White Sands National Park Alamogordo New Mexico

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  • White Sands National Park Alamogordo New Mexico - Ride along as I explore the White Sands National park. Near Alamogordo New Mexico. This massive sand dune area is covered in white-colored sand and gypsum mixture. hiking trails - visitor center and paved roads allow great access to the National Park
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Komentáře • 188

  • @rvertv
    @rvertv  Před 3 lety

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  • @JohnSmith-nj1cg
    @JohnSmith-nj1cg Před 3 lety +5

    CZcams’s algorithm is at it again. Alamogordian here, thanks for coming though and making the town look good 👍🏼

  • @John-ue6vf
    @John-ue6vf Před 3 lety +11

    On a full moon Sat night. White Sands is open late. It is just beautiful with noon shining on the white sand. If you get the chance take it in. You will not be sorry.

  • @bobmartens1089
    @bobmartens1089 Před 3 lety +15

    Please never change your intro music! Brings back great memories.

    • @janetedgar3336
      @janetedgar3336 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah! Let's have a RVer TV/Russ papalooza potluck & have your blue grassy band play...that's What I'd call FUN !!!!

  • @richardduke9788
    @richardduke9788 Před 3 lety +5

    No wind ! Always a good thing in the desert 🏜!

  • @pattylaverentz22
    @pattylaverentz22 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you for sharing...this is the only way I'll ever see this.... Appreciate you...

  • @carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679

    1:52 - "Gift shop and all that, don't need it"
    And now Russ is my spirit animal!

  • @NBZW
    @NBZW Před 3 lety +9

    What intrigues me is the is how the plants grow in stages in order to remain on the surface. Really enjoyed the park.

  • @steveblankenship5474
    @steveblankenship5474 Před 3 lety +12

    When I was a kid in the late 50’s my dad worked at that AFB. I do remember one time when there was a crashed missile off the side of the road and soldiers were directing traffic to move on and not stop.

  • @edgarplummer6750
    @edgarplummer6750 Před 3 lety +4

    I love your first-person point-of-view style videos makes me feel like I'm their in person.

  • @bobinindiana
    @bobinindiana Před 3 lety +5

    In the 1950s, the White Sands National Park let you drive deep inside the sands where it was pure white high dunes and absolutely no vegetation. They had parking areas and washroom buildings like the one you photographed. They also had the shaded picnic tables.

    • @Dancinbear1995
      @Dancinbear1995 Před 3 lety

      I went there in the 60's and did that, us kids played king of the hill on the steep backsides where we could jump 40ft or more off the crests, it was all huge white dunes back there! We were from MN and my Grandparents lived in Alamogordo, it was Christmas time and we went up to Cloudcroft to play in the snow as well. Great memories!

    • @bobinindiana
      @bobinindiana Před 3 lety +1

      @@Dancinbear1995 Cloudcroft was a tiny place in the 1950s and a real jewel. Aspen trees and green meadows and out of the desert heat.

    • @kathrynboyles1513
      @kathrynboyles1513 Před 3 lety +1

      They still have all that I promise

    • @bobinindiana
      @bobinindiana Před 3 lety

      @John Douma No, it wasn’t.

    • @hirameberhardt8643
      @hirameberhardt8643 Před 8 měsíci +1

      My father was stationed at White Sands Missile site back in 57, and I have photos of me running down the white sand. 5 years old at the time, but we had to return to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri at the end of August.

  • @kimiastewart6293
    @kimiastewart6293 Před 3 lety +3

    In March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, I was so lucky to be able to visit the most beautiful place in New Mexico, White Sands

  • @jesscarey7666
    @jesscarey7666 Před 3 lety +7

    Afternoon Russ! Thanks for another great video sir!

  • @Skidoo22
    @Skidoo22 Před 3 lety +5

    On my trip through NM in 2018 I planned to camp inside White Sands. Turned up late afternoon and all campsites booked! The irony was, from my cheap motel room in Alamogordo, seeing the most violent lightning storm hit the White Sands area that same night.

  • @charlestait5303
    @charlestait5303 Před 3 lety +1

    Russ, I just heard about Rain having surgery and some strokes! She has been so helpful and gone out of her way to help me with my questions. There is nothing I can do to help her from here in Florida but if you stop in at the Chamber please tell her I said a prayer for her! Thanks for all you do, Charles Tait

  • @krimokarim1091
    @krimokarim1091 Před 3 lety +4

    It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. ❤

  • @newlifeprop
    @newlifeprop Před 3 lety +1

    That was beautiful and with the blue skies amazing, thanks for sharing!❤️🦋

  • @sandyrodwick617
    @sandyrodwick617 Před 3 lety +4

    We're so happy you enjoyed our area and the sites, but you did not go anywhere near the prettiest regions of White Sands... If you would have gone another mile into the Dunes loop, you would have been blown away! Untouched dunes (redone every night with breezes) and even more stunning views. It's simply a unique experience in our country!

    • @gmaneis
      @gmaneis Před 2 lety

      So true, Sandy. Wife and I lived in Alamo for 10 years, and I volunteered at the park 10 years ago. So much fun to work with great rangers and to tell visitors about the amazing sequence of natural processes needed to make the sand. The park quickly became my favorite, even though I've been to Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Yellowstone, and several others. As for Russ, well, he makes great videos, but sometimes doesn't immerse himself enough in places. He'll say stuff like, "This is definitely on my bucket list. Have to come back and check it out", when he needs to stop NOW and check it out. Waiting for his bucket list time may make it even harder to walk on those dunes! That being said, I do enjoy Russ' commentary and camera work. He gets a kick out of life, and is living his dream. More power to him.

  • @joycebarnett5813
    @joycebarnett5813 Před 3 lety +3

    The White Sands area was amazingly beautiful. I thought that the sand would be very soft. Thanks for taking me along. Stay safe and happy adventuring.

  • @CactusAtlas
    @CactusAtlas Před 3 lety +3

    Fantastic that they have the boardwalk to make things accessible for everyone. Walking in sand can be no joke! 😅

  • @redc8783
    @redc8783 Před 3 lety +4

    About 30 yrs ago I took my kids over here for “Space Camp” for a week they loved it. They talk a lot about the space museum so make sure you see it

  • @doingitwithnothing
    @doingitwithnothing Před 3 lety +1

    Great tour of White Sands

  • @carltarajkowski5484
    @carltarajkowski5484 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for taking us along Russ!!

  • @skyebird3933
    @skyebird3933 Před rokem

    Watching this on 7/11/2023. Cool looking area. It really does look like snow

  • @apolloskyfacer5842
    @apolloskyfacer5842 Před 3 lety +4

    I was there in 1993 and did a tour of the Space Museum and the White Sands National Monument. It was a self-drive tour of the South West. While I was at the White Sands NM, the first thing I noticed was that the sand is not pure white. It's a kind of 'creamy' colour. However, in full sunlight, it does look white. And this shows up in Ross's video. It's actually almost 100 % Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate) I went all the way to the end loop of the road and did a walk-a-bout to an area where I was completely surrounded by pure sand. No vegetation. I had a small plastic container with me and even though you're not supposed to, I just couldn't resist the temptation. I filled up the container with the sand. I even found several small, very rough pale brownish Gypsum crystals and they are also with the sample as well. I still have the sample and it's a treasured souvenir of the trip. And you can see the 'creamy' colour of the sand.

  • @wandasmith3568
    @wandasmith3568 Před 3 lety +1

    When I was eleven and my uncle was stationed at Ft. Bliss, he took us to White Sands. I remember the black bugs in the sand! Thanks for the memory.

    • @MovieMakingMan
      @MovieMakingMan Před 5 měsíci

      When was your dad at Ft Bliss? I spent 2 years there. I loved exploring N Mexico & Arizona. I ‘surfed’ on White Sands dunes. That was fun.

  • @BryanG830
    @BryanG830 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow white sands is gorgeous.

  • @terrywagner7551
    @terrywagner7551 Před 3 lety +1

    I was there in 1970 while I was stationed at Ft Bliss, El Paso. Looks like it built up quite a bit. Spent some time up the mountain in Ruidoso 👍

  • @thomascampbell1267
    @thomascampbell1267 Před 3 lety +1

    Another great site and the Bucket list grows.

  • @panderson9561
    @panderson9561 Před 3 lety +4

    I have relatives in a place called Tinnie NM. It's between Ruidoso and Roswell. You had to have gone right by their place on your way to Roswell.

  • @foxiedogitchypaws7141
    @foxiedogitchypaws7141 Před 3 lety +2

    Yay, we were there 30 years ago

  • @markb9347
    @markb9347 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful place. yay

  • @landerson1012
    @landerson1012 Před 3 lety +2

    You sure make a good spokesman for every place you visit. Very well meaningful!

  • @t24hy44
    @t24hy44 Před 3 lety +2

    Next time you drive through Alamogordo, make sure you visit the Hi-D-Ho burger restaurant at 414 S White Sands Blvd. They feature old-time burgers (including awesome green-chile cheeseburgers), perfect french fries, genuine milkshakes, and other delicious food! No, I don't work there; I just love their food!

  • @vector8310
    @vector8310 Před 6 měsíci

    That shot at 1:34 is how I remember southern New Mexico.

  • @candusochs8473
    @candusochs8473 Před rokem

    We loved it there..peaceful....8 mile drive..

  • @kennethstevenson5150
    @kennethstevenson5150 Před 3 lety +1

    Looks like our snow banks in northeastern Ohio. On my bucket like. Thanks.

  • @Tony-um2el
    @Tony-um2el Před 3 lety +3

    I was at White Sands in Oct. 2019 and it's still on my bucket list.
    I don't know what it is but I just loved the Park.
    The Space Museum was very well put together, it would have been worth the stop if it was open.

  • @edmondlanceeastridge6039
    @edmondlanceeastridge6039 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey Russ great video thanks for taking us along on the ride we were riding shotgun with RVTV the grandkids say hello travel well lance and family

  • @hcrffi
    @hcrffi Před 3 lety +2

    👍👍 Thanks. I need to get off the Interstate and travel more on the surface streets to see more beautiful places like Russ do.

  • @WellOwlBe
    @WellOwlBe Před 3 lety +1

    Wonder if there are scorpions and snakes in the dunes. Great place to visit. I like the comment Gift shop and all that, don’t need that. lol 😆. That’s too cool for school lol 😆 💕

  • @feliciasafunnygirl2256
    @feliciasafunnygirl2256 Před 3 lety +1

    Im in Roswell Russ. Imma be on lookout for ya! Stay safe

  • @ranchsailor721
    @ranchsailor721 Před 3 lety +1

    Like your videos. Thank you for droning.
    Enjoy your love of nature and flowers!
    You have become our Travel Guide! Blessings Gregg and Janice

  • @carolyncolinhogarth8732

    Boy the world of Whites sands, and the land of gypsum, is pretty remarkable. Our countries and our nature is pretty miraculous. It looks like the land of snow, and yet is gypsum, so white and so beautiful. We have a land like that here in Canada, and we also have a land that looks that but is potash, which is used for fertilizer, so it is pretty remarkable what our Mother Earth produces....Thank you Russ, and a big wave to you from Colin and I as we travel with you on your route for holidays. We know that area is filled with tornado weather, so our prayers for your safety go with you from us. Please take care as we love the travel and to do it with you but it is not worth your life, if you run into a tornado...So stay safe Russ, for we all have to get together for a hug yet, but thank you for the travel, for we so appreciate you keeping us sane right now with travel while my husband heals....Bless you all in friendship, and Love from Canada, your friends forever. Stay safe everyone. Carolyn

  • @robinscarborough8272
    @robinscarborough8272 Před 3 lety +2

    I was there 4-5 years ago, didn't phase me to ask a local how to pronounce the name of their town!!
    Hi Dan Pogue from Lebanon Missouri 😀

  • @rebabutcher1433
    @rebabutcher1433 Před 3 lety +2

    Wish your videos were longer! They are so interesting and end too soon!😊

  • @robertjean659
    @robertjean659 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for another video today, take care.

  • @bjclassic1950
    @bjclassic1950 Před 3 lety

    We went to White Sands the first week of Feb. the gift shop was closed for entry, you had to point at things thru the glass to make any purchases. NM was still griped in fear of the Virus, most eateries were all pickup only and a lot of things where closed and the same in Roswell our next stop😁👽
    Russ you showed a photo of the picnic table but didn’t include on the video the drive through the actual picnic area and the toilets. Those were super clean and a ranger was passing thru the area Checking to make sure they all had TP. The Rangers did a fantastic job in the park area. That long walkway is basically a wheelchair assess-ability ramp for people with disabilities. You can also rent coasters there by the gift shop. We saw kids and adults using them. By the way all the picnic spots had grills for charcoal use only and a nearby trash barrel. Our dogs on long leashes had a great time there too. I love how the sand doesn’t stick to you😁👍 Anyone going, go early and plan on staying awhile. The day we went the weather was perfect, not too cold at all. It was a fun visit!

  • @Spaceman42069
    @Spaceman42069 Před 3 lety

    Hello from new Mexico! Enjoy our chilli and sativas for adventures!

  • @kathyhepler382
    @kathyhepler382 Před 3 lety +1

    I'VE never been to white sands Beautiful!!!!! Thank you!! Safe travels!!

  • @juliebradford2999
    @juliebradford2999 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for Sharing Russ! Have been there 2019! Stay Safe travels!

  • @heatherjones4034
    @heatherjones4034 Před 3 lety

    Live 20 miles from it! Love that place.

  • @lindahoudek9855
    @lindahoudek9855 Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice park! Would have been nice to see the space museum. Next time you're in the area will have to stop. Thanks for the video.

  • @TOTALLYRELAXED
    @TOTALLYRELAXED Před 2 lety

    Hi Russ! I’m fascinated by watching a video of yours and discover I’ve been there during my trucking days! In fact I’ve traveled the same exact route YOU did in this video many times! Watching videos like this one will keep me patient until I can go full time soon! Thanks for the memories! Safe travels! ~Jim~

  • @markwood1705
    @markwood1705 Před 3 lety +1

    Enjoyed that little excursion. Thanks for the upload Russ

  • @davidtravels4704
    @davidtravels4704 Před 3 lety

    The white sand was beautiful. I stayed at that Air Force two weeks ago.

  • @josephdaggett1837
    @josephdaggett1837 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the video 🤠. the flora and the
    Wild life come out at night...

  • @ExploringCanadaInfo
    @ExploringCanadaInfo Před 3 lety

    From white snow to white sands!

  • @wldsmke2
    @wldsmke2 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for the ride.

  • @BryanG830
    @BryanG830 Před 3 lety +1

    I also wanted to visit White sands and roswell.

  • @pailinj478
    @pailinj478 Před 3 lety

    Love the Whitesand Monument. Walked up to Space Museum a couple of times. Alamogordo is like my second home. Good video. Thank you.

  • @NativeDaemon
    @NativeDaemon Před 3 lety +1

    Woohoo! Alamogordo! Yeah!
    I'm just up northeast on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Cool thing is the sands stretch farther north. Awesome place to check out is the Valley of Fires by Carrizozo, NM. Bunch of people have found tons of Native American artifacts there and at Three Rivers Between Tularosa and Carrizozo, NM. Man, There's just tons of places within reach for sight-seeing, camping, and everything! Haha

    • @candusochs8473
      @candusochs8473 Před rokem

      Lived in Alamogordo for several yrs.loved that area so much..lots of day trips all around that area..I m sure most is open now that covid has simmered down some.
      Enjoy

  • @MORES1971
    @MORES1971 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing your great video 😊👍

  • @janohare916
    @janohare916 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks Russ, I've wanting to check out White Sands. It DOES look like another planet.

  • @carolsnyder505
    @carolsnyder505 Před 3 lety

    No one was sledfing! They rent snow saucers to sled the dunes. It was a blast! Such fun seeing it again. Thank you. Looking forward to Roswell. Watch out for Aliens!

  • @XXLARGEJAMS
    @XXLARGEJAMS Před 3 lety

    Nice to visit but I like the lush greenery and rain of the east coast . Thanks for the videos Russ I'm always checking to see where you've been.

  • @orionwarren4244
    @orionwarren4244 Před 3 lety

    Looks Like snow and that couple dressed in winter jackets made it look even less like sand and more like snow!

  • @sumrica
    @sumrica Před 3 lety +12

    Well, thanks for making the effort. Now, let's find another place that sells pies. Make this one a Coconut Cream Pie with white meringue a mile high.

  • @lindagolden9892
    @lindagolden9892 Před 3 lety

    🙋🏻‍♀️ all aboard…wait for me…I’m coming 🌵

  • @harrietmanuelito1703
    @harrietmanuelito1703 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you Ross, really do appreciate your videos.👍🏼💕

  • @shanehayes9349
    @shanehayes9349 Před 3 lety

    My ol' stomping grounds. Was stationed at Holloman AFB '00-'04. Thanks for the video!

  • @jampasurprenant1794
    @jampasurprenant1794 Před 3 lety

    That's was great filming locations of white stands .
    In new Mexico's.

  • @Rawshella
    @Rawshella Před 3 lety +2

    Really enjoy traveling along with you Russ. One request can we stop at more hot springs, ha ha!

  • @abelhoraciocarpinelli119

    Excelente info en español..para todos los visitantes de habla hispana...Muy bello todo..en cierta medida parece a nuestra patagonia austral en Argentina..miles de kmts. de desierto y soledad, pero con un encanto muy especial..Saludos desde Buenos Aires-ARGENTINA.--

  • @synchro4jc
    @synchro4jc Před 3 lety +1

    Your video popped up in my recommendations. :-D We live in Tularosa! I saw a specialist doctor in Alamogordo in 2010. That day I decided I wanted to retire down here because of all of the beauty.

    • @gmaneis
      @gmaneis Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, the view of the San Andres Mountains at sunrise is really hard to beat!

  • @lorettaloveland7755
    @lorettaloveland7755 Před 3 lety +1

    Have been there many times❤️should have continued to the loop❤️it’s even more beautiful❤️❤️❤️

    • @apolloskyfacer5842
      @apolloskyfacer5842 Před 3 lety +1

      Russ seems to have not gone all the way either. It's only there that you see the pure sand dunes with no vegetation.

  • @brindahoward4527
    @brindahoward4527 Před rokem

    Cool! The closest I have seen to that was at the dunes off of Lake Michigan. They were amazing when I saw them about 20 years ago. Thank you for sharing

  • @SmittyAZ
    @SmittyAZ Před 3 lety +1

    I rode through the area on a motorcycle one summer and got sandblasted and got the heck out of there. I guess I missed a lot?

  • @ZahaA
    @ZahaA Před 3 lety

    Another beautiful place and video. Thanks Russ 🚐

  • @BryanG830
    @BryanG830 Před 3 lety +2

    I've been wanting to Visit Shiprock. Not Shiprock NM but Shiprock in New Mexico. It's a huge Rock close to Shiprock located on Navajo Nation.

    • @gregprince2523
      @gregprince2523 Před 3 lety +1

      Very beautiful area Bryan, I've trucked by that special mountain many times. It's distinctive even at night in the moonlight!!

    • @BryanG830
      @BryanG830 Před 3 lety

      I want to visit there soon. White Sands, Shiprock and Arches national park and even Ornament Monument and 4 corners.

  • @denturetalkwithmargaret8483

    Thank you...I do enjoy your videos

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 Před 3 lety +1

    Interesting. Never been there. Thanks Russ. ❤️

  • @MaryB-ps8lg
    @MaryB-ps8lg Před 3 lety

    The sands are beautiful. Really enjoyed the video.

  • @edwilliams968
    @edwilliams968 Před 3 lety +4

    The Tularosa Basin Museum of History was a cool little museum in down town Alamogordo. Told tales of the Eddy Brothers bring the railroad to Alamogordo and the roots of Cloudcroft as a rail head for bring the Railroad ties cut from the lumber up in the mountains.
    The museum in Cloudcroft should be on your list also....

  • @Omar.e_gs22
    @Omar.e_gs22 Před 3 lety

    I literally live in Alamogordo and have never even gone to the visitor's center or looked at the signs so this was very informative 👍😄

  • @warrenscorner
    @warrenscorner Před 3 lety

    It’s on my bucket list! Yay!

  • @ramontoro
    @ramontoro Před 3 lety

    Very interesting place

  • @deaton123able
    @deaton123able Před 3 lety

    I Bought My Senior America The Beautiful Pass Last Year . Late Summer This Year I Will Be Using It Yee Haw !!

  • @ruthowens2640
    @ruthowens2640 Před 3 lety

    OMG Thank you a zillion times for this

  • @j-marie4006
    @j-marie4006 Před 3 lety +1

    I found the Chihuahuan Desert signs interesting since I have a Chihuahua lol.

  • @libmathis1007
    @libmathis1007 Před 3 lety

    Great video again..beautiful...thank you.....

  • @OffRampAdventures
    @OffRampAdventures Před 3 lety +1

    Perfect place to go for some seclusion! Really a fan of wide-open spaces!

  • @hannahsummer259
    @hannahsummer259 Před 3 lety

    Thanks. For. THe. Ride. A. Long. Russ. Be. Safe. Till. Next. Time. From. Oregon

  • @brucesmith9144
    @brucesmith9144 Před 2 lety

    Really nice video which brought back some good memories. It was really too bad you weren’t able to visit the space museum. It is definitely worth it. Nice drone shot of the building.

  • @simonemueller7693
    @simonemueller7693 Před 3 lety

    Your blog is fantastic I’ve never seen anything like this on other peoples blogs

  • @RV_Chef_Life
    @RV_Chef_Life Před 3 lety +1

    In 1996 I was a truck driver traveling through Socal about 4 am when a rocket from white sands was launched and blown up in the atmosphere because it went of trajectory. What a sight! Russ will you be coming through wa again this Summer? Not sure if you have done Sequim yet?

  • @AdventureswithCheryl
    @AdventureswithCheryl Před 3 lety

    Enjoyed visiting someplace new! Nice video!

  • @mckennaduncan6052
    @mckennaduncan6052 Před 3 lety

    Great job Uncle Russ! Love ya!

  • @jameshudson7053
    @jameshudson7053 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice video sir. Ive been to Carlsbad Caverns before next time maybe check out White Sands. Interesting place thanks for the video

  • @thedynastyofthetidekeepsro8002

    Wish we had some blue sky here in Alabama lol. Dealing with some severe storms and unfortunately tornadoes. Reminds me of when I went through Kingman in July and saw a twister forming. Glad I got your awesome videos to watch. Keep it up