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NMDriver
Nov 07, 2017Explorer
If I was already on 99 then Tehachapi but if you are on I-5 then stay on 5 and take exit 198 to use CA 138 over to Palmdale then 18 to Apple Valley and 247 to Joshua Tree.
138 is a good. two lane. almost flat road and joins I-14 just north of Palmdale. You go through Palmdale on 14 and use exit 30 south of town to get onto the Sierra Hwy/Pearblossom Hwy back north to get back on 138 to the 18 junction.
You will climb up the Grapevine but stay at the top of the pass to exit onto 138. Almost no downhill driving and the uphill portion has extra truck lanes and few curves.
138 is a good. two lane. almost flat road and joins I-14 just north of Palmdale. You go through Palmdale on 14 and use exit 30 south of town to get onto the Sierra Hwy/Pearblossom Hwy back north to get back on 138 to the 18 junction.
You will climb up the Grapevine but stay at the top of the pass to exit onto 138. Almost no downhill driving and the uphill portion has extra truck lanes and few curves.
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