Luck of the draw,  It's winter & you do have to at least cross the
Rockies.  If the weather is ok it should be a straight shot if not
you'll have to chain up and/or wait it out.

Even if you went south to I-10 & up I-5/101 you could run into winter
(chains &/or waiting) before you get to Washington, then you'd still
have to get back over the mountain to Spokane.
I'd watch the weather when you leave and decide then on the route.
I'm guessing seeing as we're talking about traveling in Dec
(Christmas) and that you are moving to Spokane to be closer to your
grandkids (Christmas) that suggesting a slow camping trip in the
Vanagon is out of the question.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

At  11/9/2014 01:25 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>I may need to drive to Spokane, Washington from Edmond, Oklahoma in
>December, maybe late December.  I have been trying to work out the
>safest (meaning least likely to encounter serious winter weather)
>route.  I may have settled on driving a long way  around route
>involving taking I-40 to California, then up I-5 to Portland, then
>from there back NE to Spokane.  Or even dropping further south to
>hit I-10 and I-8 to get into California.
>
>These are likely to involve at least 5 days of driving,  more if I
>do hit winter weather on I-40 (quite possible anywhere along that
>route until dropping off the plateau at Kingman, AZ) or even on I-20 in Texas.
>
>Anyone have anything to suggest, including taking my chances through
>the plains and mountains rather than one of the these long way around routes?
>
>Of course we would be winter prepped, with proper tires, emergency
>gear, food and prepared for multi-day stops if necessary.
>
>My apologies, but this drive will not involve my camper, which has
>already been moved to Spokane, but rather my Prius.
>
>Thanks, Dave McNeely