California East bound Hwy 74 to Palm Desert
We're traveling East from Pala, CA to Palm Desert via hwy 79/371/74. My concern is from the stretch between intersection of where Hwy 371 meets Hwy 74, and from Hwy 74 to Palm Desert. I believe they c...
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Well, anything named "Pines to Palms," you should expect a major elevation change :)
In general, the area northeast of San Diego is quite mountainous and just about any route across it will be a windy goat path. If I was driving any kind of big rig, I would just head west to I-15 and then go north until I hit I-10 or the connector freeway, I think it's CA 60, which gets you to Palm Desert very easily. It's longer in terms of mileage but much shorter in terms of time.
In general, the area northeast of San Diego is quite mountainous and just about any route across it will be a windy goat path. If I was driving any kind of big rig, I would just head west to I-15 and then go north until I hit I-10 or the connector freeway, I think it's CA 60, which gets you to Palm Desert very easily. It's longer in terms of mileage but much shorter in terms of time.
