After hearing about Carlsbad Caverns for years and years, Cutie and Misty finally visited the amazing caves this year. It was truly impressive and lived up to our expectations.
This is the entrance to the cavern.
We walked down and took the elevator up. When we finally arrived at the bottom, we were glad that we did it in that order because the walk down took longer than we anticipated. We took a snack break at the cafe and gift shop in the main room, where we sent postcards back home with post marks from Carlsbad. How cool that there's a post office at the caverns?!
soda straws and stalactites
The cave formations of "soda straws", stalactites, and stalagmites got more and more interesting as we went deeper into the caverns. There was so much to see, and the audio tour was well worth it. This is indeed a memorable visit. Cutie and Misty highly recommend it!
The caverns were huge. We tried to see all that we could, but I'm pretty sure we probably missed something. We were there for an entire day, and my little buffaloes were worn out after that. If you have little ones, plan accordingly. It is a long walk down. Thank goodness for the elevator up and the snack area. It was a memorable trip. I'm glad that we got a chance to see it.