24.23 Carlsbad Cavern and Chihuahuan Desert: Of Depth and Height and a whole lot between.
The scenes in Carlsbad Cavern are unique, extraordinary and captivating. We hiked down into the cavern nearly 800 feet and then walked through the various 'rooms'. On the way out, we had a little race to the top—the editor has become quite competitive. You might have to think about that one. Anyway, each scene should be left to the imagination to identify, put a description to it or relate to, in a fashion. Therefore, we've left off captions. Perhaps another thing that made an impression is at the bottom, there was a restaurant and shop. That really tickled us. We also ate our brunch down at the bottom. They have a rule that one can 'sort' of eat one's own food down in the cavern but cannot take it out because they don't want people eating along the passages. Makes sense. However, one could of course eat on the trail coming down the path. This presented some logistical and logical issues but then a lot in life does that for us. The caverns fill...