This is a question for SoCalifornians (or others with significant experience there).
I'm going to drive from Redding, CA to Tombstone, AZ in 2 days -- drive, drive, drive (with a night spent in a motel).
Google Maps says the best way is to take 1-5 to LA then connect to I-10 via 210 (approximately).
I like the efficiency and non-stop-ness of going almost all the way via just 2 interstate freeways -- no traffic lights, no lane-blocking people on 2-lane highways, etc.
BUT: By the time I get to the LA area it will be 4-ish or even 5pm. (I'm not leaving the Redding area until after my Mom gets up to say good-bye -- it won't be an alpine start)
So...am I crazy to go through the greater-LA area at this time of day on a Thursday? Will I be hating life by the time I get through San Bernardino?
I should say that I don't mind heavy traffic moving at speed on urban freeways in general, I do fine with that. I just want to avoid the stop-and-go or crawling...
There are lots of alternatives -- including heading east from Redding and doing a long drive down US 395 & 95 in Nevada...but for drive, drive, drive days I really prefer Interstates.
Give it to me straight. And thanks.
I'm going to drive from Redding, CA to Tombstone, AZ in 2 days -- drive, drive, drive (with a night spent in a motel).
Google Maps says the best way is to take 1-5 to LA then connect to I-10 via 210 (approximately).
I like the efficiency and non-stop-ness of going almost all the way via just 2 interstate freeways -- no traffic lights, no lane-blocking people on 2-lane highways, etc.
BUT: By the time I get to the LA area it will be 4-ish or even 5pm. (I'm not leaving the Redding area until after my Mom gets up to say good-bye -- it won't be an alpine start)
So...am I crazy to go through the greater-LA area at this time of day on a Thursday? Will I be hating life by the time I get through San Bernardino?
I should say that I don't mind heavy traffic moving at speed on urban freeways in general, I do fine with that. I just want to avoid the stop-and-go or crawling...
There are lots of alternatives -- including heading east from Redding and doing a long drive down US 395 & 95 in Nevada...but for drive, drive, drive days I really prefer Interstates.
Give it to me straight. And thanks.