In Quartzsite, thinking of Montanna.. don’t like mountains..

"395 has plenty of grades like Conway Summit, and the long one from Mammoth to Bishop"

They aren't that bad, ppine, and its scenic.

Not trying to be a smarty pants, but isn't Montana literally the Spanish word for "mountain"? Are you sure that's where you want to go?

395 is a great route. Lone Pine is a good stop over.

I agree with you regarding 99 and I-5 but 101 likely is not for him.

99N and 5N are flat....boring....nondescript. 101N is beyond beautiful.

395 has plenty of grades like Conway Summit, and the long one from Mammoth to Bishop.

Google flattest route and you'll find several sites that will give you elevations and grades for the selected route.

Not sure of the posters reference to the 174 year old Donner Party disaster and today infrastructure along I 80. But the road elevation is about 6,000' so not so flat.

groundhogy wrote:
Going up California might be fun, but then, are the routes through the mountains fairly flat?

Otherwise, it looks like I go back east to New Mexico and turn north towards Denver.

Q: What are the flat routes?

Best option for you might be to head to San Diego then up the coast fairly flat most of the way.

Option two, catch a plane.

groundhogy wrote:
Now that you mention it, I was skiing in tahoe and saw Truckee. Some non-hospitable hills.
Thats where all those people got stuck and ate each other.

Donner Pass. Went over it in my old gasser and was not breaking any speed records, but it was pretty straightforward and caused no white knuckles. Very pretty drive.
RichH

Now that you mention it, I was skiing in tahoe and saw Truckee. Some non-hospitable hills.
Thats where all those people got stuck and ate each other.