There are a set of mountains between southern Oregon and northern California with about 120 miles of changing elevation and curves. I have driven down the I5 corridor many times but never went through that section in the dark. My initial plans were to stop at Medford for the night but with my early departure from Seattle I decided to press on to make a shorter drive the next day.
There was still some daylight when I started the climb out of Ashland Oregon but it got dark fast. Soon it was just the Semi trucks, me and an occasional other car. The light traffic in the mountains was a surprise as it was super congested in Portland and then there was a steady stream of cars till Medford. It was really dark when I was going between the packs of semis in the mountains.
My RS was optioned with a set of under bumper fog logs and thru the grill driving lights. Combined with the standard headlamps it's an imposing look from the front. Both are pretty rare options so it's also makes the car stand out when it's is on display at a car show. This was the first time that I really appreciated the usefulness of all these lights. The fog lights really lit up the sides of the road and the driving lights increased the viewing distance of the high beams. The 40 year old lighting was better than the new cars today.
I ended up in Corning CA for the night. 640 miles in 10 hours wasn't bad considering the congested traffic in Portland and the left lane hogs afterwards in Oregon.
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