Carlsbad Caverns

 

The natural cave opening where the bats fly out of at dusk. We were able to watch this happening. We were not allowed to use our cameras because it is too distracting to the bats. We all just sat there in silence and let the bats fly. It was amazing. They came out in swarms of 50 - 100 at a time and it lasted about 25 minutes. The bats are Mexican Free-Tailed Bats.

This one is called the Witches Broom. If you look on the right you can see it. This is located in the Papoose Room off the King's Palace Room.







This formation is called "Rock of Ages". It is massive.

Lion's Tail

Chinese Theater

  This trip was a walk down memory lane for Alan. He spent a summer here in Carlsbad, NM when he was 10 years old. We spent time driving around trying to locate the places that he remembered. Down by the Pecos River there had been a rope swing that would drop you in the water, a Merry Go Round, and a slide that would also dump you in the water. All of those have been removed, however, they have created a place where families can have a picnic, take a ride on a paddle boat, water ski and just play in the water.













We also drove to Roswell, NM to see the Museum dedicated to the UFO landing in 1947. Here are just a few photos from the museum.