Help,Trip from Kenmore Wash to San Antonio Texas

[LAWBC]

Need help to decide . I am helping to move a relative and need advice to plan the trip. Bing maps has given two routes ;

Route 1 approx. 2500 miles ) Due south on the I-5 to LA then east on I-10 East passing through Arizona and New Mexico before getting into Texas

Route 2 approx.. 2200 miles , more interesting but a lot more grades )I-90 East,US-97 South,I-84E and dropping down taking in Idaho, Utah, New Mexico to Texas .

Please advise on road and weather which would be better. The routing around LA, ( if we went in that direction )
The truck he has rented is from Penske Truck Rental is 26 ft. and it is slow as we tested it up hills . Empy the thing peaks @ 45 Mph up hill and full out on the flat 55 MPH. It doesn't look like we will be getting any speeding tickets here.

[slowmover]

The hot and boring route on IH10 is easiest.

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by slowmover

The hot and boring route on IH10 is easiest.

I seem to remember getting off near Buttonwillow race track cutting past Edwards AFB to avoid LA, but it's been a lot of years.

[LAWBC]

Just finished the trip today , wouldn't do it again ,all driving and sleeping and eating its NDF (no damn fun, 4 ,11-12 hour days)
BTW we took option 2, and we where glad to omit Calf especially the LA area.
I am flying back to cooler weather its hot and humid down here, beam my back Scotty!

[cwf]

Originally Posted by LAWBC

Just finished the trip today , wouldn't do it again ,all driving and sleeping and eating its NDF (no damn fun, 4 ,11-12 hour days)
BTW we took option 2, and we where glad to omit Calf especially the LA area.
I am flying back to cooler weather its hot and humid down here, beam my back Scotty!

Glad the trip was successful! Gives a whole different perspective of OTR drivers, eh?