2016 Cross-Country Road Trip Part 3; Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and the desolate expanse of US 180/62
After entering southeast New Mexico I passed through the cities of Hobbs and Carlsbad on US 180/62 westbound on New Mexico State Route 7 to Whites City where I reached the Guadalupe Range. My next stop was at the end of NM 7 at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Caverns actually has an onsite kennel to drop animals off at. After dropping my dog off I made my way through the visitor center to the natural entrance of the caverns. Carlsbad Caverns is a series of limestone caverns underneath the Guadalupe Range. The primary attraction is the Carlsbad Cavern which one of 119 caverns located at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Cavern contains the fifth largest cave chamber in the United States which is known as the "Big Room." Carlsbad Cavern the surrounding caverns are known for their calcite formations which were formed when there was a high ground water table in the Guadalupe Range. Carlsbad Caverns National Monument was created in...