⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Driving White Sands Boulevard in Alamogordo, New Mexico

November 5, 2022 - 9:30 AM
50°F / 10°C
Dashcam view of driving northbound on White Sands Boulevard from Mercury Avenue to Scenic Drive in the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Highlights:
1:06 - Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
3:31 - Tularosa Basin Museum of History
3:44 - Otero County Clerk
5:09 - New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NMSBVI)
6:30 - Otero County Fairgrounds
From Wikipedia:
Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 31,358 as of the 2020 census. Alamogordo is known for its connection with the 1945 Trinity test, which was the first ever explosion of an atomic bomb.
Humans have lived in the Alamogordo area for at least 11,000 years. The present settlement, established in 1898 to support the construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, is an early example of a planned community. The city was incorporated in 1912. Tourism became an important economic factor with the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1933, which is still one of the biggest attractions of the city today. During the 1950s-60s, Alamogordo was an unofficial center for research on pilot safety and the developing United States' space program.
Alamogordo is a charter city with a council-manager form of government. City government provides a large number of recreational and leisure facilities for its citizens, including a large park in the center of the city, many smaller parks scattered through the city, a golf course, Alameda Park Zoo, a network of walking paths, Alamogordo Public Library, and a senior citizens' center. Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a nonprofit shared military/civilian facility that is also the hospital for Holloman Air Force Base.

[@MrJimmy527]

White Sands Boulevard Where I Went Down to the Arcade at Gold Mine and Jolt, the Home of the Old School Classic Arcade Video Games, at the Great White Sands Mall Back in Alamogordo, New Mexico during My Trip for Visiting Grandma Loni Only Back in Years Ago

[@jlsc4125]

So cool, I was stationed there during Viet Nam, and I saw the Sonic Drive in that I ate most of my in town meals at. Just a few seconds took me back 50 years, thanks.

[@walkingdrivingincognito]

Thanks for watching, glad to hear that this brought back memories for you! And thank you for your service!

[@NMWanderings]

I shot some footage like that too on White Sands. Haven't used it yet. Might do a tour of Alamogordo.

[@walkingdrivingincognito]

That would be cool to see a walking tour of Alamogordo. I thought about doing that too instead of this drive through tour, but couldn't find the time to fit it into my road trip of NM last year. Good luck, and thanks for watching!