Days 39-40: Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mtns

Thursday, June 3rd - Friday, June 4th

• There's a reason that the park isn't called Carlsbad Caves -the place is huge. Beautiful formations, 70-foot tall ceilings, a bat flight at sunset (like the one at Austin), and a 56 degree temperature were all reasons we enjoyed spending time 800 feet below the surface of the earth this week.

• We camped 2 nights at Guadalupe Mountains National Park (just south of the caverns) and on Friday morning decided we might as well hike 4 miles up a little mound that happens to be the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet above sea level. We left early enough in the morning to escape most of the heat - and then quickly booked it over to Carlsbad Caverns for the 2nd day in a row to cool off.

• It's tough to take pictures in caves - but Jennifer had fun trying.