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  1 0 This year, with so many strange weather patterns going against the normal conditions that 'should' exist, your best bet is to consult the official road conditions database maintained by the State of New Mexico. This site will give you lots of links to various information sources: http://www.highwayconditions.com/nm/ One link in the list termed New Mexico Department of Transportation Road Conditions will get you to this site: http://m.nmroads.com/ It is a simplistic interface but is a hugely useable listing of current conditions especially useful if you know where and on what particular roads you want to travel on. I picked a few roads listed on the warnings page to test it out and found detailed mention of ice on the road between certain mile markers. I would strongly suggest you look over this extensive list of scenic roadways if you are going there specifically to see the terrain, views and small communities of this amazingly beautiful state. http://www.newmexico.org/scenicbyways/index.php J and I drove the Turquoise Trail one winter when there over December Break and never were surprised by any adverse road conditions (if there were problems they were prominently signed to warn motorists to reduce speed over certain sections, etc.) and had a great time stopping in the various small towns and poking around the shops and such. Get a good map of the state road system, pick out some routes you are interested in and start watching the conditions on them. When you get there you can update just before driving and if you have some alternative routes selected you can pick those that are most free of adverse road issues. Russ Campbell, NWEBS answered in Long Distance Travel 3 months ago | Report 3 comments by John Bailo, Russ Campbell, NWEBS, and O my captain… 0 0 Wow. This is the best answer ever in Questionland. Thanks for the specific and pertinent answer!!! John Bailo commented 3 months ago | Report 0 0 I don't know what your attitude is about traveling, but would like to say this to you. Just be open to really seeing the 'beauty' of the land. It can be stark at times, yet very interesting, amazingly different from up here. The image of the terrain changes greatly with the time and light of the day. People that live in the more rural and small town areas are very independent, so many small artist communities that thrive on their isolation while depending on the tourist dollar for sales. People that we met were absolutely great! I also vowed never to travel that area again without a small portable humidifier to park next to the bed at night. It was winter and SO DRY, I was in agony trying to sleep with a wet washcloth over my face, my nasal passages were so dry. http://www.airoswiss.net/info/ultrasonics/7146.aspx or similar and available from many places (Amazon, Ebay, etc.) Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented 3 months ago | Report 0 0 I would guess that it would be clear and dry, low humidity, an arid desert climate. O my captain commented 10 days ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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