Saturday, February 4, 2012

Has anyone driven to phoenix, az frm the bay area,CA without going thru the grapevine? what route&how was it?

We are driving and towing a big trailer, and our van has high mileage and we dont want to overdo it. i know that there are other routes, and i am trying to find out the easiest one for my car. i'm not worried about length of time or shortest distance, just minimal hazardous driving. if you know of any, also a really great interactive trip planner website would be helpful. THANKS!|||You can cut out the Grapevine by going to Bakersfield and taking Rte 58 East to Barstow and picking up the US15 south to pick up US10 East in Redlands.





It might be faster to take 58 east to Mojave, CA, then Hwy14 south to Palmdale and Rte138 east to hit US15 at the Cajon Pass, but I think138 is pretty twisty with a trailer.|||Go to Bakersfield and cut across on hwy 40 through Lancaster on to Bullhead City then drop down to Phoenix on what every that highway is or go on to Flagstaff and take hwy 17.





The best way would be to go to Triple A or call them they map stuff out all the time for people.








You can go to mapquest and check it out there.|||You could try taking Hwy. 58 from Bakersfield to Barstow which would bypass Los Angeles and the Grapevine, but it still passes through mountainous area. Then you could drive to Phoenix by going south on I-15 to the Inland Empire and east on I-10. Or if you want to bypass that area go east on I-40 and exit on one of the desert roads (ex. US Hwy 95 at Needles), then head east once you reach I-10.





Here are some directions:





http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d%26amp;hl=en%26amp;sa鈥?/a>





http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d%26amp;hl=en%26amp;sa鈥?/a>

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