We arrived at the Caverns after a beautiful drive through the desert up a mountain. I love the colors of the desert. . .so many colors of yellows and browns. After purchasing a lifetime natl park pass, we start the trek down the ramp to walk the 750 ft to the big room below Earth's surface. It's like entering a big black hole with a ramp built around the edge. As we descend deeper and deeper, we begin to see the many formations in the cave. All the stalactites and stalagmites are so unique and beautiful. Am attaching a photo of a favorite that they have named "the lion's tail".
It's really beautiful down in the caves. It took about an hour and half for us to walk down to the bottom. So we rode the elevator back to the surface to eat lunch and then back down to walk around the edge of "the big room". It's the largest natural open cavern in the western hemisphere and has an area of 18 football fields. . . it took us an hour to walk around the edge of it. It's a beauty that's hard to describe. Some of the formations and rock structures look like people. Husband commented that George Lucas must have got some ideas for Star Wars down in the caves--as it was like being in another world. The structures were so unique and interesting.
It was really an enjoyable day for us! It's on to El Paso. . . .a secluded drive through the desert.
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