07-26-2010, 11:55 AM
Interesting routes. I've never driven across Texas, but plenty of times between California and Interstate 25 (central New Mexico). In the winter, we always took Interstate 10/8, after one trip where we had an accident on icy highway on I40 between Gallup and the Petrified Forest. I suppose it's not the most scenic, but I would just take either 10 or 40 to Interstate 5 and cut over to Oakland. If I had extra time I'd take 40 into LA and drive 101 north and do the coastal drive. It's prettier. But FIVE is fast.