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  • Sharrie
  • Updated By Sharrie on January 27, 2003
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  • Alamogordo Off the Beaten Path
    by Sharrie
    While on the way to Carlsbad, we passed by the town of Cloudcroft which has some wonderful sceneries. Due to its altitude, we spotted some snow on the mountains!

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    Alamogordo is a small town...
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  • dmize
  • By dmize on October 5, 2002
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  • Alamogordo is a small town with a great view of the Sacramento mountains and White sands National monument. White sands is a desert of pure white gypsum that hosts thousands of visitors and sun bathers every year. The Sacremanto mountains are the home of the logest tunnel in the state and Sierra Blanca Peak. There is also a petraglyph site at the foot of the peak. Drawings made by Native Americans before the white man ever found this country!

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    Cloudcroft
    bocmaxima
  • By bocmaxima on March 22, 2006
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  • Cloudcroft, although one of the most beautiful mountain spots in Southern New Mexico, is still relatively undiscovered as a tourist destination. The skiing is several miles away, although Cloudcroft has begun marketing itself to try to lure skiers into its motels.
    This is a very small town, strung out along US 70 several thousand feet above Alamogordo in the Lincoln National Forest. The highlights of this place include the beauitful, natural setting, but also the historic lodge, built in 1899, which also features "Clue"-like "who-dunnit" experiences on some weekends. The National Solar Observatory, a must for geeks, is just down the road in Sunspot, which itself has no hotels.
    The best time to come is in the winter when the snow is plentiful, although the road to Sunspot may be closed at that time. It's a huge contrast from the nearby basin and Alamogordo, and worth a trip.

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    Giant sand box
    heitzenrater
  • By heitzenrater on February 14, 2005
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  • just add water - Alamogordo
    just add water
    by heitzenrater
    At the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a mountain ringed valley called the Tularosa Basin. Rising from the heart of this basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico.

    Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and have created the world's largest gypsum dune field. The brilliant white dunes are ever changing: growing, cresting, then slumping, but always advancing. Slowly but relentlessly the sand, driven by strong southwest winds, covers everything in its path. Within the extremely harsh environment of the dune field, even plants and animals adapted to desert conditions struggle to survive. Only a few species of plants grow rapidly enough to survive burial by moving dunes, but several types of small animals have evolved a white coloration that camouflages them in the gypsum sand.

    White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this gypsum dune field, along with the plants and animals that have successfully adapted to this constantly changing environment.

    DUNES DRIVE
    January 1 - May 27 7a.m to Sunset
    May 28 - September 5 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    September 6 - December 31 (Closed December 25) 7 a.m. to Sunset

    COST
    $3 - 7 Days

    IF YOU LIKE MY POST PLEASE GIVE POSITVE FEEDBACK, THANKS.

    http://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm

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    Off the path for a reason!
    Big_Jake
  • By Big_Jake on September 20, 2002
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  • Alamogordo Off the Beaten Path
    by Big_Jake
    I wouldnt really call this an activity.. its more of a job or punishment for me. There is stuff to do here besides work, it takes an imagination. This is thearea that I reside, work and pretty much live in.

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    Three Rivers Petroglyph Park
    Hopkid
  • Updated By Hopkid on May 9, 2005
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  • Great landscape and petroglyphs - Alamogordo
    Great landscape and
    petroglyphs
    by Hopkid
    If you’re on State Highway 54 between Carriozo and Alamogordo, do yourself a favor and take the 5-mile detour (10 miles round trip) to visit Three Rivers Petroglyph Park. There are over 20,000 petroglyphs concentrated in an area about a half-mile from the parking lot. The number and quality of petroglyphs is staggering. They have been applied to a basalt outcropping on top of which the trail winds. In the background to the east are the stunning Sacramento Mountains and a small range of hills to the north whose name escape me. I would highly recommend going in the late afternoon/early evening to get the best light for photos as the sun at that time is shining on the mountains. There is a $3 fee to walk the trail to the petroglyphs.

    You are allowed (and I would encourage) to go off the trail as well to better view the petroglyphs. Be careful, however, not to step on or otherwise touch the petroglyphs so as to save them for future generations to enjoy.

    Located on State Highway 54 between Tularosa and Carrizozo. RV hookups and tent camping available.

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