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4 Comments on “We are planning a trip in our motorhome from south Georgia to Arizona. What’s the best way to avoid mountains?”

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   1 Lando said at 6:31 pm on August 22nd, 2011:

   fly

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   2 Steven W said at 6:42 pm on August 22nd, 2011:

   There is no way to avoid going over the continental divide…Why would youd you want to avoid them, It’s beautiful scenery

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   3 mr danger said at 7:28 pm on August 22nd, 2011:

   I’m not sure where you’re going in AZ But I-10 thru El Paso ,Tucson & Phoenix is reasonably flat
   I-40 is a small roller-coaster thru TN and then if flattens out until you’re about 50 miles east of Albuquerque NM
   then it does a long downhill run to the Rio Grande and a slightly shorter uphill run
   coming out of the RG Valley,
   flattens out again until around Winona [which is actually a very forgetable place]
   climbs a bit to Flagstaff , reaches it’s highhest point at the Arizona Divide just west of Flag and then does a nasty downhill run to Ash Fork AZ and remains fairly flat into Barstow .
   I-17 from the junction of I-40 to the Camp Verde exit is a very steep downhill run for most of the way
   7-8% grade [?] w /a runaway truck lane
   It then does a steep uphill run w/ truck lanes
   comung out of the verde valley
   flattens out to Sunset Point and then does a nasty downhill to the floor of the Valley
   Update :
   While the guy above me is technically correct about the crossing the Continental Divide he’s very much in error in practical terms
   When I-40 crosses the CD just east of Gallup NM it does so at such a low elevation [7800′ ?} and with so little drama that unless you were actually reading the sign you wouldn’t notice it.

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   4 blakree said at 8:02 pm on August 22nd, 2011:

   Not sure if it is the fastest way but I’d take I-85 to I-65.then I-65 to I-10. And I-10 to Arizona.
   Check out “aaa.com” trip planner and you can plan a route.

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