You're right, Douglas, CG-Lorane Hwy has beautiful views.  Essentially it is a log haulout road cut years ago by bulldozers, or maybe even Fresno scrapers, following grade around ridges and into streamcuts, with 180 degree curves both left and right.  Dangerous because so many people cross into the oncoming lane on such corners, and dangerous because of the absence of shoulders separating the road from steep downhill embankments.  I sometimes drive Gowdyville Road, but I will tell you, that road is a hangout for various kinds of criminal thugs, stripping vehicles and shooting up the scenery.  Nevertheless, as you crest the divide on that road, you get one of the most beautiful views of the Eastern edge of the Coast Range.

It would take a lot of dynamite and cut-and-fill to straighten out CG-Lorane Hwy.  That won't happen in my lifetime.