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Carlsbad Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Carlsbad, United States
Carlsbad Caverns and more
Leaving Fort Davis we again returned to a trek across the Chihuahuan desert. The first part of the trip had some nice large ranches and then we crossed I 10. We had not been able to find out much about Pecos TX and now we know ...
Carlsbad, NM, Amarillo, TX 7-8-11
... town. The best time to visit anywhere is early in the am before the crowds show up. What can I say about the Carlsbad Caverns that hasn't already been said. They are amazing, awesome and fantastic all at he same time. I took a ...
Best darn memoribilia museum ever
Today I am devoting this whole blog to the most wonderful collection of memoribilia that I have ever seen. At exit 369 of I-40, about 3 miles from the Texas border, you will find Russell's Truck and Travel Center. Inside is a ...
Caving in Carlsbad, New Mexico
... local farmers. Bat droppings, called guano, make great fertilizer, too. From 1903 to 1923, miners sacked and sold guano from Carlsbad Cavern. Today, the guano piles are home for a unique ecosystem of insects and microbes. The bats sleep on the ceiling ...
Made it to New Mexico - Red or Green?
We left San Antonio about 8am this morning and made it to Carlsbad, NM late afternoon. Off to see Carlsbad Caverns tomorrow morning. Highlight of the day was our picnic stop at a rest area outside of Sheffield, Texas that was full of birds, including a ...
May 17, 2012
After lunch we traveled to the “Living Desert Zoo and Gardens” State Park here in Carlsbad. It was a beautiful facility featuring the plants, birds and wildlife of the Chihuahuan Desert, where we spent all afternoon. ...
Carlsbad Caverns
Not more than a few days ago we decided to check out these Carlsbad Caverns and I'm glad we did. We wanted to see more than the standard "self guided routes" so I had booked this Lower Cave tour, in advance, for Friday at 1pm. Not too ...
Roadtrip Day 3 - Carlsbad Caverns
... before. Drove from our motel in White City (so small there isn't even a plot for it on the map). Carlsbad Caverns is David Attenborough material, between March and October all the bats come in and out to roost but obviously we missed that ...
850' Below The Surface
Pretty amazing place We decided to take the self guided tour of the "Big Room" Caverns discovered by a 16 year old boy in the 20's-amazing he could find his way in and out. ...
Last day, Legoland, legs so sore!
Am so very tired, too tired to type...spent the day at Legoland, almost no queues all day which was great, but lots and lots of walking. Sunny day there, but not too hot and not too cold either - I think we picked the perfect day for it. J&K ...
Nat. Park #7
I had a great time at National Park #7, Carlsbad Caverns. I have been to Mammoth Caves, but comparing them would be like apples and oranges. While Mammoth was created by a river eating away the limestone, Carlsbad was formed by ...
Down into the Caverns
We decided to go here first since the weather started out cold and rainy. When your in the Caverns the rain doesn't matter. Great choice! Except the for the confusion with the part construction and the shuttle buses, we enjoyed seeing how ...
Natural Beauty
... we wear now? Definitely a surprise that it changed so quickly, guess that's because we are in the mountains now. We arrived at the Carlsbad Caverns around 11am. We have a few stops to make today so we told the guy at the desk, we only have a couple ...
Carlsbad/Alamorado
... quickie motels, dollar store, Hampton Inn, Walmart(!)… Il y a du monde, de lav ie, des communautés partout. Carlsbad Caverns. Pour y arriver, 7 milles dans une belle route bien pavée et panoramique, à travers les montagnes ...
The land down under - way under.
We arrived at the caverns at 8am hoping to be the first in, so I guess there is a reason to get up really early! We were the very first to descend into the cavern and it was so amazing. The complete stillness and lack of sound was like nothing else ...
We explore the caves, watch for bats and walk
We left Roswell and proceeded to Carlsbad National Park. The caves/caverns were many and huge, with miles of trails, well lite and very beautiful. First we took a guided tour for two hours through The Kings Palace, The queens room and other ...
Antarctica in New Mexico?
... I see Antarctica just about everywhere I go, but in this case, it was Kathryn that found Antarctica, and not me. It was in Carlsbad Caverns, part of our National Park binge. Suffice to say, we were impressed—we were over 850 feet below the surface, ...
Aliens exist?
Not much to report today. Drove from Durango to Carlsbad, stopping in Roswell. All the UFO stuff closed at 5:00. Spending the night at a former Comfort Inn for about half of the Priceline rate. Goes to show it's sometimes better to ask a person than a ...
Some of the Caverns were familiar
... for the next couple days so will stick with that idea. We looked through the interpretive exhibits at the Carlsbad Caverns and watched a Discovery Channel video about a few caves in the US. There was also new information about a very large ...
A real Ahhh!!!! Day
Well... went to Carlsbad Cavens National Park... Wasn't to sure on going down, but once you get into the elevator and discent 800 ft below ground you change your mind and check your shorts real fast. We had a once in a life time adventure.. Pic to ...
May 15, 2012
... campground and like most in the southwest is mostly gravel and dirt. After setting up camp we headed back to the “Carlsbad Caverns National Park” in Whites City, having dinner at a Mexican restaurant along the way, to view at dusk the ...
Youth Group Show
Did some interactive activities with the kids. It was the kickoff for their confirmation ...
March Update on Jeff
Finally- a few photos of Jeff as he continues to work on his mobility at Project Walk. He has been there for 7 weeks with 10 more weeks to go, and is pleased with the progress he is making. He was doing 1 legged squats yesterday! Tiffany ...
We have AC!
We pulled into a Walmart parking lot around 8 or 9pm in the town of Carlsbad. It was hot and I had to get out the twin generators and tether them together, using this setup I picked up in Albuquerque, to run our AC all night. This system ...
Legoland
So after a relaxing stay on Balboa Island, we headed down PCH and then I-5 to Legoland in Carlsbad. Crazy expensive for what you get, but we were able to get Pookie in for free and me in for $10 off with coupons and AAA and shit. What's a reasonable ...
Windy but nice
Arrived at the Carlsbad campground, 18 miles north of Carlsbad and very much closer to the town of Artesia. Left Canyon Lake TX at 8am and had a hard 8 hour slog on I 10 west to Fort Stockton, where we turned north through Pecos TX (Judge ...
Home sweet Home
... 1,000 miles staying in Vail, Colorado. Left Vail, Colorado on Thursday morning and finished the remainder of some 1,000 to Carlsbad, California at 19:29 Home sweet Home. For now....... View pics at ...
Caves!
Wowweeee - You start by taking an elevator 750 feet underground, which luckily only takes about 58 seconds because as you descend you do start to consider if this is a wise idea. I mean are average people like me supposed to be walking around 750 feet ...
UFO Museum & Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
Went to the Roswell UFO museum this morning, absolutely amazing but still none the wiser ( was there a UFO?). Called in at Carlsbad Caverns, after having worked at Jenolan Caves in NSW for a couple of years & done quite a few tours of their caves, we ...