AZ to OR- which route is flatter?
Leaving Flagstaff on 5/7 to head to the Oregon coast for a workamping gig. One route is 95 out of Vegas. The other is I40 to I5 up Cali. I've never taken 95 but had one trip up I5. I remember it as...
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I think there's been some confusion about what you meant by flatter router. Usually these discussions focus on the big climbs, the kind of thing that might give an under powered RV problems. Or passes with guardrails and big views that give some drivers and passengers heart palpitations. Or are more likely to have winter snow problems.
For example when traveling north to Oregon, people often talk about avoiding the I5 pass, and instead taking CA20 to US101, and then up through the redwoods to the Oregon coast. Or avoiding storms across the Sierras on I80, or even the grades and possible snow on passes in southern California.
But if you are pressed for time, and just want to put on a lot of miles each day, then freeways are your best bet, even if they include some passes. Asking for 'straightest' route rather than 'flattest' might have reduced that confusion. OR maybe just fastest.
For example when traveling north to Oregon, people often talk about avoiding the I5 pass, and instead taking CA20 to US101, and then up through the redwoods to the Oregon coast. Or avoiding storms across the Sierras on I80, or even the grades and possible snow on passes in southern California.
But if you are pressed for time, and just want to put on a lot of miles each day, then freeways are your best bet, even if they include some passes. Asking for 'straightest' route rather than 'flattest' might have reduced that confusion. OR maybe just fastest.
