Carlsbad Caverns

On the way to the caverns we had to travel through West Texas. It was a warm dry day, the sun was intense, even more so then in Arizona. This road was desolate, only passing a few cars here and there. The clouds were amazing. It just makes you think about how different the regions in America can be. The landscape seemed endless, and the vastness of place could make you feel as though you were just a speck in a petri dish.  

Finally we made it Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. I've been wanting to visit the caverns since I was a kid. Luckily I have an awesome partner that was just as eager as me  to go there. We entered the caves through the natural entrance that took us below the earth about 800ft. The descent was amazing, I believe we walked about a mile and half down a very steep descent till we reached the main room that was littered with stalactites and stalagmites, to say the least, it was amazing. Is was as if we had entered an extraterritorial world.  

The chill and dampness in the air created an atmosphere that was a little creepy, but at the same time it was a relief from the heat that was outside.  

 The day we left Carlsbad a storm system moved in. Thunder, lightning, and rain. It moved across New Mexico and Texas. This photo was on the plains across west Texas, although I'm sure that is New Mexico in the background. 

As we entered Carlsbad we had to pass through the Guadalupe National Park in Tx. This is Texas's highest point at over 8000 ft. David wants to climb it. It was beautiful peak and I wish we had time to explore it.