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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Las Cruces on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 09:09 am:

These cabins are just off the hiway at the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park, and obviously date from the 1920s, when the caverns became a real tourist draw, including a restaurant 750' underground.



For us who want to conserve our energy to explore the cavern, there is now an elevator the 750' down to cavern level. . This is the beginning of a 1.5 mile trail around the perimeter of the 8 acre big room.



Unlike most places nowadays, there are no restrictions on cameras here. I took some 85 pix before the AA cells gave out, but will burden the ether with only a few...


The caverns see up to 4,000 people a day in season, but there were fewer visitors than rangers during the 4+ hours we were there in the Big Room. The caves and caverns are not yet fully explored.

Lechuqilla cave is known to be over 112 miles long, and they add a couple of miles new exploration to its known length every year. Hey, Billy, maybe it connects to your caves!

rdr


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