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| Page Views: 710 Last Visit to Carlsbad Caverns National Park: July, 2003 | The Cavern Tour by TropicGirl77 - last update: Aug 18, 2003 |
Walk the Tour ... from the top You miss the real beauty if you take the elevator down to the bottom. Eat before starting the hike, and be sure to carry along some water. |
Natural Cave entrance Contrary to what many believe, the offensive smell at the entrance of the caverns if not from bats, but rather the cave dwelling swallows that live in the walls near the entrance. |  | | Cavern entrance, with swallows in flight |
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Audio machine Scattered throughout the trails leading to and in the caverns, you'll find numbered markers. These mark the number you enter into you audio machine to hear the pre-recorded message about the area you are in. For those on the self guided tour, this is a very inexpensive way to walk around with an earful of info on the caverns. Pictured here are some "drapery" found within the caverns. |
Can you "imagine" these names? Many of the formations were named by Jim White as a means of remembering and mentally mapping the layout of the caverns. Some names are really a stretch of the imagination, while others are dead on! Pictured here is what is better known as the "Lion's Tail" | | |
Characteristics of Carlsbad caverns While I found these caverns to be quite a bit less colorful and interesting than Luray Caverns in Virginia, I was certainly interested in learning more about this very large cavern, home to millions of Mexico Freetail bats. Pictured here is the formation commonly referred to as "Fairyland", with it's "Cave Popcorn" formations. |
Big Room In the Big Room, you will find a BIG sexy formation ... for some reason this is frequently photographed! Labelled as "Breast of Venus" or sometimes "Chinese Hat", this is one of many popular formations in the Big Room at the bottom of the caverns. | | |
Stalagmites and Stalactites ... For those who still get the two mixed up ... the stalagmites are from the bottom up AND ... the stalactites are from the top down Pictured here is a stalagmite found on the way down to the Big Room |
Variety Pictured here are several varieties of cavern formations. Any color found are usually from trace minerals found in the water while forming these amazing decorations. | | | Ornamental ceilings and floors |
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ATLC Tue Sep 11, 2007 22:36 UTC
Nice page and sensible tips. Why is it called Carlsbad? That's German! | adelaidean Mon Aug 14, 2006 09:00 UTC
love the ...walk walk walk!!!! Great tips! | Jim_Eliason Thu May 4, 2006 00:50 UTC
great tips! | chewy3326 Wed Mar 8, 2006 21:05 UTC
Nice tips, Carlsbad Caverns looks like a great place! |
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