Looking Over the Steep Snow Banks, We See a Closer Side Canyon With Reservoir. From Here We Can Look Partway Into Rock Creek Canyon
“[ one last view of the gorge.] ...... The road turns inward, away from the gorge and into snowfields. .. The engine backfires fiercely from lack of oxygen and threatens to stop but never does. “
Beginning of the Snow Fields and Ski Lift Area, Beartooth Pass Highway, MT. Click photo for larger view. A ski lift and parking lot is to the left in this West view. The Narrator will mention lakes in a later passage. My little red car, despite my great fear and worries, had no apparent high-altitude problems at all! This Plymouth, with fuel injection, most certainly had reduced power due to altitude, but at no time was this much evident. I even tested a burst of acceleration briefly several times but saw only a small power reduction. This was just fine, because I was content to drive very slowly, so as to enjoy the scenery and not miss any good “photo-ops” or ZMM clues. My fear was prompted by both the Narrator’s high altitude problems and my own alarming experience with two other cars at high altitude. Each of those two cars did exactly what the Narrators said above. At lower elevations these two cars, (with carburetor) engines were just fine, but as they were driven to higher altitude (over 8000 feet) their backfiring and complete loss of power absolutely prevented further climbing. If the Sutherland’s cycle had similar problem, it is not mentioned. Was this because its (relatively huge) powerful engine had enough reserve-capacity not to be bothered by reduced oxygen? Or was it because the Narrator (generally) reports only his own problems?
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(Photo = 106-0621s ...... ZMM Page = 110 ...... WayPt = 137=138w)
![Looking Over the Steep Snow Banks, We See a Closer Side Canyon With Reservoir. From Here We Can Look Partway Into Rock Creek Canyon “[ one last view of the gorge.] ...... The road turns inward, away from the gorge and into snowfields. .. The engine backfires fiercely from lack of oxygen and threatens to stop but never does. “ Beginning of the Snow Fields and Ski Lift Area, Beartooth Pass Highway, MT. Click photo for larger view. A ski lift and parking lot is to the left in this West view. The Narrator will mention lakes in a later passage. My little red car, despite my great fear and worries, had no apparent high-altitude problems at all! This Plymouth, with fuel injection, most certainly had reduced power due to altitude, but at no time was this much evident. I even tested a burst of acceleration briefly several times but saw only a small power reduction. This was just fine, because I was content to drive very slowly, so as to enjoy the scenery and not miss any good “photo-ops” or ZMM clues. My fear was prompted by both the Narrator’s high altitude problems and my own alarming experience with two other cars at high altitude. Each of those two cars did exactly what the Narrators said above. At lower elevations these two cars, (with carburetor) engines were just fine, but as they were driven to higher altitude (over 8000 feet) their backfiring and complete loss of power absolutely prevented further climbing. If the Sutherland’s cycle had similar problem, it is not mentioned. Was this because its (relatively huge) powerful engine had enough reserve-capacity not to be bothered by reduced oxygen? Or was it because the Narrator (generally) reports only his own problems? ************************************ (Photo = 106-0621s ...... ZMM Page = 110 ...... WayPt = 137=138w)](http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums/album07/106_0621s.sized.jpg "Looking Over the Steep Snow Banks, We See a Closer Side Canyon With Reservoir. From Here We Can Look Partway Into Rock Creek Canyon “[ one last view of the gorge.] ...... The road turns inward, away from the gorge and into snowfields. .. The engine backfires fiercely from lack of oxygen and threatens to stop but never does. “ Beginning of the Snow Fields and Ski Lift Area, Beartooth Pass Highway, MT. Click photo for larger view. A ski lift and parking lot is to the left in this West view. The Narrator will mention lakes in a later passage. My little red car, despite my great fear and worries, had no apparent high-altitude problems at all! This Plymouth, with fuel injection, most certainly had reduced power due to altitude, but at no time was this much evident. I even tested a burst of acceleration briefly several times but saw only a small power reduction. This was just fine, because I was content to drive very slowly, so as to enjoy the scenery and not miss any good “photo-ops” or ZMM clues. My fear was prompted by both the Narrator’s high altitude problems and my own alarming experience with two other cars at high altitude. Each of those two cars did exactly what the Narrators said above. At lower elevations these two cars, (with carburetor) engines were just fine, but as they were driven to higher altitude (over 8000 feet) their backfiring and complete loss of power absolutely prevented further climbing. If the Sutherland’s cycle had similar problem, it is not mentioned. Was this because its (relatively huge) powerful engine had enough reserve-capacity not to be bothered by reduced oxygen? Or was it because the Narrator (generally) reports only his own problems? ************************************ (Photo = 106-0621s ...... ZMM Page = 110 ...... WayPt = 137=138w)")