Omaha to San Diego for Christmas
We are taking our MH to San Diego and back over Christmas. Any suggestions for routes to take to miss bad weather and what to see enroute would be appreciated.
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Most likely the worst weather will in the first day, regardless of which directly you drive.
One year I returned from Chicago to Seattle after Christmas - via bus. The shortest route via Mpls was closed due to storms in the Dakotas. So we passed through Omaha to SLC. It was a cold and windy during a lunch stop at Cheyenne, but no snow. In fact we didn't see significant snow until we crossed the Washington mountains.
In other words, a storm could be blowing across Wyoming, or it could be hitting the Denver and points south. I40 around Flagstaff is also known for winter closings. So if you are flexible, and weather looks go to the west, I'd go straight out I80 and then I15 south.
Since you are going and returning, you take both routes around the Colorado mountains. No need to restrict yourself, especially if timing is flexible.
One year I returned from Chicago to Seattle after Christmas - via bus. The shortest route via Mpls was closed due to storms in the Dakotas. So we passed through Omaha to SLC. It was a cold and windy during a lunch stop at Cheyenne, but no snow. In fact we didn't see significant snow until we crossed the Washington mountains.
In other words, a storm could be blowing across Wyoming, or it could be hitting the Denver and points south. I40 around Flagstaff is also known for winter closings. So if you are flexible, and weather looks go to the west, I'd go straight out I80 and then I15 south.
Since you are going and returning, you take both routes around the Colorado mountains. No need to restrict yourself, especially if timing is flexible.
