We’ve found Heaven in the Clouds | Exploring Cloudcroft New Mexico

[@DesertRatGardener]

Happy you came to Heaven On Earth, Cloudcroft, and enjoyed the beautiful hiking trails. IMO Black Bear Coffee Shop has the best coffee in the village. You did a great job explaining the train history. Good video of my heaven on earth area. Looking forward to seeing where else you explored. Safe travels.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Thanks so much! You are the one who put Cloudcroft on our radar and we were thrilled! If you ever make it to Durango, let us know! We have many suggestions of what to see! Maybe we could even meet up for a meal or something? Caio for now.

[@DesertRatGardener]

I'm so pleased you enjoyed Cloudcroft! Safe travels.

[@doloresjaramillo7809]

I loved watching your video. I live here in New Mexico but have never explored everything around Cloudcroft. We will definitely have to go and do some exploring. Thank you for your tour of your adventures. Loved it.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. Maybe it gave you a new favorite place to visit. We live in SW Colorado and have filmed many local adventures. If you are interested check out our playlist called Local Adventures : kzbin.info/aero/PLFWHEDkCWKfR5ZntyZupAWEzQxrmkE3OU Maybe we'll see you out there...

[@margieest7424]

We love it we go every weekend

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Nice!

[@lindagorgacz3815]

Nice video. A couple of our favorite places. White Sands & Cloudcroft. A few years ago, we spent most of the summer camped high in the National Forest at close to 9,000 feet. Boon-docking. Several times we woke up to a herd of elk surrounding our little camper. And the humming birds are wonderful. We visit Cloudcroft often - only live about 2 hours away.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

That sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience. We're so glad you enjoyed the video.

[@normalyme28]

First time viewing, glad you both popped up Hope to make a trip to Cloud Croft

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Gosh! We're glad we popped up too! We loved our visit to Cloud Croft! Hope you join us on our current travels to the NW where we've been filming the Oregon Coast - mist, fog, seals and sea lions, even a coyote strolling the beach. Thanks for watching! K

[@sizzlelitt8846]

Thanks❤❤❤

[@ClarityOffGrid]

You're welcome 😊

[@markmclaughlin1165]

Having recently moved to Cloudcroft, I appreciate this video. The people of Cloudcroft really are great friendly people. A good dog friendly town. My friends Herr own Burro Street Exchangr and Burro Street Trading Post. I get to work at Mad Jack's Mountain Top BBQ..

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Lucky you! Thanks for watching and posting such a nice comment!

[@luludee1300]

Your video just popped up in my feed and I watched because I live in the area. I'm embarrassed to admit I've never walked that Rails to Trails switchback trail, and now i know that crossing over 82 is part of it. Many years I've wondered what that went to 😆 Thanks for showing a local something new! Always good to get fresh eyes 😊 Hope you all caught one of our spectacular sunsets while you were here!

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Welcome aboard! We're so glad you found our video and that it was beneficial. I live in the town I was born and raised in and I'm still learning about new places. We loved our stay in Cloudcroft - especially the folks who live there.

[@cfaves6401]

Love the Absolute Bakery t-shirt. Remember “old hippies don’t die, they bake!” One of my favorite bakery’s of all time! Originally I’m from Durango and just moved to Las Cruces for school and the heat has me looking for the mountains already! Found Cloudcroft during my research and yours was the first video I clicked on. Thanks for the tour:)

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Thanks for watching! Glad our helped you find CoudCroft. Don’t think we’d survive Las Cruces in summer. Good luck with school. We made a video in Las Cruces on that trip. 😎

[@LoneStarSwirl]

Chelsea, Drake and I are heading up to Cloudcroft up from Sugar Land, TX the week before Christmas for a short "Winter-Get-Away". Love you guys! Thanks for the video!

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Sounds great! Have fun! Thanks for watching. That's what keeps us going. 🤗

[@Channelsofchange1]

Hi guys, great video! Me and my husband actually have a cute cottage/cabin there in the Village, we have been going there since our childhood as we grew up about an hour and a half away and also my husband was the Navy recruiter in Alamo for a couple of years in the 90's. This will be our retirement place in a couple of years, for now we go there about four to five times a year and more if possible. Mountain magic is my favorite little store, also love the tea shop and the Burro St Bakery has my favorite pies anywhere! Don't forget Mad Jacks BBQ, best Texas BBQ anywhere! The Brewery is excellent as well and yes the best part are the people! Safe travels.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

How wonderful! You picked a lovely place to retire. Glad you liked the video - we certainly loved our visit and were moved my the kindness of the townspeople.

[@OurRetiredLife]

Loved everything about this video. Seeing the gorgeous white sands views, the lovely town of Cloudcroft, and especially hearing that you've reach 10K!!! We are so happy for you!!

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Ohhh! Thank you guys so much. We really appreciate your friendship and all your support ❤️😊. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ingridbond3432]

a great to start my day with such a nice video. i left wdc in 1995 for santa fe, nm, which, back then, was a 180 (more like cloud croft) from what it became (is now). i think it could be said that cloud croft is isolated enough to maintain it's special nm brand of aloha :) so very good to see/feel - exactly what made me fall in love with nm back in the 90s. ty.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Thank you Ingrid for your sweet comment. Glad we could share this little bit of heaven. XO

[@sandraecker6463]

Thanks for sharing the the community of Cloudcroft with your views. It looks like a wonderful area to check out. Where did you camp?

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Hi Sandra. Thank you for watching! We camped in some dispersed forest service land. Just past the Deer Head Campground south of town make a left up the paved road then turn right on the first forest service unpaved road past the group campsite about 1/4 mile. Up that road a ways is a less established FS road that goes off to the left. We went up there and found many dispersed sites. Not too busy but there were campers in some of the sites. The Deer Head FS Campground opened for the season while we were there. Not sure how busy it gets but also looked good for those not comfortable driving up the FS roads. We had no trouble in our FWD van with no 4x4. Have a great time if you decide to go there. We checked in at one of the sites on IOverlander if you have the app.

[@dannykirby7425]

There’s also a bridal veils fall near Spanish forks Utah and also one near index Washington. 👍

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Yes indeed. There are many. We filmed the one near Index a couple of years ago. We'll have to check out the one near Spanish Forks.

[@GEORGEBROWN-vc6lq]

There's one near Valdez, Alaska too!@@ClarityOffGrid

[@ClarityOffGrid]

@@GEORGEBROWN-vc6lq 🎉New bucket list shot! Thanks

[@janitoronfire]

19:50 Bigger Pockets

[@ClarityOffGrid]

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[@janitoronfire]

@@ClarityOffGridthe same music as the earlier bigger pockets videos 😅

[@janitoronfire]

I watched a video about your earthship this morning and realized that I had watched your channel before. Small world.

[@CarrieMtn]

I had avoided white sands last week because I had my yellow lab. I’ll put it back on my list. I’ve also be curious about cloud Croft. Thanks for this video.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Definitely put White Sands on your list. Go when it’s cool. 😎

[@CarrieMtn]

@@ClarityOffGrid I had purchased your book months ago and have started reading it. Super inspiring! I’m considering buying a 100 yo Adobe home. Any other book suggestions for a woman starting a big project like this?

[@nicolakraemer4712]

Thank you for your super beautiful photos and video. I love the sky in New Mexico - it seems like you really are a bit closer to heaven than anywhere else. You two are so cute together. Do you visit Acoma as well? I've been there four times because I love it. Have a super wonderful time and enjoy it. And thank you for sharing with us. Best wishes for today. PS: A really great photo of your dog in White Sands♥.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

You are very welcome. Thank so much for watching our videos and leaving comments. It makes our day and keeps us going.

[@livesoutdoors1708]

Was there 35 years ago. Boy has it changed.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

I bet! Like everywhere.

[@burkejones8277]

This is great information. We are going there next spring on our annual camping/turkey hunting trip. I was wondering if there was a pizza/brewery in the area. Thanks.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Glad our video was helpful. Oh yes! There's a brewery and pizza place there. I thought we showed it in our video... yes, check out 10:00 were we go to Cloudcroft Brewing Company. Let us know if you like it. Happy travels.

[@RV_Chef_Life]

Cool, just saw a work camping ad for a campground there and was wondering what the area was like. I think the elevation would be pretty hard on us unfortunately

[@ClarityOffGrid]

It's a cool place!

[@dannykirby7425]

I think it’s perfectly fine videoing in all parks, just not flying a drone.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Sadly, that not the case. If you're interested in the details, we talk more about it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5TQh3xuls2getU ( Could this Law the the end of our channel?) Thanks for watching!

[@scottd2063]

....there's also a bridal veil falls in the Columbia river gorge.....

[@ClarityOffGrid]

I'm sure you're correct. I think there are many throughout the US if not the world. Thanks for watching!

[@katehutto6004]

Your video gave me an idea for next season when I am in southern AZ-not so far from Cloudcroft. Where did you camp? Was it dispersed camping? It was a beautiful video!

[@ClarityOffGrid]

I think you’ll love it! Lots and lots of beautiful dispersed camping. We use the iOverlander App to find camping.

[@shaunhall960]

I was just curious why you have an aversion to National Parks?

[@livesoutdoors1708]

Dog restrictions.

[@livesoutdoors1708]

And you might have to pay to get in.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Good question. We have visited NPs since we were kids, but they have become really crowded in the last few years. A couple videos back we talked about the crazy filming restrictions currently in NPs. They also don’t allow dogs on the trails ( which we understand) but prefer places where we can take Jessie.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

We don’t mind supporting NPs,but with a senior pass we have free access to the park.

[@bobsctx8166]

Good video, but why did you revert to only photos and not video? Use your iPhone video camera if you don’t have a GoPro handy.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

We explained this at 1:31 in the video. Basically, we can't film in a National Park without a permit (which is very expensive and prohibitive to acquire as a small channel.) It IS legal to take photographs and place them in a video - go figure. It takes much more effort to take and edit enough photos to tell the same story we could tell with video. That's the game right now. If you want to learn more about this, you can check out a video where we go into details about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5TQh3xuls2getU Thanks for watching and taking the time to ask.

[@dallenson9844]

I have seen other videos about videos In National Parks and it appears that because of a law suit it is ok to film in NPS. Liked the still shots but check about being able to take videos in National Parks!

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Thanks for your interest in filming in NP. Sadly, the pendulum swung back the other way this fall. If you are interested in the situation, I have some links to videos in the description. There is legislation proposed that would include allowing creators to film on public lands, so we'll keep you posted if the situation changes.

[@schadlarry]

I'm in Las Cruces for a couple years now and have been to Cloudcroft just once. That campsite looked pretty cool, was it a primitive site? Could you just give a general location, like which FS road maybe. Thanks.

[@ClarityOffGrid]

I can't remember the road. We use the app, iOverlander to find camping spots. That's how we founds the places we stayed near CloudCroft.

[@visionsbydean]

Curious, why can't you video in the park?

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Good question. Current law doesn't allow any filming in the National Parks without a permit (which is nearly impossible to get for small creator) for anyone who may make any money from it or post it on any platform that may money from it. Several KZbin channels have been fined $1000's for filming using the same equipment used by any park visitor, ie phones, typical hand held cameras, and a tripod. If you want to learn more about this you can check out this video by KZbinr Deven Jovey at kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzJeX-FZrimaqs

[@deborahisrael4989]

No recipe for your sweetbread? 😚

[@ClarityOffGrid]

If only we had a recipe... Matt creates these yummy treats without recipes.

[@deborahisrael4989]

@@ClarityOffGrid 😊

[@Iamthechozun]

Matt Do you mind me asking your age. We look around the same age and I'm wondering if I could handle all the activity like you do. I have no medical conditions and not overweight.😁

[@ClarityOffGrid]

Hi Tim, Matt says it's okay to let you know that he is 68. We both grew up in active families, and my parents were full time ski instructors into their 70's and 80's. It's never too late to start! Be smart, take it slow. Good luck!