birmingham,al. to bakersfield ca.

brooks379 wrote:
Birmingham...I 20 W to Lindale, TX 69 N to Sherman, TX 82 W to 287 N/W to Amarillo, TX I 40 W to Barstow, CA 58 w to 99 N into Bakersfield. You will miss all of the Dallas MetroPlex this way with pretty good roads.

Good advice. US 82/US287 is our route to New Mexico/Colorado.

Birmingham...I 20 W to Lindale, TX 69 N to Sherman, TX 82 W to 287 N/W to Amarillo, TX I 40 W to Barstow, CA 58 w to 99 N into Bakersfield. You will miss all of the Dallas MetroPlex this way with pretty good roads.

Ed's got it. :C

In my experience I would get up to I-40 and take that all the way to Barstow, California, where you would then get on Highway 58 which takes you directly into Bakersfield.