Exploring Serenity: Alamo Canyon Primitive Campground in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- Experience the raw beauty of nature at Alamo Canyon Primitive Campground in Organ Pipe Cactus National Park. Nestled amidst towering cacti and rugged landscapes, enjoy peaceful solitude under starlit skies, a haven for adventurous souls.
Alamo Canyon Primitive Campground, nestled within the enchanting landscape of Organ Pipe Cactus National Park, offers a unique camping experience that beckons adventurers seeking a connection with nature. Despite its rustic charm, the campground provides essential amenities to ensure a comfortable stay amidst the desert's rugged beauty. Each of the four campsites boasts a picnic table and fire ring, perfect for cozy evenings spent under the star-studded sky. While there are no designated RV hookups or modern restroom facilities, the campground offers vault toilets for basic needs, blending convenience with the essence of primitive camping.
Set against the backdrop of towering saguaros and rocky outcrops, Alamo Canyon Primitive Campground serves as a base for exploration, with numerous hiking trails weaving through the surrounding wilderness. From leisurely strolls along the Desert View Trail to more challenging treks up Arch Canyon, adventurers of all skill levels can immerse themselves in the park's natural wonders. Wildlife enthusiasts may catch glimpses of desert inhabitants such as bighorn sheep, javelinas, and a variety of bird species, adding an element of excitement to every outdoor excursion.
At Alamo Canyon, the absence of modern distractions fosters a sense of serenity and connection with the land, allowing campers to recharge their spirits in a truly wild setting. Whether gathering around a crackling campfire, admiring the vibrant hues of a desert sunset, or simply basking in the tranquility of the desert landscape, visitors to this primitive campground are sure to depart with cherished memories of their rugged retreat into nature's embrace.
VIDEO FILMED: 04/15/2024
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08:36 Alamo Canyon Trail to the Line Shack
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking, day trips, and campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
What a beautiful place. I'd never get tired of seeing that scenery.
Couldn't agree more! It's hard to get tired of views like these. 😊
I think this is my favourite campground you've shown so far! Pure Sonoran Desert! 🌵
Agree! It doesn't get more Sonoran that the views there. 👍
I Love Glen!!! Reminds me of Nick Swardson
😂 He gets that all the time. I just don't see it. 😅
Hi! Loved the video❤ Beautiful scenery! I Loved the music too. Thanks for sharing the video. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks so much! 😊
Those organ pipes are absolutely awesome! Having spent my life in the eastern portion of the country I've never been up close to anything like these natural beauties. Thanks for this opportunity!
Anytime! Glad to bring them to you. 😊
I’ve been catching up on your videos this morning, and WOW, this campground does not disappoint. All of Glen’s shots of the organ pipe and saguaros are stunning against the red rock of the mountains, but those in silhouette in the sunset are just so beautiful! Thanks for showing this gorgeous place! I want to go now!
Glad you enjoyed it! It's certainly a little slice of the ultimate Sonoran experience. 😄
It's a beautiful place, for sure! The trees may not be redwoods, pines, or any other "majestic" tree, but between the organ pipes and saguaros, they are majestic in their own right. Thanks for the trip!
Well said! It's really cool to have the combo of them around as well. 👍
Fantastic footage! Seriously professional level work. You have a great eye for a shot. The sunset was brilliant.
Wow, thank you so very much! 😊🙏
That was nice seeing there are places for tent campers. Cool. 😎
Indeed! Sites seem to cater for RVers, which is great, but plenty still camp in tents. 🙂
What s beautiful landscape at that park!! Gorgeous! It looks like you had fantastic weather as well! This makes me want to go camping soon!!
Thankful for the weather then. We've already been hitting 100s in Phoenix! 😂🥵
This park may actually be more beutiful than Seguaro National Park.. Talk about an awsome campsite too!!
Agree! Great views and fairly quiet with such a small amount of sites. 😄
Love Organ Pipe, although we’ve only camped in Twin Peaks. You do it justice.
Twin Peaks isn't bad either. Just a little more busy. 😅
Oh, my goodness, Springtime in the Desert! That's just the BEST! What a stunning campground!!! It looks so lush and beautiful there, Glenn! It's been a long time since I got to be in a place like that and got to SMELL the Creosote!!! There is just no better natural scent for me, than that beautiful clean scent after a rain!! I'm in the Permian Basin, and creosote is everywhere here, outside of town. So, if conditions are JUST RIGHT after a rain, we can end up with the beautiful smell in the air for a while! Intoxicating!!!
Thank you, Glenn and Amy!
I can't imagine a rain and NOT smelling creosote now. It just wouldn't be the same. 😄
Amazing views out there!
It's stunning. 🤩
Thanks!
Oh, my goodness! Thank you so very much! You're too kind! 😊🙏
Thanks Cactus Atlas for the beautiful Sonoran Desert. I noticed the stars too. Great place to camp. I have a book about the desert plants and the creosote could be as much as 12,000 years old. They are called clones because they continue with the same genetic make up as the original plant. There is a creosote in in the Mohave Desert that's called King Clone sometimes called the world's oldest plant. I first heard about this plant at San Tan Mountain Park and a ranger talked about it. Very interesting plant, I'd say.
Okay, now that's old. 😅 Have heard several stories about old clonal colonies of trees. Kinda fascinating to think about. 👍
Awesome videos thank you for creating and sharing. You should do an entire season on oak flats in the superstition mountains. Because when the mine wins it will be closed and destroyed. It will be an open pit mine over 2 miles wide and over a mile deep. It's better to visit while you can and see the beautiful place before its destroyed. It has a strong history with the apache. The apache are currently camped out at the camp grounds fighting to protect traditional lands.
Oh goodness. Why with the pit mines? 😔 😢 Thanks for the heads up.
Pretty area. I noticed peoples vehicle hoods up. Some desert dwellers do this to keep out the wire chewing vermin by letting in daylight. I spent a few weeks out in the wilderness and a pack rat would meticulously build a nest with sticks perfectly cut to match my intake manifold. It was eerie the craftsmanship of the structure and the engineering cunning of fabrication. Thought I had magical elves doing late night mischief as my firewall insulation was part of the project also.
Oh, yeah. All too familiar with those pack rats sadly. Went out to run errands once and got as far as our cluster box to pick up mail and discovered my power steering was out. Darn things chewed through some wires. 😅
Thanks for another great video! The sunset behind the cactus was so beautiful and it just gets me even more determined to get road tripping this fall/winter.
Since the title was “Exploring Serenity” I was waiting for a clip of “SERENITY NOW” or at least Glen’s version 🤣 Perhaps not a Seinfeld fan? 🤷♂️ That’s okay!
I think Glenn is more familiar with Seinfeld than I am. 😅 Crossing my fingers that you get that road tripping adventure! 🤞
Beautiful park. Please don't bother the wildlife. Subbed 😊
my wife and i stayed at alamo for several days many years ago when i was on a photo journey to organ pipe. fabulous! it was probaly march because the hedghogs. prickly pear were blossoming abumdantly, brittle bush was eveywhere. the small rocky stream up in the canyon had a decent bit of flow going on. i still have as phto in our dining room i took one evening near sunset and the whole sky was an incredible lemon like color- i've never seen that before or since. we had put some ribs on the grill and then the rains came, and we retreated to the back of our suburban and enjoyed the comforts of vodka/tonic for some 2+ hours while the fire still smoldered along; besy ribs we've ever had! i have lived in phoenix for all of my 91 years and that trip still brfings back memories for both of us. norm brown looove seeing your trips , especially through our incredible sonoran desert.
Oh, lovely! We LOVE when people have had their own experiences to share with us. Sounds like a memorable trip... and a lemon yellow sky!! I can't even imagine. 😊 Thank for sharing with us!
Thank you Cactus Atlas. A couple of Floridians here that spent 10 days running around Arizona and Utah utilizing all your videos. Keep up the good work! Arizona is gorgeous!
Awesome! That's great to hear! We'd love to hear all about your trip - where did you visit?
E aqui estamos novamente com o nosso solitário arqueólogo- paleontólogo kkkkk nas inóspitas terras do velho oeste boa sorte amigo.......ei cara bonita barraca....( cuidado com as cobras😅) 👍
Vi em um filme que alguns desses cactus podem conter água potável boa para beber 👀
Love your site. Ever think of putting a Organ Pipe Cactus in your yard,so pretty!
We've wondered if one would grow up here. I THINK there might be one in a yard in our area but we'd have to look into it. It would be so awesome to have one. 😊
I live the camping videos. Which video was it when you went through all your camping gear??
Oh, goodness. I can't really remember. 🙁 Our camping gear has changed and evolved over time based on need and upgrading so what we've shown in the past might not be up to date. We've got another camping trip coming up, so perhaps we'll go through some of it while out. 😉👍
I know it was covered a bit ago but now I can’t remember! I’m mostly interested in the tent and the cot. Isn’t the tent the kind with the poles that are attached?
The cot is the Kingdom Cot 3 from REI and the tent is a Coleman Skydome Darkroom tent from Dick's. Hopefully that helps. 😄
@@CactusAtlas thank you much!
Now, Slim, if you were as old as My master and this old goat, you could camp there for half price. I can save money. Have more to put in my super large gas tank. Course we only get 23 miles per gallon. I suppose with all that fancy stuff y'all got, you can out do me there. If you ever get down that way on a windy day, listen. You can here the wind play the organ. Softly it beckons. 😊
Oh, I imagine we'll be back in that area again fairly soon. 😅
Que lugar deserto os milhares de cactus parecem vultos de pessoas lkkkkkkkkkkk
🤣🤣 I always envision cacti as figures.
Watch out for drug mules. I stumbled into a drug deal in that area years ago.
1930's I don't think that couple had to worry about what went on back then,but it is sure happening today's generation just horrible