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| Lil Kevin this ones for you, we saw this chicken at our campground in Carlsbad, NM. though we already had dinner... |
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| While on our trip from Las Cruces, NM to Carlsbad, NM we had to pass thru Texas again. |
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| And back into New Mexico to Carlsbad |
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| Lovin the view from the captain's chair |
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| Wide Open Spaces... |
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| Just another mountain |
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| This bridge runs over a very dry river |
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| Entering El Paso, Texas |
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| Driving through mountain cut-throughs were common |
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| Inspection Station ~ again :) |
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| Guadalupe Mountains from a distance |
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| and up close |
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| Apparently this mountain range must be the highest elevation in Texas |
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| One of our fellow RVers had his sign out |
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| Danny's Place had the Best BBQ in Carlsbad, NM |
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| I had heard about these Caverns though they were still unbelievable |
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| The following pictures don't do justice to these caves |
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| We tried to show the enormacy of the space, though its difficult in a dark cave |
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| These names were given to different shapes of stalactite & stalagmites throughout the caverns |
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| Large Stalactites |
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| Queen's orchestra |
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| Crazy colors develop from dripping water |
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| Up close view of a stalactite growing |
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| This is how the original explorers accessed holes throughout the cave |
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| A little history |
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| This map shows the area of "The Big Room" it covers an area larger than 90 football fields and in some spots were 250' high |
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| These are the bats roosting upside down on the Caverns ceiling |
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| Unbelievable |
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| Stalagmites growing up towards the stalactites |
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| The water pooling under a growing stalagmite |
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| A large stalagmite nicknamed "Rock of Ages", it's about 100' tall & 10' diameter. |
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| Do you see the bearded mans face? |
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| Typical landscaping in this area of the country |
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| This viewing area is where visitors watch up to 400,000 bats exit the cave every evening at dusk |
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| This is the natural entrance that was originally used to discover the cave back in 1898. |
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| And is still used today, I took it and it drops 800ft in one mile of path. Pam & I originally accessed the Cavern by elevator. |
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| Original access hole looking out from the inside. |
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| A fire occurred in June 2011 and burned five miles radius around and leading up the the Cavern. |
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