That's true every thing has it's place, But out here the grades are---well there grades up to [10% for 4.5 miles-Jackson hole] Stevens Pass 7 miles of 7%. White Pass 8 miles of 6% off and on.
Cabbage Hill 6 miles of 6%, Lookout Pass 6 miles of 6%, Pipe Stone 6.5 of 6 and 7%, White Bird 8 miles of 7.5%, Oakridge 8 miles of 6%, Rye Grass 11 miles of 5% then 6%, Mary Hill 5.5 miles of 6%,
Then there is the Infamous Lewiston Grade dropping down whats called the breaks to the Snake River 6.5 miles of close to 7.7%. But the killer grade is the Rattle Snake on Hwy's 129 and 3 that runs
from Asotin Wa to Enterprise Or. The sign at the top on the Washington side says {Beware 6.5% Grade For The Next 13 miles}. Loggers mainly run that road. I have driven down everyone of these
in a truck trailer or semi tractor at one time in my life.