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Maria Sharapova, of Russia, pumps her fist after winning a point during the championship match against Patty Schnyder, of Switzerland, at the Acura Classic tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 in Carlsbad, Calif. Sharapova won 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Maria Sharapova, of Russia, left, holds the winners trophy after winning the final against Patty Schnyder, of Switzerland, right, at the Acura Classic tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 in Carlsbad, Calif. Sharapova won 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
The trail winds down from the visitor's center right into this huge natural opening. Every night, millions upon millions of Mexican Freetail bats fly out of this same opening, but we couldn't stay to see it. Jo Ann wasn't really feeling well, and we left as soon as we got out.
In fact, we were really happy to find out they had an elevator that comes straight up from the bottom. The walk down nearly wiped us out - climbing back up would have been a total nightmare.