Ascending the Phillips Ridge to the Mindoro Cut

Climbing Phillips Ridge on County C (formerly State Highway 108) from West Salem to the Mindoro Cut.
The Mindoro Cut is the second largest remaining hand excavated road cut in the US at 75' deep, 25' wide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindoro_Cut
Apologies for the rain drops on the windshield, I had just driven out of the rain and there wasn't a good place to stop and dry off the windshield.