Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns is better than all the other caverns I've been to during my lifetime. End of rave! A must see!



The highway sign for the cavern is the same as it was in the days of "Leave it to Beaver". We had lunch there and give it a 4 star, farm to fork recommendation.


Once you leave the highway there's a 7 mile climb up through Walnut Canyon to get to the Cavern. A bonus we didn't expect!


The natural cave entrance looking up, way up! Down we go, 750 feet down a 20 percent grade to reach the bottom. We walked about 3 miles today, underground!



Ranger Martha



Mmmm??? Stalagmite or stalactite? Tights fall down, right?


Some cave formations are most unusual.

4 comments:

  1. Wow, very interesting...I have never seen any RV Blogs with Jim Kunstler on their blog roll!
    Love it !
    I too follow his postings,
    as well as The Automatic Earth. Do you read Illargi & Stoneleigh ( Nicole Foss ) ?

    Also Gen at Market Ticker, but sometimes hard to wade through all his tickers.

    Best regards,
    Kelly

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  2. Kelly,

    Thank you for your comment and the blog names that you follow. We will check them out. Martha and I have been following your travels for over a year now and love it; Al's great photos too! Your travel stories helped us make the decision to sell up and ship out. We're two months on the the road now and love it. I hope we cross paths. Merry Christmas from Benson, AZ!

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  3. Nicole has a good ( but a little un-nerving) post at The Automatic Earth.

    Are you at the SKP Park in Benson?

    Kelly

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  4. Automaticearth is a good read, thanks!

    Actually we are south of Benson, in St David.

    Terry

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