My hubby and I will be in Texas until mid December and then headed home for Christmas. We want to avoid LA but have a few concerns about the route to take pulling a 5th wheel via Barstow and/or the Grapevine. We do plan to come back south to Arizona in mid January so maybe we need to store RV there and just drive the truck home? Anyone have a favorite route from Phoenix to Portland?

FrancineChick wrote:My hubby and I will be in Texas until mid December and then headed home for Christmas. We want to avoid LA but have a few concerns about the route to take pulling a 5th wheel via Barstow and/or the Grapevine. We do plan to come back south to Arizona in mid January so maybe we need to store RV there and just drive the truck home? Anyone have a favorite route from Phoenix to Portland?I-10 Hwy 62 out of Palm SpringsHwy 247 to VictorvilleHwy 395 to Hwy 40West on Hwy 40 to Hwy. 99 at BakersfieldGo west to Hwy 46 to I-5 then north to PortlandCheck your weather conditions daily before departing!!!!!!

Firstly you don't say where in Texas however you mention Phoenix and LA both of which I 10 would have to be your choice and or you mention Barstow which would best be reached by using I 40. If your overall goal is to avoid LA and the grapevine I 40 to Barstow and on to Bakersfield avoids both with good roads and little weather issues. And out of Bakersfield use a sometimes rough state hwy 99 north. That time of year stay on top of weather conditions...that is what keeps you out of having weather related issues. If your starting in the Dallas/Fort Worth area use US 287 to Amarillo and use I 40 west. US 287 is a much under appreciated highway, but it's the best if Barstow/Bakersfield is a destination.

If you have thoughts about storing your rig why not store the truck also and fly home.Southwest has a non-stop leaving Phoenix at 7:00am arriving Portland at 8:55am.Many flights to Portland out of Phoenix.

Good storage Store your RV here drive home with DW and DD

10, 210 mid day, 5. 2 mountain passes on 5. One mountain pass on 40, 58 if you go that way plus 1 on 5.

Texas to Portland - Mid December - Route advise?

Charlie_D_
Explorer
Nov 01, 2016
djgarcia wrote:
Charlie D. wrote:
djgarcia wrote:
FrancineChick wrote:
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.

I would board my dog in a good kennel in Texas and just fly to Portland.

That would be an option but my wife would have a heart attack if I suggested boarding for a month.:)

I guess that boarding the dog with your wife in Texas and then you flying to Portland would be out of the question:):)

That would be a better option. Especially since she doesn't fly. Had a bad experience as a teenager.:)
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Oct 31, 2016
djgarcia wrote:
I guess that boarding the dog with your wife in Texas and then you flying to Portland would be out of the question:):)
Or she flys and leaves him and the dog. :):)

You know the saying: Lost dog and husband, reward for the dog! :B
TyroneandGladys
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
Charlie D. wrote:
djgarcia wrote:
FrancineChick wrote:
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.

I would board my dog in a good kennel in Texas and just fly to Portland.

That would be an option but my wife would have a heart attack if I suggested boarding for a month.:)

We could not board ours for any amount of time. My suggestion is store your RV in AZ and drive home.
MarkTwain
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
Charlie D. wrote:
djgarcia wrote:
FrancineChick wrote:
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.

I would board my dog in a good kennel in Texas and just fly to Portland.

That would be an option but my wife would have a heart attack if I suggested boarding for a month.:)

I guess that boarding the dog with your wife in Texas and then you flying to Portland would be out of the question:):)
Charlie_D_
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
djgarcia wrote:
FrancineChick wrote:
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.

I would board my dog in a good kennel in Texas and just fly to Portland.

That would be an option but my wife would have a heart attack if I suggested boarding for a month.:)
MarkTwain
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
FrancineChick wrote:
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.

I would board my dog in a good kennel in Texas and just fly to Portland.
FrancineChick
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
Thanks for your input folks. We would fly home for Christmas but we have our dog with us and he may be a bit too big to put in a kennel under the seat. And he would probably bark trying to get us to let him out which we can't, so we drive home.

We are coming out of Texas from Big Bend National Park via Alamogordo and Carlsbad area.
JRandall
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
Should you decide to take 99 or I-5 through Bakersfield and points north, be aware of the tule fog during that time of the year. At times it can be quite dense.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Oct 30, 2016
10, 210 mid day, 5. 2 mountain passes on 5. One mountain pass on 40, 58 if you go that way plus 1 on 5.
TyroneandGladys
Explorer
Oct 30, 2016
Good storage Store your RV here drive home with DW and DD

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