Carlsbad Cavern Lower Cave Tour

April 24, 2008
Morning at BLM then, went on Lower Cave tour with Rangers Terry and Beth. It was a moderately strenuous tour starting with a decent down a 10-foot flowstone slope using a knotted rope for support. Then we climbed down 50-feet of ladders into the darkness. We were rewarded with beautiful formations, cave pools with cave pearls, and a wonderful walk and crawl underground.


We waited in the parking lot for the bat exit; we made some dinner and Will practiced on the guitar while Kathy sang along. The sunset and we waited. One bat was all we saw flying zigzagging through the sky looking for bugs, nothing like the thousands that came out the other night.

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Anonymous said…
I was flipping through the travel channel yesterday and they had a program about the top 10 wonders of the west. They had a segment on Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. I called Robert in the room to show him that you were just there and there were pictures on your blog too.

They said every year they have volunteers come in and dust of the rock formations and walk ways and they get over 15 lbs of lint. You don't really think about it but all the people that walk through the caves do drop pieces of fuzz, hair and dried skin particles. Hmmm....

They also showed all the bats flying out at night to get food.....just like you said and have pictures of.

Have you been to:
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
The Badlands is home to the world's richest fossil beds from the 23-25 million-year-old Oligocene era.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Water erosion from rain created the monoliths and "hoodoos" visible in the park today.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The canyon is by definition a void of land, yet it has become a tangible "thing," filling people with hope and wonder, and the itch to explore.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Formed by volcanoes, Yellowstone is quite possibly the grandest example of a national park.

Zion National Park, Utah The colorful canyons and rock formations that have made Zion so attractive to tourists were shaped over time by the Virgin River

Arches National Park, Utah
10:40 PM, May 17, 2008
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