October 31, 2019
Both Julie and I really wanted to visit Carlsbad Caverns. This was my third or fourth time but Julie's first. We decided to hike in through the natural entrance and explore the big room. As usual we ended up hiking alone and then meeting back up afterwards.
I was a wonderful afternoon. Now we only have another one hundred fifteen caves to go to see all the underground of Carlsbad Caverns.
We left just before closing time and made the long drive to our campsite at Monahan Sandhills State Park, where we set up in the dark and ate a late supper. The following morning, we had to pack Julie to fly home, before taking a quick look at the park. Soon we were back in the car for another long trip to San Antonio, followed by a few more hours of driving to Garner State Park to meet my daughter. It was again dark by the time I found my daughter's campsite.
Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you Opt Outside. I'd love to hear about your outings with you and your friends. Use the comments to tell me, or give me a link to your blog.
In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Both Julie and I really wanted to visit Carlsbad Caverns. This was my third or fourth time but Julie's first. We decided to hike in through the natural entrance and explore the big room. As usual we ended up hiking alone and then meeting back up afterwards.
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| Julie was really looking to this visit |
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| We started through the natural entrance which has a whole seating area in front of it for the evening bat fly-out. Bats had migrated to Mexico before we arrived |
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| At the start of the hike down into the cave |
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| This was taken in the last bit of natural light before going down too deep to see outside light |
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| Many of the more specular formations were lit |
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| Awesome |
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| Nature can get a lot done in 4-6 million years |
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| Massive structures with delicate stalactites |
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| So many kinds of structures |
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| WOW |
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| Pillars |
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| The interaction of water and minerals over millions of years is totally amazing |
I was a wonderful afternoon. Now we only have another one hundred fifteen caves to go to see all the underground of Carlsbad Caverns.
We left just before closing time and made the long drive to our campsite at Monahan Sandhills State Park, where we set up in the dark and ate a late supper. The following morning, we had to pack Julie to fly home, before taking a quick look at the park. Soon we were back in the car for another long trip to San Antonio, followed by a few more hours of driving to Garner State Park to meet my daughter. It was again dark by the time I found my daughter's campsite.
Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you Opt Outside. I'd love to hear about your outings with you and your friends. Use the comments to tell me, or give me a link to your blog.
In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
This was an amazing adventure and I look forward to many more with you.
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