IL to Las Vegas,NV

We ae planning a trip to Las Vegas, NV Jan. 1st in our Class A RV. We have been stuck in Amarillo, TX twice, because of road closures. Looking for alternative route. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Ann

I would watch the weather and take a more northern route.

You could consider 44 to 40 to Albuquerque then check weather forecast for Flagstaff.If clear stay on 40 to Kingman then up to Vegas. If snow predicted on the climb to Flagstaff then you could take the long way on 25 south to 10 then up to Vegas at Blythe.

I guess this is our only alternative. We can only hope the weather holds this year. :)
Thank you

Wouldn't we run into more bad weather going the more northern route?
Thanks

firedog wrote:
Wouldn't we run into more bad weather going the more northern route?
Thanks

It all depends. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Storms can go either south or north. That is why I suggested you check the weather and road conditions.
Jerry Parr

Amarillo is the home of the Big Texan where a 72 oz steak is free if you can eat it all in one hour. We didn't try but others have and succeeded. Don't remember what it cost if you couldn't finish.
So not a bad place to get stuck.

Check on weather status and keep plenty of propane in your tank so if you have to lay up some you are prepared. Have a fiend that spent a couple of days in a rest area on I-10 in NM some years ago. Or, do not know your status but if you have time you can drop down to I-10 and take the southern route. It’s About 500 Miles farther, but I guarantee it’ll be warmer. Grew up in Illinois and if time was not an issue I would take longer and stay warmer.

Dick_B wrote:
Amarillo is the home of the Big Texan where a 72 oz steak is free if you can eat it all in one hour. We didn't try but others have and succeeded. Don't remember what it cost if you couldn't finish.
So not a bad place to get stuck.

Took that challenge in 1988 and succeeded. Took 2 days to "process" that much protein. Does not do much for comfort while traveling if you need to move on the next day. You have to finish the sides as well, not just the steak. If you want to try, order it extremely rare and drink grapefruit juice. Back in '88 it was somewhere around $45 if you did not finish it. Have absolutely no desire to try to repeat. Once was enough.

I almost got stuck in Flagstaff one winter when I overnighted there after traveling west out of TX. Problem was I had TX diesel in my rig (non winterized) and it was WINTER in Flagstaff. Got up, broke camp and the diesel engine cranked and cranked after pre heat and finally started. Ran very rough as it starved and tried to run on freezing diesel. I limped down to the nearest gas station and filled my tanks with winterized fuel. No further issues after that as I headed North to Washington.