Cascade Rd on the way out of GR was the same dismal 5-lane racetrack I remembered. Fortunately it was only for a few miles, and once I got into Whitneyville heading south the roads were pretty nice. Not much traffic, just 2 lanes between woods, crops, and grazing for livestock.
I’ve stopped in Hastings, in part because I recognized an important landmark: the Parkview Motel, formerly owned by the parents of my old friend Johnnie. There’s a road construction disaster out front but otherwise it looks just like I remember it. Same with the titular park, complete with its 40-foot Civil War monument.
