Carlsbad Caverns II

Still....Wow! 

We've been to quite a few caves, but Carlsbad is amazing.  There is just so many different formations.  We took one tour, a lantern tour with no lighting except our candle lanterns (and an occasional use of our guide's flashlight).  It was good since we heard more about the history and he pointed out some interesting things in the cave.

But the fun ones were the self-guided tours.  You have to stay on the path, but you are allowed to walk and look at your own pace.  We walked the part we toured with lanterns first.  It's MUCH bigger when you can see the ceiling or look down at lower levels.  The cave doesn't have the miles of tunnels that Mammoth Cave has, but the rooms are immense.  There's no way I can take a picture of the size of the caves with my camera.

The second part was the Big Room that had more formations.  All I can say is if you ever have a chance to go to Carlsbad...do it!

BTW, we tried to go on a tour that has you crawling and climbing ropes, but they were all booked up.  That's even in their slower season.  Hopefully we can come back sometime to try it.  For now we're on our way to Dallas so I can fly out to a conference.