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Rookie TR, but it's a place that we've visited several times. Seemed worth a shot. I'm also going to try using Google Photos to link. Maybe utter failure. We'll see. First off, I live in El Paso. It's a short 1 hr 15 min trip to White Sands National Monument (WSNM). We loaded up the cooler, sleds, sand toys, and lawn chairs for a ride into the desert around 1pm and hit the road. WSNM is out in the middle of nowhere. If you are approaching from the SW (which I was), the nearest town is Las Cruces is about and hour away. It's a big town with plenty to eat, shop, RV resupply, etc. Co

Great looking place. Now is everyone in long pants/sleeves because of the: Temperature? Was it cold ? Sun, to prevent sunburn ? To keep most of the sand there and not stuck in places it shouldn't be?

DisCamp Podcast Episode 7 - My October trip report is up. We had a great time and I'm suffering the Disney hangover right now. I just have to convince my wife to go back soon. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-discamp-podcast/id1281369946?mt=2&i=1000394150723

Excellent trip report. So, what's the backstory on this place? Where did all of that sand come from? It looks like the sand found along the Florida panhandle coast, which supposedly is ground granite from ancient glaciers. That's always amazed me. TCD

Thank you for reminding me of this place! We're heading out for the SW, at the end of April. We may need to take this one on, at the end of our trip! :)

That looks like so much fun! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

It is, indeed, an interesting area. I spent quite a bit of time in a tent on the missile range near ground zero.

We put noon for check in and got the text at 11:22. We got here about 1pm Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

If I'm there, you guys are fighting for 2nd place. :)