New Mexico Rt.82, Artesia to Alamogordo ?

[jolooote]

Hi all. Will be heading west in June in our 32' Class'C' pulling a Jeep Toad. How is this route? :h

[Second_Chance]

Leaving Cloudcroft going west, there is a sign that says, "Trucks over 11 tons without retarder brakes prohibited on US 82 west of Cloudcroft." There's a reason - 16 miles of 6% with some 7% thrown in for good measure. There are two runaway truck ramps spaced fairly far apart. Be careful in a gasser with a tow'd.

Rob

[NMDriver2]

Basic two lane, almost no shoulder, road through high scrub desert, oil fields and then mountain pine forest, before dropping down to high desert again, in the last 15 miles.

[accsys]

We made that ride on 2011 with our 40 MH puling a Jeep Liberty. You can read my write-up of that trip on our blog. As long as you keep your speed down coming down from Cloudcroft, you shouldn't have any trouble.