Need Help On Trip to Hurricane, Utah

Since you never told us what fixed your Jake Brake...you cannot get there from Houston.:W

If you are going for a slow scenic route just follow google maps and in the options section check avoid highways.

If you want a freeway route use I-10 to I-17 to I-40, I-40 to Kingman, US 93 to I-15 and then up to Hurricane.

IF you wind up on 89 or 89A in Northern AZ, you will encounter some longesh grades and slow curves but nothing to bad. 89 being the easier route IMO.

I would hit the South Rim and then the N Rim staying at the USFS CG at Jacob Lake and driving the Jeep the 40 miles to the rim. As ^^^ 89 & 89A are doable in a Dynasty.

Get to Flagstaff, AZ - no problems. From Flagstaff take 89 north to Page, AZ and on to Kanab, Utah. Then head south on 89 a few miles to Fredonia, AZ. From Fredonia take AZ389 west which becomes UT59 and it takes you right into Hurricane. This is the easiest, shortest way with no major grades. It's also very scenic. Have a good trip!

If you go to page, plan to stop at Waweep Campground at Lake Powell. The scenery is awesome and you can tour the Glen Canyon dam.

Ivylog.... They (Freightliner) never told me exactly.... they think it was a rocker switch problem.... I have been on several steep (down) grades since they released the coach and it works great (just like it always did).

To Everyone Else: Thank you for all of your suggestions which it looks like we will use a little of all of them. After reading them, I think I was making an easy problem hard. I was reminded by my wife "that it is not the destination, it's the journey"..... smart woman.

Thanks again y'all.

Thanks for the update and "To Everyone Else:" I did suggest doing the South and North Rims of the Grand Canyon. I would probably use I-40 to Flagstaff and then 180 and 64 to S Rim. There is a USFS CG couple miles south of the rim on the east side with sites big enough. We are not desert people so we like the N rim instead of Page/Lake Powell/Antelope Canyon.

If by any chance you are a golfer, there is a great course at Lake Powell and the one in Hurricane if fantastic.

I live in Hurricane, UT. I recommend the route 2gypsies recommended. Go to Flagstaff, north to Page, Page to Kanab, Kanab to Fredonia and then west to Hurricane. I would NOT recommend you take the more southerly route that goes by Jacob's lake. There are lots of blind curves. I almost ran head on into a truck on that road.

Moab is a great destination and with your jeep an off-road paradise describe well in guide books. Getting across Texas is the hard part, takes forever. You will go to Junction great campground and then either head north to Lubbock or west to El Paso. We usually take one route out and the other coming back. Second nite campgrounds are slim pickens so plan ahead.