Re: Best route from Merced Ca to Mesa Az

I do sorta that quite often; Tucson to Sacramento delivering motorhomes. 99 south to Bakersfield. 58 east through Barstow to I-40 east to Needles then south on the 95 to I-10 to Phoenix area. Easy peasy. I, and our other drivers, have found this is the best route as we've tried everything else. I always overnight in Tehachapi.