Carlsbad Travel Blogs

Tonight we are in Carlsbad, NM. we pulled in to the Best Western, which was a big nice place and found that a they were fully booked, and so were two other places. On the third try we found the Days Inn and they had rooms available.  What would make this a busy place on a Monday night?  …

What is "Spelunking"?  The real difference between caving and spelunking is caving is like Carlsbad Caverns….they have lights and paths made for you and spelunking has none of that so when you go into caves you have to take your own equipment, lights, repel, head and knee gear, food & wa…

I was sooo excited to take the 4 hour caving tour on Saturday where you get to crawl around the cave off the trails.  And then I was soooo bummed when I found out the tour was sold out - in fact, they sell out a month in advance!  I wish the website would have mentioned that!  I almo…

We awoke early this morning with all the excitement of Summer Camp.  With check-in not being until 12:30pm, we had plenty of time to explore.  The early morning hours (before 8am) where spent taking adantage of all the in-park activities (pool, petting zoo, turtle habitats, playgrounds, b…

In order to assure he wouldn't miss me too much on my year abroad, my dad and I planned a roadtrip. 40 hours together in a little car ought to do the trick. The second half of our trip was from Houston to Santa Fe, via Carlsbad, NM. Amazingly enough, there's not a lot to see in West Texas or easter…

This is truly one of the Wonders of the World. 3 miles long and 800 feet below ground you will find a transformed world. This was definitely a spectacular display of earth's artistry. At sundown you will see a silhouette of 200,000 bats coming out for a nights feast.

Oh all journies that i would confess that have changed my life around it was coming to New Mexico. It was one of those decisions that if i didnt go then i would have gone on with my life in WV, but i took a chance. Thats all it takes, you got to take risks cuz if not, then nothin happens!

Carlsbad Caverns is a must see for anyone interested in seeing a wonder of the world before "they kick the bucket" I made it a day trip by taking off from Las Cruces and it took approx.3 hours to make it. We decided to take the hiking route down and take the elevator up. The hike down is an hour full of huge limestone formations that are still growing. During the summer time, at dusk there is an amphitheater where you may sit and watch thousands of bats flying out of the cave to hunt at night!

After walking down approximately 750 feet down into the natural entrance, you enter a trail leading through these magnificent caves, full of beautiful towers, crystals, formations, and dark pools of water. It makes you feel as if you are on another planet, or have entered a science-fiction novel!

Ok so it's not some exotic far off land but, this is some of the most amazing scenery I have ever seen. Here in our very own backyard! Some of these places are nothing more than a town to pass by on the way to a more exciting place for most people. However I see much beauty in these places, to me these are the heart and soul of America.

Trip through Texas, Old Mexico border town, New Mexico and briefly through Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.

It may be far for you, but my back yard is the GREAT Southwest! I've been to many places around here but since it is home...I forget to write about the adventures. And there have been many! I'll try to get some posted so if you stumble upon them, you might find helpful tips and info :) Hugs! Soni

Saw some bats fly out the cave the evening before then walked roudn the limestone caves dark and cold and crap pictures result. After that drove to Santa Fe where we picted tents and in town had mexican food and some famous guy aleggedly called Jim Altman/Aldman and his band who have been on BBC Ra…

Nancy's cousin, Ricky, and his wife, Carla, and their daughter, Mikayla met us in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  They're from Texas.  The caverns were amazing--We went 750 feet underground to the caverns!  It was very cool about 56 degrees fahrenheit.  These caverns were once all undern…

My wife Abby and I took a 15 day cruise to Hawaii from San Diego, CA in March 2009. It was wonderful! I've also posted some of my pictures from various trips.