Carlsbad caverns were found in the late 1800s when a rancher was investigating a fire. The smoke turned out to be bats leaving the cave. It became a park in the 1930s. It was ranger Joseph’s 3rd tour so he wasn’t polished but we got all the typical cave tour highlights: drapes, straws, stalagmites and tights, cave bacon, popcorn, bats and blackouts. I think the cool thing is the big room. It’s 4000 feet long and over 600 feet wide with lots of features. Only 5% of the cave is still growing. We are heading towards hot springs np today, a lot of driving.
Austin Semi Sabbatical 