So my wife is pregnant with our first child!

With that we are moving back to Florida, and I need to find a route back with the easiest (read: lowest pass?) through the mountains. We came up i-90 and it was OK, but we'll be moving back in Feburary and I do not wont to move when ice/snow could be an issue. I am willing to drive down to SoCal and then east, but i am not sure where is the easiest place to cross the mountains. Mapquest/google maps doesn't really have an option to check for that, so i was hoping for a suggestion or two.

wife?! when did I miss the transition from gf to wife? And gratz by the way! Also hahahaha for your mocking me for wanting to move to Florida ;)

I5 south to LA. I10 the rest of the way. When you drive off the dock in Jacksonville you know you are in Florida.

Only mountains are near Mt Shasta in Northern California. Rest of it is flat desert straight-aways. Won't see much snow at all if any.

If you want to 100% avoid ANY chance of snow or mountains 100%, take Highway 101 all the way down the coast, which turns into the famous route 1 in SoCal and it pretty much ends in Santa Monica with I5/I10 being close by from there. You can pick up 101 in Olympia or take I5 to SR16/SR3, go over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, proceed to 104 and then to 101. The intersection is right around the turn to Port Townsend. You might see a little snow on the Olympic peninsula if you are really, REALLY unlucky. If Greystone has me on board ignore, which he might over my Iphone/At&t comments, pass these driving directions along.

Two cross country moves in under a year? Ouch dude. Not even the military was like that. Hoping your employer was fine with the move and has a position for you and might be willing to pay for the move. Again.

Grats on the marriage and kid but I hope for your sake you have at least a little bit of say in that relationship. Kids can be born in any state these days. Guessing her parents or your parents or both want to spoil the fuck out of the kid and demanded you move home. Well, its free babysitting and loot!

wife?! when did I miss the transition from gf to wife? And gratz by the way! Also hahahaha for your mocking me for wanting to move to Florida ;)

we are ONLY moving back cause of the baby!!!

Yeah sorry lol, guess forgot to post i got married :)

If Greystone has me on board ignore, which he might over my Iphone/At&t comments, pass these driving directions along.



I have no one on ignore! ;)

thanks for the advice!

BTW...if you really want to see some breath taking countryside, ocean views etc, the 101 is a must. It will take you longer as it is not limited access the whole ride. You will have to deal with traffic lights and going through towns with 30 mph speed limits but it is a minor issue. Probably well worth it if you have the time and money for gas to spend.

Plus February is the off season. All the snowbirds are off the road so far fewer motorhomes and 5th wheels driving 45mph or less everywhere. On I5 they can be the kiss of death.

Grats Grey on the changes!

Holidays will be taking on a whole new significance now, and you may find yourself on occasion saying to yourself, "Ahhhh, now I understand what they were saying." :p

Why would you want to inflict Florida on a child?!

Depending on the weather taking I84 east to Utah may be more clear. That or I5 will be the best options, just keep in mind that both interstates leaving Oregon go through mountain passes and can get snowed in, although as I understand it it's been a dry winter up there so far.

To be clear about the route, it would be I90 to I82 to I84 to Salt Lake City, then south on US 6/191 to Albuquerque, then I40 east through Dallas on to I20 to Shreveport, where you can either kick south back to I10 via I49 or continue east a bit more before doing so.

The I5->I10 route is a lot simpler but the further southwest you go, the further you're going total, about 3200 versus 3800 miles, or another day of driving.

Yeah so far i am thinking people exaggerate about it always raining. We had 2 sunny cloud days frees this week even.

As far as why florida, all our family lives there and would rather have a support structure near by if needed.

Thanks for the tips Malse and Lummy!

Having just driven back to Alaska from Texas, I'd say take the I5 all the way south, I went through Utah on my way west to visit SLC and then went down to Sacramento to visit some friends, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't the greatest either and I5 to I10 is fairly straight and not so much of the windy passes through mountains.

The trek through west Texas sucks though, but that's because it's Texas.

Alaska from Texas? How long did that take? Holy cripes!

Well the direct route from San Antonio to Fairbanks is only like 4000 miles, but I took the scenic route and saw the Grand Canyon, stopped in SLC for the Mormon "hajj" then to Sacramento/San Francisco to visit friends and see the bridges, and punch a protestor or two. Then up through OR and WA to visit friends and family, and then up through Canadia.

Speaking of which, if you ever decide to drive the AlCan highway skip the cassiar highway and stick with BC-97 or 99. It sucks ass.

The whole 5700ish miles with rest stops along the way took me 12 days. if I hadn't stopped for sight-seeing I could have done it in like 5 days