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[@timsecond]

2:11 黄沙百战穿金甲 Literal translation: In yellow sand, the warriors wear golden armors and battle for hundreds of wars. It's followed by 不破楼兰终不还, which means the warriors wouldn't be coming back if they didn't conquer the enemies. Overall it's an idiom used to describe and compliment the courage spirits of the soldiers who defend their homeland. I guess the person wrote it there just because there's a lot of *sand* there, though it's not "yellow sand". 😂

[@error.418]

It's a quote from a poem by the poet Wang Changling (王昌齡, 690-756), the famous frontier poet of the Tang Dynasty. This specific quote is still pretty famous and popular. www.exam58.com/twclsr/687.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Changling

[@nikjanevmusic]

Yes this video was great and I would love to see more like this. Felt like as a long term viewer we got to see more of your personalities which was unreal. Always look Forward to all of your content cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@philliplueras8475]

It was an emergency phone. That's what the cord was and the compartment on the other side is where the phone is normally stored. That one however is pretty old. They have them on the side of US70 between alamogordo and las cruces located near the fences.

[@wickedwingslogos700]

They're for aircraft performing embedded (self-contained) approaches utilizing their onboard radar. The reflectors are normally placed to define the landing threshold. Military fighter aircraft and some transport aircraft utilize these systems. The positives of these embedded approaches, commonly known as AILA (Airborne Instrument Landing Aid) is that there's no ground or airfield power required to run any ground systems (they're purely passive), and there's no signal(s) such as you'd have with ILS or VORTAC that can be jammed or destroyed in a hostile environment.

[@Georgecook1]

I'm a fighter pilot. I've flown F-16s at Holloman afb by white sands. I've flown jets for 9 years and I have never heard of this type of landing system. Maybe this was an old school navigation system, but I can assure you that it is not currently in use and it hasn't been for the past 20 or 30 years.

[@Reeltinyphish]

You are awesome my friend. Coolest job ever and thank you for your service!

[@wickedwingslogos700]

George Cook thank you for your service! My uncle would tell us about them he is retired Lt. Major USAF 1977. Previous explanation came from google. Lol

[@mrcounterpack]

You guys should see the starts at night. It’s federally designated as one of the best places to see stars in the US. So glad you came to my home state! Glad you enjoyed it OH AND A SLED! They sell sleds with wax at the gift shop. You can go down 80 foot dunes

[@jtmunn420]

I'm in Cloudcroft wish I knew they were here

[@chrisisaac9146]

Chris Isaac Hello? Am I being blocked from comments again?? You leave support for conservatives and they harass the heck out of you on here.

[@tommyvelarde1964]

No it’s my home

[@GeekOfAllness]

@libra8a My gut says you're right. But the internet says you're wrong. They use a bunch of different kinds of wax depending on the sand, but they all involve some level of lubrication. www.sandboard.com/drdune/ask/ask5.htm That's for sandboards, but sleds will likely use similar waxes.

[@andrewtaylor9615]

Cardboard. As kids we used empty beer boxes... Still do :)

[@docholladay7638]

You two are awesome. Jaclyn is a absolute sweetheart

[@demolitionman4377]

The monument is in the middle of while sands missile range as well as bordering Holloman AFB. The poles you saw was just a marker that fell over. There are tons of missile, aircraft, and explosive debris in the monument. If you go deep enough, you can find used rocket boosters sticking up out of the sand like line trees. There is a large runway on the dry lakebed to the west of the monument for the space shuttle. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, you can take a tour of the Trinity site where the first nuclear bomb was tested. Also, the monument hosts an annual balloon festival where balloons launch from and fly within the dunes. You might be able to arrange something similar for paramotors.

[@nedmacallen]

Jarrett Moffitt mvp!

[@GoSlash27]

One correction: The dry lake runway for the shuttle is at Edwards AFB in California, not Holloman AFB in New Mexico.

[@TuckerGott]

Thanks for the info! I learned about the balloon fest after our visit and had the same thought. Maybe there is hope to fly there after all!

[@stabg289]

@@GoSlash27 Shuttle made historic '82 landing near Holloman www.holloman.af.mil/Article-Display/Article/318135/shuttle-made-historic-82-landing-near-holloman/

[@jtmunn420]

@@GoSlash27 wrong and right the Space shuttle did land near Holloman Air Force base around 1982

[@NonyaDamnbusiness]

I was stationed at Ft. Bliss on the edge of WSMR for 3 years. We would do tank maneuvers in the southern part of WSMR all the time in the 3rd ACR. Stay there long enough and you'll see all kinds of strange things. I've seen meteors and spacecraft crash into it, Patriot missile batteries missing drone targets, a ghost town, ground-based lasers firing into space, stealth fighters, the Space Shuttle on the back of a 747, stealth bombers, and even the occasional dead body. I think there's a serial killer still working the El Paso area that uses it once in a while to dump their work. The touristy area is fairly safe but I wouldn't advise venturing outside of it. Munitions all over the various tank and bombing ranges.

[@quotch9507]

What

[@ClarkKulper]

Your comment just made me want to go explore there even more.

[@mcpojohn117themasterchief5]

Iball nonya Wow what branch where u in

[@kyleoglee]

I love all your content Tucker! Make whatever you enjoy making, and I'm sure we'll like it too!

[@don7294]

Been there many times. Amazing place. Interesting fact; The sand is actually gypsum and calcium sulfate. Nighttime with a full moon is otherworldly. Much love!!!

[@markblankenship745]

good comment I am going to see if I can find a video of that, take a little virtual trip (actual not 60's like) lol

[@bottomgun]

This was great! Always enjoy following your adventures as they suggest locales that I might visit in the future. You folks must still be finding sand in odd places after your visit to White Sands,

[@TuckerGott]

Much appreciated! We definitely were finding sand everywhere for a few days after this visit.

[@markbourdo1219]

Tucker Gott . . let me know if you drive through Santa Barbara . .best camping place with a view has your name on it. Sent you email.

[@Monstermash-wy7ev]

@@TuckerGott not too surprising, they were still cleaning Columbia after they landed at one of the three runways on STS-3 until her tragic end on STS-107.

[@skydance8017]

Great video! That was cool! Love you two, flying or not, your videos are always so entertaining!

[@bthurmo]

Welcome to New Mexico! Born and raised here in the Burque. Thank you for choosing to come here in the first place. It really is beautiful here. I hope you enjoy your stay. Be safe.

[@engineeringgarage2993]

Looks like an old "Live Fire" warning marker. Would of had a light on top that was lit during live fire exercises.

[@WoodysGamertag]

I love the not flying videos too. Before I saw the any I thought I wouldn't, I was wrong. I see these and think, "I like T&J, I wonder what they are up to now?" These tell that story.

[@FSDraconis]

I completely agree! The comments are neat too. I thought that looked like a sign and not a missile. I don't think the military is 'that' cheap on ordinance for testing.

[@MrSnooooze]

No flying but Jaclyn sand surfing = win. Still not missed a video.

[@donshields4470]

Tucker and Jaclyn, you two can do no wrong...loved the vid! You two take care! we love anything you give us!

[@jasonwinterboer5232]

Tucker, You and Jaclyn are so entertaining to watch no matter what you're doing. Positive energy is infectious, even over the internrt! So as long as you guys are having a good time, feel free to share it with us. I'm excited to participate in my own little way (on my little screen)!!!

[@livingit8084]

The best thing for a new viewer to know your life. You two area great examples of beautiful souls. Glad I subscribed!

[@mingusbreeze]

Thanks for the vid you two. I always watch no matter the content because the two of you make it fun. plus it clearly is part of the adventure of Van Life. Keep them coming I'll always watch them.

[@mikefinn]

The rule, when going into a former or current impact or test area, is "If you didn't drop it, don't pick it up".

[@KrisCochrane]

It's a restricted area sign...would've had a red beacon on the top.

[@Helios-Rex]

Thanks. Ive seen thise before and didnt know what they were

[@nathanruss7128]

Love the video dude,Keep them up!

[@mehmedcanozkan3268]

黄沙百战穿金甲 Huang Sha (Yellow-Sands) Wears Gold Armor in All Battles, is what is written there, I don’t know Chinese but a google search, limited kanji knowledge and a few translations revealed that it’s a Chinese online novel about a warrior “who unified mountains and rivers”. Hope this helps :p

[@AuditorsUnited]

A Concise History of Chinese Literature books.google.com › books Yuming Luo - 2011 - ‎Literary Criticism A hundred battles in the yellow sands wear even the golden armor; It's not the time to return-not until we conquer the aliens. What it reflects is a bold, ...

[@AuditorsUnited]

books.google.com/books?id=VWVIVroAZKcC&pg=PA283&lpg=PA283&dq=A+hundred+battles+in+the+yellow+sands+wear+even+the+golden+armor;+It%27s+not+the+time+to+return&source=bl&ots=4wNR-1rURR&sig=ACfU3U0EQFtUWMu65x9Vy58vRcIH5p69OQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip4P3618nmAhWoT98KHenSDogQ6AEwAHoECGEQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20hundred%20battles%20in%20the%20yellow%20sands%20wear%20even%20the%20golden%20armor%3B%20It's%20not%20the%20time%20to%20return&f=false

[@mehmedcanozkan3268]

John Connor oh this is even cooler, what I found must have been a modern adaptation quoting the same thing, thanks

[@AuditorsUnited]

@@mehmedcanozkan3268 i thought for sure they would censor it

[@AuditorsUnited]

@@mehmedcanozkan3268 i worked off what you wrote

[@augustreil]

Enjoyed the video and Merry Christmas everybody !!

[@alvinearp1766]

I know this video was from 2019, but it really brought back memories. I was stationed at Holloman AFB, back in the early 2000's. I made many trips down the road to White Sands and the Alamogordo Walmart with the family. Love your content and Channel.

[@porkorosso7885]

Nice video. Good to see you’re both having a great adventure!

[@johnharsh1879]

As a fellow traveler, I loved this kind of video. Good stuff. Safe travels to you guys.

[@misterhenchmen]

YES! I like the non flying videos too! I like it when you and J go places & do stuff & things & its inspiring me to go on a road trip and have adventures asap. You guys make rad videos!

[@ericbt857]

So glad you came through NM

[@TirionLan]

Yeah! A new video! This is what i need!

[@richardburguillos3118]

YES. Please share the adventure!!!

[@ronleitch7788]

Your ‘non-flying’ videos are at least as interesting as your paramotor videos, so keep them coming! I visited Yosemite in 1980 whilst on a three week trip to California (from London) and found it absolutely fascinating! I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy it when you get there!

[@clvskl5058]

From the UK yes seeing your trip without flying is nice , have a great time out there and Happy Christmas to you both.

[@barrywebber100]

Wow! Jaclyn ran up that sand slope like a mountain mammoth! A very slim and elegant one of course! Thanks for posting and best wishes to you both for Christmas and the New Year.

[@narbra9678]

Even if you're not flying it's always a pleasure to watch you two

[@Flywayhi]

Awesome video, I really feel the Fun and Joy vibration, thanks. Always follow your Excitement, Namaste.

[@RockinRonnie111]

Love watching your videos, whether 'serious' flying or just silly fun adventures, look forward to the next one!!

[@sanches2]

The video was cool and now i want to visit White sands too:) Happy holidays, you two!

[@rib_rob_personal]

This was a cool vid, def would watch more national park adventures. 🙂

[@squidly2112]

Looks like you kids are having a fabulous time!! .. that is awesome!! .. have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

[@tommybrown9104]

The poles with the fins is an air towed target for live fire exercises. The guns will usually cut the tow wire.

[@adaltianno]

13:27 Better than a "pocketful of posies" Good vid, keep em comin.

[@scottprophet1867]

Love all videos from y'all keep them coming

[@aelfswith]

Take Hwy 82 up to Cloudcroft, and see what it is like at 9000 or so feet when running. White Sands is around 4300 ft as I recall. The marker would have once been buried, however, the dunes are constantly changing and have "unburied" it. Was always interesting to go there from summer to summer and see how much it had changed.

[@garyheydenreich]

Hi T & J - Gary here from South Africa, love the vids, keep them coming, always good to see adventure and a nice change from the flying shenanigans....I am a keen viewer

[@Fireworks_are_Awesome]

I liked it. You guys are fun. Well done!

[@davew5383]

I lived there for a few months when I was around 3 years old back in the early 70's with my Mom and my Dad while my Dad was working on flight simulators at the base. I can remember seeing a block walled two room outhouse along side of the road with sand all the way up to the top of it around the sides and the back of it, I remember that we stopped to check it out and I still have pictures of it somewhere. Great Video👍🙂

[@geoffwilliams01]

So the reason they don't want you touching strange objects is because they fire live ordinance (think explosives) out there and sometimes it doesn't explode but could still be live. They're pretty good at going out and disarming any ordnance that may be outside of the range (designated area for blowing stuff up). Not saying that everything out there is live or that you could even find one that is, but its just better to think everything is live since the human body doesn't take well to explosions.

[@crazyunclebob6901]

Just do what you do. I enjoy all of your content.

[@idryfiretwentytwos]

That Asian writing translated "Epstein didn't kill himself"

[@YankeeinSC1]

beat me to it. "loosely translated"

[@greg778123]

😂

[@AuditorsUnited]

[@bonniefromtn7536]

😂

[@roadrunner1415]

Yes I injoyed the no flying video.....it was great....y'all keep up the great tour!....GOD BLESS

[@DRDJkoolade]

What’s up man! Super stoked to be watching your videos right now!!

[@louisxxvdefrance6741]

This was a fun video in its own right; something different. The two of you are just adorable together. :)

[@IcedTeaMain1]

I love seeing another upload from you :))

[@mikeolson6843]

In the late 50s my Dad trained at Ft. Bliss as a Nike Missile Radar Warrant Officer. We saw tests at White Sands Proving Grounds where they shot drones down with Nike Missiles. I was in the 3rd and 4th grades then.

[@arizonaguy7574]

If you are in the area, you might consider going a little further south of Tuscon and visiting the Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Bisbee areas.

[@justinpratt8632]

When on your trip west you should stop by Oatman, Arizona, this place has donkeys roaming route 66. You should make it there, and then on your way down route 66 to Jerome a ghost town. Love the vids

[@DBartWest]

Great suggestion Justin. Hopefully they will see it before passing there.

[@siyacer]

Execute Route 66

[@alexgonick]

Jerome is amazing!!!!!!!

[@GeekOfAllness]

I'm not really sure why people call Jerome a "ghost town". It's got plenty of living people in it. It's a tourist town since the miners all left, but not what I would think of as a ghost town. I was showing my mom videos of it a few days ago and everyone else was calling it a ghost town though. This drone video is pretty good for seeing how steep the hillside is, but I remember it feeling even steeper driving up in person. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3uah2uho6iGY5Y

[@justinpratt8632]

@@GeekOfAllness you are very correct, it is very steep and a great tourist attraction. Thanks for noticing the comment.

[@bikemed74]

White Sands is an amazing place! We rode saucer sleds there then went an hour east and rode them again in the snow!

[@prereed]

I think that was a range marker. The sands shift and the telephone poles anchor the sign. I was stationed at the mentioned Air Force base. It has had many different missions over the years. When I was there it was all about research and development. The rocket sled was an impressive sight. I understood that it was the Army that used the White sands as a missile range.

[@holdshortrunway27]

Hey Tucker n Jacqueline, We loved this adventure video, more National Parks or anything unusual, sometimes u just gotta push the envelope n get lost n u will find the best surprises ! Both your personalities r awesome , Jacqueline's really blossomed this time. Sand surfing was funny. Stay safe.

[@rileymoody9854]

You guys make me so happy when I see you two doing cute couple things, merry christmas!!

[@daemn42]

Besides just being a regular pole and high-vis marker that fell over, as others have pointed out, it looks like it would make a pretty good radar retro-reflector for low flying aircraft. Basically when you see the marker pass on the scope, you know it's safe to drop your training munitions and so forth.

[@deezynar]

You've probably gone through Tucson already, but if you are still there, you might want to take a tour of the air force aircraft storage facility. Last time you were here you flew over the storage yard for commercial aircraft in Marana, the small town just north of Tucson. The air force storage facility is far larger than the one in Marana. Unfortunately, you won't be able to fly over it because it is located on Davis Monthan Air Force base. But you can take a tour of it.

[@Homieskillet651]

Enjoyed the video! It was fun watching the shenanigans even without the flying.

[@jonathanstevens3644]

It translates : Those without toilet paper will have dirty fingers.

[@jaydenlee3969]

Not true

[@quotch9507]

Or a dirty bum 😂

[@baka75]

I really enjoyed the video. Keep them coming

[@Jiuhuashan]

Loved this video even with no flying. Looking forward to the next one.

[@hunyotiago1271]

Great content tucker as always. Wish ya safe adventures. More power to you bro.

[@jerrydelyea5820]

Loved it! I always enjoy watching you two whipper snappers out enjoying your life. Flying is great but there are so many cool adventures!! Happy holidays to you both and safe travels, from....that Canadian dude, Jerry Delyea CHEERS!

[@darkxxhimxxlight]

Make whatever you want. Flying. Not flying. National parks. A combination of it all. And longer 20+min vids are preferred. I just love your content. And personally, the mountain adventure gone wrong is my favorite non flying vids.

[@mannyamato247]

Very jealous of your travels but your videos are top notch. You guys be safe and keep doing What you guys do. 👍

[@wilmontagne546]

Yes! Enjoyed it.

[@myjakpntami]

Hey Tucker- I realize these videos are posted long after you're gone from a certain area so you might have moved on from Arizona already, but if you do happen to still be here you could check out flying around Picacho Peak. (pronounced Peak-ah-ch-oh) If I'm not working I could let you into a private site we fly from that is just south of the Superstitions. Great access to the mountain and plenty of room to launch. From there you could also check out the Renascence Festival site that is mostly uninhabited right now so you wouldn't be accused of flying over a congested area.

[@doctorj2280]

Keep them coming

[@neilolife]

Yeah, great vid! A break from flying is always cool.

[@totallyradjeff]

It's a marker that stands upright into the sand/ground! The fins stay upright so you can see them from a distance!

[@pleasestaysafe2787]

Liked it. You guys are great. Also I am from Deming New Mexico couple hours from there, but I've only been to White sands once.

[@Patrick-ol1sd]

If you make it near the Bakersfield California area. You should check out the Kern River Canyon.

[@KrisMartin70]

the wire thats wrapped around the pole is just a ground for lighting strikes.

[@john3Lee]

I love your videos Tucker, but they are always improved when they include Jaclyn !!

[@Ashphinchtersayswhat]

It said risky biscuits in Swahili

[@jacobclarke9019]

Visited the white sands of NM like maybe a year ago or so. Really awesome

[@markpellerin2768]

Love you guys! Jaclyn trying to slide down the hill on her stomach... Too funny! Definitely like all your adventures! But, please keep paramotoring the major portion of what you do.

[@jamesmason2291]

Yes do more of these kind of videos

[@scotted3140]

I’ve been to Yosemite, you guys will freak out.

[@davidbloxham4876]

I live near Yosemite. They do allow hang gliders but no paragliders. The hang gliders have a long history of safety there.

[@michaelkennedy2528]

@08:23, reminds me of the Slowski tortoise for Comcast "My whole body is a compass " lol. "Trust him" Jaclyn lol

[@brendankennedy6539]

Great video! I'm planning to go through training this year with team halo and have been watching many of your videos. Good stuff. One small piece of advice from a guy that's been married for 33 yrs. Never say your girlfriend looks like a sea lion! Lucky you lived to the next day. Keep up the good work.

[@All4Grogg]

Having jumped into McGregor Missile range just south of White Sands and just north of Fort Bliss (home of Air Defense Artillery). Saying this isn't a good place to fly is a bit of an understatement lol. Also as I'm sure you noticed half way up that hill, at over 4k in elevation with near zero humidity that air is THIN. Enough to have a effect on the flight characteristics of your wing. Hands down, the hardest I've ever hit the ground under a t10-d cute was near there. What you found is just a marker on it's side missing a light.

[@mrt9781]

The “missile /rocket” you found was a sign with a wood anchor that would have been buried in the sand.

[@repalmore]

I wonder if that might have been a radar reflector point for calibration of range. If it is it would have been setup upright. Not sure that is what it is though.

[@56932982]

The thing at 12:40 looks like a RADAR reflector.

[@renegade7370]

looks more like a transmitter, to warn vessels of the coast. reflectors traditionally look more like a 3 sided pyramid.

[@wickedwingslogos700]

Yes it is a radar reflector They're for aircraft performing embedded (self-contained) approaches utilizing their onboard radar. The reflectors are normally placed to define the landing threshold. Military fighter aircraft and some transport aircraft utilize these systems. The positives of these embedded approaches, commonly known as AILA (Airborne Instrument Landing Aid) is that there's no ground or airfield power required to run any ground systems (they're purely passive), and there's no signal(s) such as you'd have with ILS or VORTAC that can be jammed or destroyed in a hostile environment.

[@renegade7370]

@@wickedwingslogos700 ahhhhhh, the cord and shaped confused me so thx for enlightenment

[@wickedwingslogos700]

Thanks google

[@CappsFamilyFarm]

Looks like a waypoint marker that use to be planted in the ground. Wiring looks like its going to what used to be a light at the top of the pole.

[@parisire]

One of my favorite videos this one is.

[@flierbill]

Loved it ! More like this one !

[@K9_Leash_Holder]

Check out the white tanks west of Phoenix There is also a old Air Force strip off I-10 and verrado just south in buckeye, AZ

[@ddhsd]

Excellent audio quality I noticed that errie muffled sound thru my headphones, just like I have experienced at White Sands. Love this side trip I would go out of my way to do this route any chance I got.

[@norwayspotter26]

wasnt this the Boeing starliner landing location

[@GoSlash27]

Yes it was, the missile range to the north of them.

[@PPGGrandpa]

What a cool hiking adventure!!! I’m jelly!! Jaclyn was super cold after a spicy meal. Thanks for posting.

[@floorman92]

Yes, nonflying adventure vids are good too. Merry Christmas