Carlsbad , New Mexico

After settling into a campground, we took the Road Runner for a spin around the town. The Riverwalk Drive was beautiful along the Pecos River. Thanks to the driver (ahem) we didn't find the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. (Something to see if we ever get back here!)


We found on the Carlsbad Caverns website that one needed reservations to do some of the tours in the Carlsbad Caverns and that all tours were full. We figured maybe if we go early in the morning, we just might get lucky. So off we go at 8 A.M. the 20 miles to the Caverns. Lady luck must have been smiling on us as we were able to get 3 tickets for the King's Palace tour at 10 A.M. That gave us an hour's wait so we decided to do the Big Room self guided tour which was 1.3 miles long. We figured we could do it easily in a hour. Fantastic!! But we were left with very few minutes to spare before our guided tour began. This was another 1.5 mile walk, and a bit steep in places. The walk was worth it!! Do you know how it feels to be sitting in a cave in total darkness? You will have to give it a try. One can not see their hands in front of them. I am having trouble uploading some pictures we took in the Caverns. I have decided I need a better camera with better lenses. This little Kodak digital just doesn't "Get 'R Done"!



You can bet the Terrific Threesome weren't so terrific after hiking at least 3 miles! Good exercise though. Heading out to Silver City, NM to visit another Rialta owner friend tomorrow. With any luck, I will try again to upload the pics. See you tomorrow.