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rskrbina
Explorer
Dec 04, 2016

Kansas City to Phoenix

Hello all. We will leave the Kansas City area heading to Phoenix (Ft McDowell) December 27th. Weather permitting, we would like to take the shortest route. I know our best chance to avoid bad weather through any mountain passes would be straight south to Ft Worth and over to El Pass to catch I-10 and over to Tucson and then up to Phoenix. I would appreciate any other recommended routes from anyone that may have traveled along this route. See my signature for rv type. I will have the jeep wrangler in tow. Thanks for your input.
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  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Dec 04, 2016
    Once you reach OKC, there are two options. I-40 to I-25 at Albuquerque, tthen south to I-10, or I-35 to I-820 in Ft Worth, west to I-20 to I-10. Not a significant difference in distance. I would just watch the weather forecast closely, chose your route accordingly, and be prepared to have to stop for a day or two if a winter storm is approaching. It is possible for there to be a storm on I-40 and not on I-20, and vice versa. I would tend toward the I-40/I-25 to avoid Ft Worth and El Paso. But weather forecasts would determine that.
  • darsben1's avatar
    darsben1
    Explorer
    Dec 04, 2016
    Your problem is that Texas that time of year can be prone to severe ice storms that shut down I10 for a few days.
    I would prefer snow of I40 to ice on I10 so leave yourself flexible even as you drive

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