12-28-2013, 10:39 AM
a friend works up there.
He says that visitors often lose control of their vehicles and wind up blocking the road and/or being injured because:
a) their vehicles don't work right at high altitudes (the car gets really, really sluggish, and may stop altogether)
b) their brains don't work right at high altitudes (thinking gets really, really sluggish, and may stop altogether)
This is true of 2WD, 4WD, and AWD. Also of smart AND not-so-smart people.
I went up to the top once and fell asleep--that's a common response to the altitude, and good thing I wasn't driving. We stopped for a couple hours at the visitor center to acclimate, but it didn't prevent the effects.
It was summer, but really, really cold--wear sweats, socks, boots, jackets, hats.
Not exactly an answer to your question, I know, more like a suggestion to think carefully before you decide to go.
><(((*> ~~~~ ><(("> ~~~~ ><'> ~~~~ >(>
He says that visitors often lose control of their vehicles and wind up blocking the road and/or being injured because:
a) their vehicles don't work right at high altitudes (the car gets really, really sluggish, and may stop altogether)
b) their brains don't work right at high altitudes (thinking gets really, really sluggish, and may stop altogether)
This is true of 2WD, 4WD, and AWD. Also of smart AND not-so-smart people.
I went up to the top once and fell asleep--that's a common response to the altitude, and good thing I wasn't driving. We stopped for a couple hours at the visitor center to acclimate, but it didn't prevent the effects.
It was summer, but really, really cold--wear sweats, socks, boots, jackets, hats.
Not exactly an answer to your question, I know, more like a suggestion to think carefully before you decide to go.
><(((*> ~~~~ ><(("> ~~~~ ><'> ~~~~ >(>