The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day356

Day 356 — White Sands — Carlsbad Caverns & White Sands

Full day3h 30m planned
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355Carlsbad Caverns356White Sands357North to Roswell358Little Green Men359North to Santa Fe360The Plaza & the Art361Meow Wolf & More362Taos363Down to Albuquerque364Old Town & the Tram365Pueblos & Petroglyphs366West on Route 66367Painted Desert & a Crater368North to Navajo country369Canyon de Chelly & Four Corners370To Monument Valley371The Buttes372West to Page373Slot Canyon & the Bend374To the Grand Canyon375The South Rim376Into the Canyon377Free Day378South to Flagstaff379Route 66 & the Stars380South to Sedona381Red Rocks382Jeeps & Canyons383Up to Jerome384The Ghost Town385North to Utah386Zion Canyon387Angels Landing or the Narrows388Bryce Amphitheater389Free / Hoodoo Day390East to Capitol Reef391The Waterpocket Fold392East to Moab393Arches394Canyonlands395River & Rimrock396Free Day397Northwest to Salt Lake398Temple Square & the Capitol399Park City400Free Day401Out to Great Basin402Caves, Pines & Stars403South to Las Vegas404The Strip405Hoover Dam406Old Vegas407Free Day408Southeast to Phoenix409Desert Gardens & Camelback410Wright & the Heard411Free Day412Southeast to the Old West413Gunfights & Copper414Northwest to Tucson415Saguaro & the Desert Museum416The White Dove417West to California

Sled the gypsum dunes.

  1. 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM· 3h 30m

    White Sands National ParkNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    275 square miles of blinding-white gypsum dunes — hike them, and sled the slopes on a waxed disc.

    Bring: sled · sun protection · water

    19955 US-70, Alamogordo, NM