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I have a friend who is doing the reverse commute to Houston. Friends highly recommend they go South through California and head East on 10 straight to Houston. Route 66 is a scenic option. Regardless the advice was to avoid the Cascades.
Route 66 in winter? Last winter a friend of mine got stuck in snowy conditions on Rte 66, in a small town somewhere in Arizona,and ended up wasting two days there. It's scenic, no doubt, but not the best venue for getting from Point A to Point B at that time of year. IMHO.
I don't know the route you mentioned, so I mapped it in Google (link) and it seems that as long as you have the equipment you describe, and drive responsibly you will be fine. The mountains northeast of Salt Lake have some slopes that could get treacherous in icy conditions, but if you've driven mountain passes before you should be fine. Just stay rested, and go easy.
we will be driving from Texas to Washington in mid Jan and are trying tofigure out the best SAFEST way to go. we have made the trip several times but not in the winter
we will be driving from Texas to Washington in mid Jan and are trying tofigure out the best SAFEST way to go. we have made the trip several times but not in the winter
If by safest you mean least likely to drive in snow, I'd recommend heading west from Texas and getting to I-5 in California and heading north from there. The one place you are likely to see snow is going over the Siskiyou summit on the border of California and Oregon. Otherwise, unless there is a winter storm in the lowlands of the northwest, you likely will just experience wet roads and rainy conditions.
I made it safely. I ended up taking the more direct route up 35, 70 to 25, up to 80, and then in on 84/82/90. At least in my case, I would advise against taking that route. I ran into some pretty nasty road conditions in Wyoming, Utah, and Oregon. Oregon was so bad that there were times that the road was totally covered in snow.
Again, I would recommend taking a southern interstate to 5 and then north.
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