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It is the most direct route when traveling from La Grande. I think there is another way through Baker and Canyon City but it is a lot more time on two-lane roads and I remember my mom always hated those because they are statistically higher for head-on collisions.

Yeah, I don't blame your mom. I hate the two lane stretch of 97 between Terrebonne and Madras. So much traffic and so many impatient people trying to pass.