These caverns were discovered over a 100 years ago by a cowboy mending fences who saw what he thought was smoke along the horizon. When he went to get a closer look, he found that it was really bats flying from the mouth of the cave by the thousands during the evening. So thick were they, that they looked like smoke rising. He later would profit by selling the bat "poop" called "Guano" to California farmers as fertilizer! (Interesting huh?!) You can still see the bats leave during the months of May-Oct. They migrate else where for the winter because there isn't enough insects to eat.
We are here in New Mexico
We saw this billboard along the way ~ Matthew 19:26!
The entrance to our KOA campground
Behold the Majesty and Beauty of the Lord's creation!
Ranger Nick!
The awesome mouth of the Carlsbad Cavern
Under world beauty and wonder
This formation was called the Whales Mouth
Isn't this cool?!
We hiked for 2 hours along the cavern
Yoo-hoo - here we are!
This thing is EPIC! I've always dreamed of exploring an underground area like this. Can't say I'd be thrilled to stay on the path, but maybe there's other caverns yet to be explored. Too bad San Diego is ontop of a huge non-porous slabe of volcanic rock. No caves.
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