Comments on: Oregon State Route 218 ‘Shaniko-Fossil Highway’ http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/666 Exploring the Asphalt Ribbons of the Pacific Northwest (Founded 2003) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:47:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike Warming http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/666/comment-page-1#comment-4135 Mike Warming Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:32:37 +0000 http://www.roadsnw.com/?p=666#comment-4135 We don't need no stinking gaurd rails. This is a great ride, the road is in good condition there are some out here that get washed out regularly. We don’t need no stinking gaurd rails. This is a great ride, the road is in good condition there are some out here that get washed out regularly.

]]> By: Bill http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/666/comment-page-1#comment-3892 Bill Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:16:19 +0000 http://www.roadsnw.com/?p=666#comment-3892 Quite a bit of gravel in the corners on this route, including the corners in your first picture. Watch for dirt/grass clods at field access points off this road. Only happened a couple of times, but there are a couple of short straights which end in a slight rise. Problem is that just beyond the rise will be a no roadsign left-hander, which has about an inch of shoulder, no guard rail and a nice 100 foot drop into a boulder strewn steep grassy slope. Forewarned. The positive is that the asphalt throughout the Wasco/Prineville/Heppner/Dayville square is in excellent to outstanding condition. I guess Oregon can afford it, since they don't pay for guardrails :>) Quite a bit of gravel in the corners on this route, including the corners in your first picture. Watch for dirt/grass clods at field access points off this road.

Only happened a couple of times, but there are a couple of short straights which end in a slight rise. Problem is that just beyond the rise will be a no roadsign left-hander, which has about an inch of shoulder, no guard rail and a nice 100 foot drop into a boulder strewn steep grassy slope. Forewarned.

The positive is that the asphalt throughout the Wasco/Prineville/Heppner/Dayville square is in excellent to outstanding condition. I guess Oregon can afford it, since they don’t pay for guardrails :>)

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