As far as I'm concerned, Dick, 126 is a great highway, and it follows the McKenzie River, arguably one of the most beautiful in the country. My guess is you will like it better than 20, though admittedly I've rarely traveled 20 myself. If you have time there are plenty of sights along the way, from Sahalie Falls near the eastern start of 126 to McKenzie Bridge to Blue River to the Dam at Leasburg and then the filbert (hazelnut) orchards just out of Springfield. As a former filbert grower, and with relatives at the east end of Springfield, I often get my annual filbert supply from growers there.
If you have to be at the painter's Sunday evening, you might consider using your toad over the next 5 days to reconoiter back up the McKenzie on a long day trip to see it all properly, including perhaps McKenzie Pass (242).
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Joel