I'm curious - anyone ever cruised I-10 coast to coast? I've driven a decent portion in separate segments. Drove down 65 and picked up 10 in the spring of 97 at Mobile Alabama on my way from Ashland Ky to Houston Tx. 10 was freshly paved almost all the way across Mississippi and I had the windows down and the sunroof open and the smell of bbq was in the air almost all the way across the state. Absolute magic. And I've driven 10 back and forth to San Antonio many many times. Several times with the left lane packed up and backed up and moving slower than the right lane. W T F is wrong with these people??? Ideally I'd love to cruise coast to coast on this 2016 CVO Street Glide in Atomic Red:
I would say get off the interstate. 10 isn't the most notable drive one could make so why bore yourself into oblivion driving it? Also, not sure if the bridges that were severely damaged over the last couple years of hurricanes have been fixed yet in TX/LA MS and AL/FL.....
The stretch of I-10 from San Antonio to the I-10/I-20 split is pretty grueling in a regular automobile, I don’t know how people do it on a motorcycle. The scenery isn’t much to write home about, but there is some to see. I wouldn’t ride from San Antonio headed west at night on a bike. There are whitetail deer all over that highway, and they’re not afraid to play chicken. The stretch past the 10/20 split is pretty much desolate desert, that’s pretty much Van Horn to El Paso. The 10 hooks north for a little bit to Las Cruces, they have some pretty mountain scenery. If you’re lucky you’ll see the Rio Grande with some water in it. The 10 hooks west out of Cruces, and there’s nothing but rough pavement, and a border patrol checkpoint between Cruces and Deming. Between Deming and Lordsburg which is kinda close to the AZ state line there’s even rougher pavement, and a hellacious wind(spring-summer) coming from the south which brings dust, and brownouts. Once you cross over into AZ. Dragoon and Texas Canyon is a pretty good tourist stop. From there it’s a straight shot to Tucson with a couple small towns between. Tucson isn’t too terrible to drive thru. There’s Picacho Peak between Tucson, and Phoenix. If you go thru Phoenix, avoid rush hour on the westbound 10, it’s terrible. West of Phoenix is barren desert for 90 miles then you hit the Colorado river, and CA state line. From there you’re it’s still more flat desert to Palm Springs, and that’s where the wind really picks up all the way to San Bernardino. The Santa Anna winds are at their worst during the fall, and they’re no joke. And, this is where this tour guide stops, because I’ve never had the slightest interest in going past San Bernardino. As you can probably tell winter is probably the best time to drive thru the south west, unless you are curious about what it’s like to drive inside a blow dryer. Good luck with your ride if you decide to head west on the I-10.
