White Sands National Park in New Mexico: Sledding & Hiking Alkali Flats in One Day
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- White Sands National Park is located in New Mexico and is home to the largest collection of gypsum sand dunes in the world. The park feels like something from another planet and it is a great spot for sledding, hiking, and exploring this natural wonder. We hiked every trail in the park and spent time sledding so we could show you what to do on a day in White Sands National Park.
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Chapters:
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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Arriving at the Park
1:38 - Playa Trail
2:20 - Dune Life Nature Trail
4:00 - Interdune Boardwalk Trail
5:05 - Sledding
6:53 - Alkali Flats Trail
13:00 - Outro
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The best part is the bonding with your pops.
During the summer, on nights with a full moon, they put on an evening music show. People bring chairs, pack a dinner, and watch the sun set, while the full moon rises and you listen to music. It is a fantastic experience!
When does that start
Wow! So cool.
@elwoodmr
I didn’t know that people can play music at White Sand National Park on a full moon.
Love how you travel, and bond with your father. Simply wonderful!!! Five miles hiking in sand dunes is quite the workout.
I went here with my mom in January. It was amazing! Drove from St. Louis to Albuquerque and all around New Mexico on a spur of the moment trip and its one I'll remember FOREVER!!
That's awesome!!!
Man those of you who can enjoy your dad it’s beautiful to see someone who loves them and enjoy each other just saying since I couldn’t live that same experience i try with my daughters so enjoy! Your not too old
Just came back from White Sands and it was gorgeous. Like you Josh, during a hike, I found myself all alone out in the sand dunes and it felt so peaceful. And I agree that the sunset is the best I've seen in a national park. Loved the colors - pink and orange. Your video was a wonderful reminder of my time there.
Was that border patrol checkpoint still there on the 70? That was one of the weirdest things, running into a checkpoint right outside of a national park. Can't remember if it was a little north or south of the park entrance.
Grew up in el paso. My father was part of the team that tested and perfected the guidance and control systems for the lunar landing model. We went many times to white sands often just a Sunday drive. My childhood memories are full of days in white sands as well as many visits to Carlsbad caverns, and Juarez. Hiking the Franklin mountains to waco tanks. Riding the tram. And Ascarity park. And broild shrimp from the Oasis drive in. While listening to Steve Crosnos .😎 let's not forget watching the filming of The Getaway and the Ever Shining Star of Texas on the side of the mountain. 😎
I really appreciate you always saying about places being wheelchair friendly. What a beautiful place
When I was a kid in the 50s we used to go to White Sands for picnics while we were staying in Ruidoso. We would have a fire and stay well after dark playing in the moonlight in the white sand. It was one of my favorite things to do back then. There were far fewer people then. Yes, and the sunsets were gorgeous.
11:46 That Sunset was beautiful
It’s very nice to see how father Son travel together , we always enjoy all you videos , we learn a lot from hidden Places, and you videos are quality , keep travel and enjoy
I just saw this place with my son last week....Amazingly beautiful place!
Thanks Josh thanks Pops...and you said you wouldn't have a go...I think the 'yahoo' made it the best slide of the day.. thumbs up 👍 for seniors ha ha.. stunning photography as always Josh...bear in mind not everyone gets to follow in your footsteps there are some of us who are unable, cant afford it, live on the other side of the world or whatever, we just like to watch you and Pops have fun and you take such great photos and videos.. stunning sunset pics too those white sands and purple skies were amazing. cheers from Western Australia
Nice video. Thanks for sharing a lovely father and son hike in such a surrealistic beautiful place. This will be a cherished memory for the two of you.
I love seeing you and your father together. Gives me the feels !!
Wow this looks amazing! I had never heard of this national park until you made this video! That’s cool that you travel with your dad!
Glad I could introduce you to it!
Don't forget the sunscreen.... SPF50+++ grew up going to that place.... super fun.
Thanks for the virtual tour! I love seeing your dad hike with you😉
Love it! Those sunset colors are amazing 🤩 What a unique place to visit 💟
What a great video and the sunset view at 12:06 is stunning and would make a great art photo!
Nice. I'll need to add this NP to my list to visit. Great sunset. I imagine that sunrise with the mountains in the background is quite nice as well. Thanks for the video.
The silence and the sunsets are incredible! My kids asked to go back over spring break! We can’t wait!
Was there in the early 70's. Really beautiful.
Great vid as always. You're the best! Pops is my dream man. 🥰
Stoping there tomorrow! Looking forward to it!
That’s amazing! I’ve never heard of this place before! Thanks for posting about this insanely lovely National park 🏞
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glad I've found your video. Thank you for this amazing journey!
Such a perfectly put together video that serves as a no frills, straight down to business introduction to someone looking for information on White Sands with very less time on their hands. Kudos!
That’s amazing! I’ve never heard of this place before! Thanks for posting about this insanely lovely National park
Went on a girl's trip to Albuquerque NM and drove over to the White Sands and had a blast!
Thanks so much for sharing this video. Looks beautiful out there!
What a fantastic place. It doesn't get much mention, to my knowledge. Dune sledding looks like great fun. Thanks for taking us along. 🌞🌅👏
Yea, I think it is still under the radar for a lot of people. It is a great park though!
Great video! We will be visiting this coming week!
I have been there many times when I lived in New Mexico. The sand looks like snow. Another good one. Thanks.
I agree, the sand really does look like snow!
That is very amazing landscape and nice that you can do that with your dad cool.
Its so fun to see you and your dad
Awesome sunset
I'm going here tomorrow! Wahoo!
Perfect place to spend Earth Day 2024. Hope to visit someday!
We love all your videos! Thank you Amazing ♥️
Loved it when I went way back, was such a cool day out
Great this national park! I'm thinking of visiting this summer, can't wait to glide over the dunes 🤩 Your dad is great!
Thanks man. This was such an informative video.
Always a pleasure to travel with you. It's such an enjoyable experience. Thank you so much! Appreciate it! : )
Thanks so much for traveling with us and leaving a comment!
Ya.....it's inspiring for me as a dad.....
Delightful video and informative narration. It brought back a lot of wonderful memories of when my parents and I would go on vacation to New Mexico.
Thanks Josh.this will be added on my bucket list.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE!
Very Informative!! Love it!!
Wow what an amazing view
Love your father and son bonding
WaW! Thanks. Another well made vid.
Great video, you covered every question I had. We're about to take the kids there on a road trip for spring break and this provided all the info I needed to plan.
I love all about this video, I came here because tomorrow I'm going to white sands, thank you for this video
Loved the new video. It's awesome you get to travel with your pops 👍
Thanks for watching it and I do love traveling with my dad!
I visited White Sands years ago, it was absolutely beautiful.
Glad you got to experience it!
Great info, thank you! I’ll be there for a day in couple of weeks!!!
Awesome!
Sunsets are fantastic. ...I was there!🧏♀️
Great video from my home state of New Mexico! I haven’t been since it became an official National Park
Great video! Love seeing a great dad spend time with their son. My dad forgot about me at the age of 12 that bastard.
Wow, beautiful place, beautiful video! Pop's very cool!
I never heard of this park either!😍
Love that you call your dad, "Pops". I call mine "Pops" too!
haha that's awesome!
Beautiful shots you guys got! I've always wanted to go here.
Thanks! You should visit, just don't go in the summer haha
Dude, love your videos! We want to visit all national parks and always check out your channel before going to our next adventure!
Love your videos bro your PCH video my favorite I'll be going to white sands on New years Eve so excited I'll be with my family I live in Phoenix so it a nice trip over to New Mexico
Went to white sands today. Just used the sleds laying around. Didn’t know about the wax. They sell it in the gift shop for three dollars, it would’ve been worth it! Next time I’ll do it right😂 thanks for the great video! I should’ve watched it before I got there😊
So beautiful, thanks for sharing
No problem! Thanks for the comment
Never heard nor seen white sand dunes or desert. Thanks for sharing. Looks like snow.
Great video! It’s been on my bucket list for some time along with Carlsbad caverns! You captured it brilliantly. It’s really great to see the nature’s play to create such a huge sand dunes! I have been to Colorado’s sand dunes, but this is magnificent 😊👍
oh yes the carlsbad cavern is excellent! Definitely walk down into it and ride the elevator out.
Thanks so much for the comment. It really is worth the trip to experience this park. I have a video on Carlsbad I plan to put up next week too!
sick video, so cool!
Great vid! ty
I went here last month! It's awesome to see someone else's perspective. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Too bad the visitor center is restricted by Covid. The museum explains the natural processes (about ten of them) that have to occur in a specific order to form the dunes. The dune field covers 275 square miles, and is the largest of only a handful of gypsum dune fields in the world. The next largest is near Carlsbad, NM, and covers only 4 square miles, so White Sands is truly a special place. Glad to see you guys enjoying it so much. I volunteered at the monument when my wife and I lived in Alamogordo for 10 years. WS is my favorite place on earth, and that's saying a lot, since I've been to several parks, including Carlsbad, Mammoth, and Wind caves, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, Arches, Badlands, and Yellowstone. I know that's far from seeing all the wonderful national parks, but it's enough to make me certain that something about those dunes is truly captivating. Thanks for sharing your fun! Oh, and if you ever go back, make sure it's mid-July. Take twice as much water as you think you'll need, along with sunscreen and a good hat, and walk onto the dunes at high noon when the temperature is 110F. You will not burn your feet! Seriously, you won't. Gypsum reflects the heat. But if you do that, be careful. While I volunteered there, a 23 year old nurse died from dehydration on the Alkali Flat Trail. The dunes are beautiful, but will quickly take your life away if you are not super careful.
It was raining lightly from Hurricane Harold from Texas, and almost no one was there, but very magical, like walking on another planet. The 15 minute movie in the visitors center was excellent background.
This is for my geography project bae, tysm for this i'll get an A+
How did I miss this video?? Looks like a lot of fun.....
Love New Mexico!! So glad you got to visit. Please tell me you went go Carlsbad Caverns too??
Yep! That is next weeks video
Love love that place the last i was there was a monument....
Beautiful
We did this last month, fun sledding, and you are right, the sunset was stunning !!!!!
Wasn't sledding such a blast? I am glad you got to see the sunset as well!
@@ThroughMyLens yes we laughed so hard climbing up that sand, but you almost have to make a path to really get going🤣 workout for sure
Awesome thanks for sharing
I love that your Dad actually did some sledding!
Me too!
Worked there the summer of '87. Fun to see what has changed and what hasn't. Don't miss Full Moon Nights if they still have them.
You did it once again Josh, just added this one to my bucket list
Very kind of you! I hope you can visit the park!
@@ThroughMyLens thanks for responding back, reading your reply back really made my night as I am a huge fan of your content. I have been following your videos for a long time now as I have been following your recommendations for example the trips I taken in route 66, Seattle, okc, Salton sea, Portland, death valley & Joshua tree, Santa fe, Chicago, Salt Lake city and many more. I just love how you come up with these great attractions and then add them to the flow in your videos to make the great content you do, that's what makes me love your channel so much. Look forward to future videos as I definitely will check out White Sand Dunes in the same exact order you did 😁. And by the way you and your dad make a great team ( there's nothing more rewarding then a father and son bonding moments. )
a great video we all loved it thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great content! Keep it up! Thks
it looks amazing there
It really was a great trip!
Great video!
I was here 2015 🥰😍, from New Jersey
Thank you
Welcome back!
Thank you! I got like 5 weeks of new content now!
Está hermoso!!!
¿Alguna vez has estado allí?
Excellent
just wow - great video
Many thanks!!
Outstanding episode guys! Great job on the hike Pops! I shared it to our National Parks Facebook group!
Awesome, glad you liked it! Thanks for sharing as well!!
Thanks! Yep 5 miles in sand is challenging.
This is amazing!!!! I couldn’t get over the beauty of this place! You’re always outdoing yourself Josh! Nice to see you guys having fun, hello Mr. Pops 👋😊 oh and yeah Josh, they’re going to start giving names to mice 🤣🤣🤣🤣
haha I am glad you like my mice comment haha. Yea it was a beautiful spot for sure, I am so glad I got to take my dad along to experience it as well and that he actually rode the sled haha.
@@ThroughMyLens your dad is such a good sport 👏🏼🙌🏼 It’s always nice watching you guys enjoy each other’s company.
Hello Violet! Yeah it was a great time. Such incredible and different beauty.
@@travelwithpops and you rode the sled 😁🙌🏼
Pops you are in great shape! I use to play like this when I was a little girl in my country Brazil
I will let him know you said he was in great shape!
My son & his girlfriend are there today! This park looks so cool(but hot). Great video!
Awesome, my man. We just watched a program (center of the world) on the Colorado sand dunes in SW CO. (Amazon prime video)
Your videos are ALWAYS the best.