Green Heart Adventure Underground - Carlsbad Caverns, NM
As our journey continues to the West, we arrive at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Becoming one of our favorite places to visit, the National Parks, are true treasures we want to preserve and treasure for generations to come.
The parks admission fees vary at each park. Some parks are free others require an admission. We found The America the Beautiful Annual Pass to be a perfect choice for our family. For an annual price of $80.00 we are able to visit any of the 2,000 federal recreation sites.
For More information visit :
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm
As we descended down 900 feet down, we were anxious to see what was waiting for us below. Upon arriving you enter into a large room, the Main Corridor, you then enter into the Big Room. It is for lack of better terms, HUGE. It is hard to grasp you are under the earth.
We took a self guided 1.25 mile hike though the cave system. The formations we enormous. Many of the formations were named, but the kids enjoyed naming them as well. We saw everything from stalagmites, to stalactites, cave pools, and cave popcorn.
Known first to bats, and then Native Americans for shelter, in 1898 a young cowboy began to explore the cave system. He made wooden ladders, and used a latern made from a coffee pot to start to explore the caves. In 1930 Carlsbad Cavern became a National Park.
The next day Dustin was able to hike into the cave via the Natural Entrance. The descend is about 800 feet in one mile.
Take our advice. Go. Go somewhere unspoiled my man. You will not be disappointed by visiting Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Becoming one of our favorite places to visit, the National Parks, are true treasures we want to preserve and treasure for generations to come.The parks admission fees vary at each park. Some parks are free others require an admission. We found The America the Beautiful Annual Pass to be a perfect choice for our family. For an annual price of $80.00 we are able to visit any of the 2,000 federal recreation sites.
For More information visit :
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm
As we descended down 900 feet down, we were anxious to see what was waiting for us below. Upon arriving you enter into a large room, the Main Corridor, you then enter into the Big Room. It is for lack of better terms, HUGE. It is hard to grasp you are under the earth.
We took a self guided 1.25 mile hike though the cave system. The formations we enormous. Many of the formations were named, but the kids enjoyed naming them as well. We saw everything from stalagmites, to stalactites, cave pools, and cave popcorn.
Known first to bats, and then Native Americans for shelter, in 1898 a young cowboy began to explore the cave system. He made wooden ladders, and used a latern made from a coffee pot to start to explore the caves. In 1930 Carlsbad Cavern became a National Park.
The next day Dustin was able to hike into the cave via the Natural Entrance. The descend is about 800 feet in one mile.
Take our advice. Go. Go somewhere unspoiled my man. You will not be disappointed by visiting Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
We spent a night in Carlsbad a week ago, with the intent of going in the cave, but ran out of time sandwiched between two big mandatory commuting days.
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