aerbus32 wrote:
Best route? Don't go to Barstow from Santa Barbara! :) Here's what I would do. I've been on all these numerous times with our previous 32'er Class A pulling a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland. You can do it! South of Ventura take 126 to 118 to 405 to 5 to 14 to 138 near Palmdale to 18 to 15 in Victorville, which will then take you to Barstow. Sounds worse than it is.
My iPad maps recommends using 126 thru Santa Paula. I'm pretty sure this is one of those 'turn your headlights on for safety' roads that are notorious for accidents.
And, you do not want to be on 15 between Victorville & Vegas on a Friday. Traffic is very heavy and very fast.
In past years the 126 thru Santa Paula was a two lane, "turn your headlights on" roads, but is now a full freeway from Ventura to the I-5. No problem at all and a very nice drive with any vehicle combination.
Suggest taking the 126 as you suggest to I-5 then south to the 14 freeway north up thru Palmdale / Lancaster on north to Mojave and then east on 58 to Barstow. NO significant hills or mountains in that route, and all good highways and most all freeways. Only a small distance west from Barstow is a two lane highway.
Good Travels
