Ep. 126: Carlsbad Caverns National Park | New Mexico RV travel camping
While boondocking in a dispersed camping site on BLM land outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico, in this episode of Grand Adventure we share a two-fer of National Parks. Carlsbad Caverns National Park encompasses the largest accessible cave system in North America, 800 feet below the surface of a limestone reef on the edge of the Permian Basin. Just down the road, across the state line in Texas, Guadalupe Mountains National Park contains 8,751-foot Guadalupe Mountain, the highest point in Texas. We'll bring you to both National Parks in this episode, so come along for the ride!
Filmed: October 20-22, 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION
* Fence Canyon BLM
* Carlsbad Caverns National Park
* Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Welcome to Grand Adventure, a YouTube channel that focuses on RV-centric outdoor activities including not only of course camping, but also mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, skiing and more, nearly always filmed in stunning 4K.
We're based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and invite you to come along as we travel all around the western U.S. My wife Patricia and I, and our dogs Zoe and Maggie are avid boondockers, so you'll seldom find us in RV parks or even dry campgrounds. Instead, we're usually camped in some of the most remote and beautiful spots that you could ever pull a travel trailer into. And unlike most other RV channels on YouTube, we're not RV dealers or full-timers -- we're weekend warriors just like you!
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Highlights
A 2-minute highlight of the Carlsbad Caverns. This fully-narrated DVD takes you on an expedition into one of the most inspiring caverns in the world. Outstanding cinematography of all the major features. Park rangers explain fascinating facts about the cavern, including the evening bat flight.
THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS EXPERIENCE
From detailed close-ups to spectacular overviews, see Kings Palace, Queens Chamber, Papoose Room, Green Lake Room, the Big Room and more. Learn of Carlsbads early explorers, like Jim White, with fascinating old-time footage and historical photographs. As an added bonus, take a whirlwind tour of nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park, plus more special features. Closed-captioned. Part of Finley-Holiday Films National Parks Series DVDs.
Available on location in Carlsbad Caverns and from finleyholiday.com.
Carlsbad Caverns 2-minute Tour
Ever been to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico? How about the Big Room - the largest underground chamber in the United States - its over a 1/4-mile long. Here is a two-minute tour of the most beautiful caverns in America.
Available on location in Carlsbad Caverns and from finleyholiday.com.
Carlsbad Caverns Kings Palace Tour 3D
This is an easy walk through special guided tour In Carlsbad Caverns.
The Tour is located a short distance from the Elevators to the Lunch room area on the way back to the Natural Entrance. The walk goes down 850 ft by way of a switchback path below the main trail. We visit the Kings Palace Room, The Papoose Room, The Queens Chamber, and the Green Lake. The tour take about an hour to hour and a half. It is a Photographer's paradise.
Our Tour Guide, Park Ranger Ellen gives us a thorough beginner's orientation of the cave's background and history during the tour.
This video was recorded using a 3D camcorder and an LED light to fill in the foreground while still allowing the natural look as it appears in the distance.
Music was from a CD purchased from the Park Store Titled: The Sounds of Carlsbad Caverns an Orange Tree Production
Ep. 127: Roswell | New Mexico RV travel camping
Roswell would be just like many other small towns in the US, were it not for an obsession with UFOs and aliens. In 1947, a US Army Air Force balloon crashed on a ranch near Roswell. Even after the US Military confirmed that it was a nuclear test surveillance balloon, conspiracy theories surrounding the event persist even today. The citizens of Roswell have nurtured a cottage industry catering to UFO tourists who travel to this southeastern New Mexico town because of what's been described as the world's most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO claim.
We camp at the Lea Lake Campground in Bottomless Lakes State Park while visiting Roswell, including the kitchy UFO stuff and the Historical Society for Southeastern New Mexico Museum, and do a bit of kayaking on Lea Lake. But first we need to contend with some unruly campground neighbors!
Filmed: October 22-25, 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION
* Bottomless Lakes State Park
* Historical Society for Southeastern NM
* Roswell Chamber of Commerce
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It costs you no more to shop Amazon with us, but by shopping our store a portion of each sale goes to bringing you more and better Grand Adventure videos! Thank you for clicking through to give us a look!
CREDITS
* All music in this episode is open source and obtained from the YouTube Audio Library or licensed from Soundstripe
ABOUT US
Welcome to Grand Adventure, a YouTube channel that focuses on RV-centric outdoor activities including not only of course camping, but also mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, skiing and more, nearly always filmed in stunning 4K.
We're based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and invite you to come along as we travel all around the western U.S. My wife Patricia and I, and our dogs Zoe and Maggie are avid boondockers, so you'll seldom find us in RV parks or even dry campgrounds. Instead, we're usually camped in some of the most remote and beautiful spots that you could ever pull a travel trailer into. And unlike most other RV channels on YouTube, we're not RV dealers or full-timers -- we're weekend warriors just like you!
We'll provide tips and insight on equipping and maintaining your RV, trip planning and travel videos to make your next adventure a grand one indeed! So, subscribe to make sure that you catch every episode, and remember...life is nothing but a Grand Adventure!
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Dive Across America-Bottomless Lakes, NM
I'm driving cross country from my home in Los Angeles to Cambridge for a journalism fellowship at Harvard. Since I love diving, I decided I try to dive all the sinkholes, quarries and lakes I could get to along the way. Thought I'd share them with you for a different view of the USA.
Here's my first: a sinkhole just 12 miles south of Roswell, New Mexico -- despite a silty gypsum bottom, this spring fed lake has a lot to see--including a bold, little green sunfish--ready to take me on for invading his hood.
Rio Grande river. Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Roswell New Mexico Sink HOLE
Greetings from the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
For those of you who guessed our location - it was (drumroll) NEW MEXICO!! A couple of you were very very close! Someone said Big Bend which is the general direction we were heading. Others guessed places like Mojave which do fit our clues well. So, Just a quick little travel and channel update today! We’re detouring a bit over to New Mexico just to explore around the mountains in the Chihuahuan Desert regions of the Southwest US. Maybe we’ll still get the chance to see an elusive Jaguar!? Either way, we’re off to find warmer weather for now.
Campground Review - Bottomless Lakes NM
Here is what we experienced during our stay at Bottomless Lakes State Park near Roswell, NM (No, we did not meet a little green man).
As part of our tour of the great state of New Mexico we are taking full advantage of their wonderful State Parks Annual Camping Pass (ACP) it is a great way to see the state affordably.
Check Out This Video Explaining The New Mexico State Parks ACP:
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NM True TV - Season 2 - Episode 6: Watering Holes
The title could indicate an episode about great local pubs around New Mexico, and there certainly are plenty. But in this case Michael and the NM True TV crew are talking about the lakes and rivers that abound in New Mexico, and the plentiful adventures they offer for anyone looking for a calming soak, world class fishing, or the outdoor fun that always gravitates on and around bodies of water.
Camping At White Sands Monument National Park, New Mexico
The secluded white sand dunes are beautiful and calm. On clear nights the milky-way makes camping worth an effort!
NM True TV - Season 5 - Episode 18: Colfax & Harding Counties
This is where the wildest of the Wild West called home. What is largely rangeland is also packed with history that doesn’t just exist in books. Businesses and buildings with, we can it “colorful,” rich histories aren’t simply still standing but are inviting visitors in to share that western heritage. From indoor gallows to a church rectory now serving as a luxury B&B, this part of northeastern New Mexico will hold your interest and perhaps steal your heart.
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2008-09-18, 10:24:23. Carlsbad Caverns - Elevators.
One of the Project MacKenzie videos - Around the USA in 53 Days.
WEBISODE | The Bandera Ice Caves & Volcano | New Mexico PBS
- Ten thousand years ago, near Grants, New Mexico, the Bandera Volcano erupted spewing lava over its sides creating miles of lava tubes. As these tubes cooled, some collapsed, and a natural giant ice cave was formed inside. Throughout the centuries this ice cave has been used as a natural refrigeration system as the temperature never rises above 31 degrees. Now privately owned by the Candelaria family and managed by their son-in-law Jeff Alford, the general public can come and enjoy year-round a beautiful walk into the geologic past and cool off on a hot summer day in this magnificent Ice Cave.
Vultures - Carlsbad National Park - New Mexico
Vultures flying and landing in the parking lot at Carlsbad National Park. Background music is Beethoven's 3rd Symphony, 2nd Movement (Funeral March).
New Mexico - True: Manifesto
State of New Mexico Tourism
A few months back, I had the great privilege to direct a series of TV commercials while traveling across New Mexico. Hired to show the state in it's best light, our biggest challenge was the weather. As I have been called upon to do quite often, I had to make winter look like summer. Despite high winds, freezing tempertures and occasional snow, we made magic.
To make this happen, I gathered my go to team (Dane Henry - DP, Rex Lint - 2nd Camera, Mike Hagadorn - RC Helicopter Operator, Wynn Ruji - Producer, John Considine - 1st Assistant/Digi Tech, Rafa Bortolameoli - Stylist and my wife Marina Abreu Rich - Makeup & Hair) and headed to the Southwest to put our tried and true method into action; a small footprint production, moving light and fast with the right tools for the job, all which allowed us to focus on being creative. Our goal was to shoot in a somewhat documentary/vérité style. This approach allowed us to be nimble, adaptable and opportunistic, capitalizing on key scenarios as they unfolded along the way. The secret weapons on this shoot were three Nikon D800s, provided to us a few weeks before they were released to the public. Thank you everyone at Nikon! This is truly the camera I've been waiting for. It's the perfect combination of features for guys like me; 36 megapixel files, full control in HD, variable frame rates, the option to record to an external device and real time audio monitoring, all in a small form factor. As is apparent in the final spots, these cameras are game changers!
The majority of the crew entered this project with a fresh perspective. I personally had spent very little time in New Mexico in advance of the shoot except for a location scout several weeks prior. It's always a treat to go someplace new; seeing new landscapes, new cultures, new people and new light. It creates a unique enthusiasm and opportunity that I hope is portrayed in the spots. This shoot took me back a few years to a similar situation. I was called upon to help director, Luke Scott (son of Ridley Scott) scout locations in the Lake Tahoe basin for a series of TV commercials for the State of California. It was interesting to watch as Luke moved through the area, having just flown in from his home in London, with no preconceived notion of what the state was supposed to look like, focusing rather, on what truly caught his eye. This experience stayed with me, and obviously had an impact as I framed New Mexico through my lens.
This project would not have been possible without an extraordinary group of people: Vendor Inc., a fresh creative agency out of Austin, TX, Dave Stanton & Jeff Nixon, Vendor's Creative Directors, (a special thanks to Dave for shaing your home state with us), California-based producer Paul Golubovich and all of their incredible creativity and insight. Photographer Matthew Turley joined us to capture stunning still images for the print campaign. My crew pulled it all together with the help of longtime friend and accomplished photographer Wynn Ruji, working flawlessly as producer to keep a lot of balls in the air at once. Blaine Deutsch was the behind the scenes guy in the CRP office as the crew was on location. As always, the team at my production company, Novus Select, was a great resource on the backend. Tina Kerr of On Location Casting came through with a terrific talent pool. The models in the spots were all real people and local New Mexicans. We could not have asked for a better group, weathering the cold as we set out to portray summer in the winter. Stuart Wilde and his llamas added great character to the spots, Kelly Gossett from New Mexico Kayak Instruction went out of his way to ensure we had boats on the water when needed and Dominic Trujillo, owner of El Farolito made sure we had plenty of the best Green Chili in the state. Special accolades go out to a group of longtime friends and New Mexico locals that helped with a variety of planning, scouting and logistics; Outside magazine editor Grayson Schaffer and photographers Michael Clark, Jen Judge, Aaron Gulley and Ryan Heffernen. Your eyes and insight were a huge asset to the project. Most of all, thanks to Monique Jacobson and her team from the State of New Mexico. (Monique, you were right - Tent Rocks was the best location of them all.) Kudos to all involved, and I'm glad no one was crushed by a boulder. (I'll tell you that story over a beer sometime.)
In the end, we captured footage for three commercials: A one minute Manifesto, as well as two thirty second TV spots, Couple and Family. Check out newmexico.org/ to see stills pulled from the videos throughout the site.
Breath-taking MAMMATUS outbreak over Roswell, New Mexico last night!
Incredible display of mammatus illuminated bright orange, pink, and yellow by the setting sun near Roswell, New Mexico last night, on the backside of supercell that was once tornado warned as it crossed Highway 380 east of town.
The Petroglyphs of New Mexico
This is a small sample of the many Petroglyphs you will find around Albuquerque. Brought to you by .
Top FREE Things To Do in Roswell | Full Time Travelers
Roswell has proven to be a town with a lot of free things to do. We put together this video of our top 3 favorite and free attractions in Roswell, New Mexico.
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