Bats and Caves!
We are at Carlsbad, NM for a 2-night stay. The best part about this place was definitely the caverns! On the first night, we went to a bat viewing program where you look and see thousands of bats fly out of the cave at sunset and head south to find food. Because it was so early in the bat season, we did not see thousands, but we probably saw hundreds! They formed a spiral as they flew out of the cave and up into the night. The next day, we went to the cave again, but this time we got to explore. The place we were most excited to see was called the Big Room, where it is over 6 football fields, or 2 Empire State buildings long! In total, we walked over 2.5 miles, all underground. After the walk under, we took an elevator back up to the surface and then we drove back, the best part about the cave was that it was nice and cool under the ground and it felt really good after being in the hot sun all day. Overall I think these were the best caves we’ve been in so far on the trip.
Next stop Roswell NM, for my birthday!
Current leg: 51 miles
Total miles: 6736 miles