DAY 1 - Traveling to Carlsbad
Long but easy drive from Santa Fe to Carlsbad.
The terrain was mostly flat and we lost about 4,000 feet in elevation - gradually.
Leaving Santa Fe
We really enjoyed our time here!
Miles of grazing land for cattle
We even saw several herds of antelope
And when we got to the Roswell area, we were surprised with all the agriculture!
We are headed back to Roswell in a few days - more on that then.
We were surprised to learn that Carlsbad is mostly a oil community
Lots of muddy trucks everywhere!!
DAY 2 - Carlsbad Caverns
The road to Carlsbad Caverns
Note: There is no way to capture the beauty of the caverns in a photo!!
We decide to walk down the Natural Entrance trail. 1 1/4 miles straight down!!
You can see the cave swallows flying
So many types of formations!
A geologist's dream!
We finally get to the bottom and there is so much more to see!
A self-guided tour to The Big Room
Our new friends - Jack & Jan
They are traveling with our RV caravan
I bet you can guess what Tom said about this formation!
I'm sure Steven Spielberg got some his inspiration from these formations
An underground lake
The King's Room - Guided Tour
Someone in our group had a blue flashlight. I got a couple of unique pictures.
This was the lunch room - underground.
Thank goodness there was an elevator to get back to the surface or
I would still be down there!
An exhausting but awesome day!
DAY 3 - A visit to the Living Desert State Park
After yesterday, we needed something a little less strenuous!
A view of Carlsbad.
Our companions for this part of the trip - Denis & Vivian
Our favorites
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