me...

Well, being mostly retired, I'll be able to take my time driving when visiting my kids...

Thanks

The 1HZ is definitely a “go slow and enjoy life” kinda engine, but it will get you there.

 

[NoGo2R]

The 1HZ is definitely a “go slow and enjoy life” kinda engine, but it will get you there.

Haha!

Definitely seems to be the case.

As long as it can be done without hurting the vehicle.

Guess I'll apologize in advance to anyone on the same hills as me. I promise to give way as soon as I can!

 

[svsisu]

You won't hurt your vehicle, and if you drive like the big rigs you won't be much of a hinderance. For the last three years I've driven from the coast to Greenbank, WV (where the observatory is) every summer, and I can do most of it without being on the interstate. In general I try to avoid Interstate travel as much as possible and take the old highways when available. With your route it's hard to avoid the Interstate without a lot of extra driving, but the secondary roads through WV take you through really beautiful (and steep!) country. Those roads by their nature limit your speed to a more acceptable pace through the mountains, and let you see so much more than what is available along the sanitized Interstate route. All bets are off in winter though as many roads can be difficult with snow. I'd break the trip up, camp some place nice/stay in a cabin, take the slower more circuitous route where possible; enjoy the ride.

 

[NoGo2R]

You won't hurt your vehicle, and if you drive like the big rigs you won't be much of a hinderance. For the last three years I've driven from the coast to Greenbank, WV (where the observatory is) every summer, and I can do most of it without being on the interstate. In general I try to avoid Interstate travel as much as possible and take the old highways when available. With your route it's hard to avoid the Interstate without a lot of extra driving, but the secondary roads through WV take you through really beautiful (and steep!) country. Those roads by their nature limit your speed to a more acceptable pace through the mountains, and let you see so much more than what is available along the sanitized Interstate route. All bets are off in winter though as many roads can be difficult with snow. I'd break the trip up, camp some place nice/stay in a cabin, take the slower more circuitous route where possible; enjoy the ride.

Thanks.

Come to think of it, I've never made the drive for "me" per se. There was always a purpose for it -

Make it in time to see the kids during their time off during school - they're grown now, so not an issue...

Hurry back to SE Wisconsin for work, etc - mostly retired, so also a non issue...

It would be nice to see more of WV at a slower pace.

BTW, you ain't lying about WV winters.
Had one night where fog was so heavy, I ended up getting a hotel room.
Woke up to thick ice...on everything.

 

[EngineBlockEggs]

You won't hurt your vehicle, and if you drive like the big rigs you won't be much of a hinderance. For the last three years I've driven from the coast to Greenbank, WV (where the observatory is) every summer, and I can do most of it without being on the interstate. In general I try to avoid Interstate travel as much as possible and take the old highways when available. With your route it's hard to avoid the Interstate without a lot of extra driving, but the secondary roads through WV take you through really beautiful (and steep!) country. Those roads by their nature limit your speed to a more acceptable pace through the mountains, and let you see so much more than what is available along the sanitized Interstate route. All bets are off in winter though as many roads can be difficult with snow. I'd break the trip up, camp some place nice/stay in a cabin, take the slower more circuitous route where possible; enjoy the ride.

Did you visit the radio observatory in Greenbank?

 

[svsisu]

Did you visit the radio observatory in Greenbank?

I did, it's amazing and worthy of a visit even if out of your way; long way from Colorado though. Take note, virtually no cell service in that area to preserve the radio telescopes capabilities and diminish RF interference. Lots of great forest service roads and dispersed camping in the Monongahela and George Washington National Forest that surrounds that area.

I've also been fortunate enough to get a behind the scenes tour of the Palomar Observatory at Palomar Mountain, California. The quartz for the mirror was mined in western NC in the area around Spruce Pine.

 

[jblueridge]

I threaten my Astro students, saying we will do a weekend excursion to Green Bank in the No Cell Signal zone. We do go to UVA’s old observatory that I used as an undergrad. Yerkes outside Chicago has an enormous floor that moves up and down depending on the big scope’s angle.