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Carlsbad Caverns
720 ft (230m) below the surface
Constantly at 56°F (13.3°C).
HUGE!
Bring your tripod but don't use flash.
The next picture explains why.
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The amazing and huge Carlsbad Caverns. For scale, those two towers in the cavern are over 75 feet tall!
Carlsbad Cavern is one of over 300 limestone caves in a fossil reef laid down by an inland sea 250 to 280 million years ago. The magnificent speleothems (cave formations) that continue to grow and decorate Carlsbad Cavern are due to rain and snowmelt soaking through limestone rock, then eventually dripping into and evaporating in a cave below. Those water drops have absorbed gasses and dissolved minerals from the soil and limestone above. Wherever that water drop evaporates and releases carbon dioxide in an air-filled cave, a small amount of mineral-mostly calcite, is left behind. This image, from the archives, is one of the formations in the Big Room, also known as the Hall of Giants.
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A great spot to watch waves was in and crash against the shoreline in Carlsbad, California by Highway 1. You can fish here or go beach walking and surfing at the family friendly beach just south of here .
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. A wonderful place to visit.
A feature of Carlsbad Caverns in south eastern New Mexico. Available light HDR processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz Studio.
In Explore April 1, 2025.
Picnic area at Hilton timeshare MarBrisa, Carlsbad California.
For more to see in Carlsbad watch YouTube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJHm_FYy4HQ
Outdoor shopping Mall, Carlsbad, California
For more to see in Carlsbad watch YouTube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJHm_FYy4HQ
Well I made it to the caverns in Carlsbad. I've wanted to see them for awhile and was not disappointed. It is too awesome for words and has to be experienced. I don't think any photos can begin to capture how huge it is down there. I was eating lunch yesterday over 750 ft. underground. How cool is that?? I mostly stuck to the Big Room as the other caves were a tour with a ranger and had to be booked. Who knew it would be a zoo because of spring break!! Yesterday, a kid ran into my tripod while I was in the middle of changing lenses and although I grabbed it, I must have hit it with the lens I had in my hand. Bottom line is my new 5DMll isn't working!!! I almost cried!! F*&#$ kids!!! I had to use my 40D today and I will have to try and get the other repaired. The colours are from some funky lighting in there.
This was an attempt to show a bit of scale which is really difficult in there. Shots of details work best in there. I wanted to post one with the handrails in it to give a bit of an idea how big it is. The Big Room alone is over 8.2 acres in size and can take hours to wander around in......which is just what I did again today. I spent a full day there until 5 and then drove 5 hours so I'm beat. I will try and catch up with everyone soon if my connection holds out.
My friend Mike Jones will be meeting me in Tucson on Friday to show me the town and do some shooting. I will then go back to Mesa and stay at his employers for a while. They generously invited me to park there behind Mike and I'm more than ready for a rest. I still have to beat his ass in a race:-)).