Bend/Redmond (or Prineville)/Madras is another group of problem intersections - you want SCs in all three, but need at least two (Bend first in any case), as you'll ultimately want to reach Baker City as well as Riley/Burns and on to Ontario. Mitchell instead of Redmond/Prineville might work, but you really want an SC in Mt. Vernon or John Day; John Day has a much larger selection of restaurants.
As always, I'm basing planning around 60s and assuming that will be the likely range capability of a Model 3, loaded to 1,000 lb. and @ 32 degrees or even 0 deg. plus some degradation, i.e. lowest common denominator. It's not the net elevation change that worries me, it's the steep ups and downs - Susanville to K-Falls is 4,295 feet total climb, 4,216 ft. total descent - it's a roller coaster.
As someone who has almost never thrown a map away, and has drawers full of road maps, topographic maps, park maps, cultural maps, aviation and nautical charts covering much of the country and used as necessary, plus always carries around numerous city, regional and state maps in my car, and has even done my share of compass/pace, kick or tape/altimeter or depth gauge mapping, I can relate:biggrin: I don't have nav in my car, and consider it a frill, nice to have but unnecessary. I've used GPS and like having it as a backup, but consider that, like most technology, it tends to replace thinking with blind following. But I suspect we are a dying breed, judging by the number of hikers/backpackers I see with eyes glued to their GPS.
BTW, can we get a mod to change the name of this thread to "Supercharger - Topaz Lake"?
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