the road through the mountains from Springfield to Sisters (can’t remember the specifics sorry) was the WINDIEST, twistiest road I have driven. But at the end of that windy road you dumped out into Sisters, Ore. A little town with great mountain views, and a leadin into high desert. All on the way to the Deschutes River, another spot I was lucky to guide on. Maupin and Madras were two other towns we’d pass through too. Sagebrush, no trees, then you would sink down into the valley and the river and everything would get all lush and green again.