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Darrell Terry

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Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:39:53 AM »
Has anyone traveled Hwy 40 East between Barstow and Kingman recently?
I took that route 2 years and the road condition was one of the worst I've traveled.
I am planning a trip and would like to take Hwy 40 if it's been repaved/repaired.
If it is still in poor condition I will take an alternate route.
Does anyone have recent knowledge about the road condition?
Thanks in advance

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Randy Perry

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2014, 01:09:15 AM »
Hey Darrell, when are you going? I'll be taking I-40 from Barstow to the cutoff (AZ 95) south to Lake Havasu this Saturday and can give you a report! It's around 165 miles of your 210 miles request!!
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neil omalley

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2014, 02:32:17 AM »
Darrell: traveled that route just before Thansgiving.  Not too bad - around Boron the road gets a little bumpy but most of the road has been resurfaced and except for a few bridge joints, the ride is OK.
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2014, 02:35:42 PM »
It is much better than two years ago.  We didn't even know we were in California.  travelled two weeks ago.
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Darrell Terry

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2014, 03:45:20 PM »
Thank you for your responses. I didn't want to navigate around that section of #40 and now I won't need to.
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Roy C Tyler

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2014, 04:17:55 PM »
Now....if they would just finish up fixing Interstate 5 in downtown Stockton it would be a much better trip south. Last year it was so rough it pulled out the screws holding the MCD shades in the front window.
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2014, 04:35:07 PM »
After hearing stories about nearly losing whole coaches in California's potholes, we don't go there... except along the eastern border fringes like Death Valley and perhaps up near Susanville from Reno to Lakeview on US395.
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2014, 07:45:07 PM »
Unfortunately, living in Shasta County in Northern California, I don't have a choice.  Going north to Oregon is not too bad, but going any other direction from my house requires a tight seat belt and a death grip on the steering wheel.
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2014, 05:26:13 AM »
Quote from: David T. Richelderfer on December 04, 2014, 04:35:07 PM
After hearing stories about nearly losing whole coaches in California's potholes, we don't go there... except along the eastern border fringes like Death Valley and perhaps up near Susanville from Reno to Lakeview on US395.

My sentiments too, David.

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2014, 12:50:46 AM »
How diligently do they scan passports when you enter California? Just wondering...we are planning a spring/summer/fall trip there for 2016.

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Roy C Tyler

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2014, 03:03:28 AM »
 PASSPORTS!  Passports....we don't need no stinking passports.     ;D

Unless you are coming in from Mexico and even then they will probably just glance at them.
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neil omalley

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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2014, 06:32:21 AM »
Stan: it's basically an agricultural stop. They'll merely ask if you have any fruits? No? Have a nice day. The end.
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2014, 07:32:59 PM »
I guess my joke didn't go over to well... :o

You see, for us Midwestern folks, California is a foreign country... As they say, if you have to explain bladeee blah...
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Re: Highway 40 between Barstow and Kingman
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2014, 10:21:15 PM »
In California you don't need a passport... nor a Green Card...  nor citizenship, at least, in the USA.  In fact, if you are lucky enough to have none of those things, then you qualify easier for welfare, WIC, ObamaCare, driver's licenses, free medical services, and voting rights.

But just try to enter California with an apple..........
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