Not Back-Country – This Here’s A Paved Road With A Number
Up along the Nevada/Oregon border is Highway 140. Heading west, it starts from nowhere in Nevada off US95 and ends at nowhere in Oregon at US395. After a short disconnect along US395, Oregon continues the numbering from Lakeview west to I-5. It used to extend down to Winnemucca in Nevada until US40 turned into I-80. The number 140 came from being a spur route off US40.
It comes close to Denio, NV which straddles the Oregon border, passes nearby some wonderful sitting hot springs, passes through the Sheldon Antelope Range, skirts the northern edge of the Black Rock desert, comes close to black fire opal deposits, then enters Oregon.
Not long after entering Oregon, there comes a 3 mile stretch of an 8% 1000 ft downgrade along the sidewall of the Doherty Slide.
We don't need no stinking guardrails ...
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From there, it enters into the beginnings of the foothills of the Cascades until hitting US395, the major N/S highway along the eastern slope.
There's gas in Denio; there's gas in Adel. If you need it, if they have it, you'll pay the price. 170 miles of miles and miles.
A beautiful drive ... or a horrible drive - depending on your constitution. Makes US50 in Nevada seem crowded.
