ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaɪweɪ ɡɹˈædʒuːəli tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz dᵻsˈɛndɪŋ fɹʌmðə fˈʊthɪlz ʌvðə siːˈɛɹə nᵻvˈædə ˌɪntʊ hˈaɪ dˈɛzɚt, fˈaɪnəli ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðɪ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv smˈɪθ ænd mˈeɪsən vˈælɪz.
The character of the highway gradually changes descending from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada into high desert, finally reaching the agricultural communities of Smith and Mason Valleys.