Walked the campground a bit - I now understand where "quick as a bunny" comes from, as the rabbits I tried to photograph nearly always vanished before I could snap a shot!
We saw some deer near a water tower on our way out of the campground.
Headed to Carlsbad Caverns early as we hoped to be there as it opened. Paused for a few photographs of these barbary sheep which were around a cave in the rocky hillside.
Reached the Caverns just after opening and opted to take the elevator down to the big room for the self-guided tour. Simply amazing. 13 football fields would fit inside and much of the cavern is decorated with various formations. The cavern is dimly lit, with the existing lighting placed to highlight various formations. We saw other travelers once in a while, but felt alone much of the time because of the quiet and cool, vast spaces.
Some formations are still actively forming (and wet) and a ranger said that the occassional drop of water that we might feel on our head probably was from a rain last Fall. There are myriad other chambers and tunnels, some of which have yet to be explored and charted.
Spent about 3 hours at Carlsbad and then began the long haul back to Houston. Dropped down to I-10 and set cruise control. We did stop for dinner and a break at CrackerBarrel in Kerrville.
Arrived home about 12:40 PM after a total of 3, 780 miles and countless oooh's, ahh's, wow's and smiles. What a wonder full world!
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