Saturday, April 12, 2008

Carlsbad Caverns

Bil and the cave signs warning of difficulty of the walk. we walked about 3 miles in the caves.

the cave and starlings - the bats are just starting to come back from Mexico.

the cave opening from the inside.

a look down the path and into the cave.

the dolls theater

the hall of giants

the green walls are cause from the minerals

the path down into the cave

From the top to the bottom- almost touching.

the map of the big room with the distance to each.

more formations and colors in the cave.


The Lions Tail, notice the popcorn type for the pompom of the tail.
One of the underground ponds in the painted grotto.
Another of the painted grotto.

One of the big ones.

A look into the big room.
One of the views into the Big Room.
A Ladder used by the original discoverers. It goes to the lower room a place we no longer can get to.
Into the Whales mouth.

Called The Rock of Ages as it is a very old formation.

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