So here we are at our first National Park... Carlsbad Caverns. I have to say, we were blown away by this impressive, HUGE, underground cave. First, we took an elevator ride down nearly a mile. And let me just say that next to my airplane phobias, elevators are a CLOSE second. I had Kev's hand in the grip of death as the kids hooped and hollered all the way down. We especially enjoyed the Lion's tail formations pictured above. At one point, Joe remarked how he couldn't believe that some of the formations weren't scuplted by a famous artist. Then his eyes got wide as he made the "God" connection. "Wow!" Look how creative God is!" He exclaimed over and over as we wound our way through the cave for the next three hours. Nate and Savannah were stunned into silence the ENTIRE time. Hard to believe, but they never said anything above a whisper while we were in the cave. Joe and Louisa succesfully completed all of their Junior Ranger requirements and took their oath to protect this National Park. A very cool way to complete school for the day! We also experienced desert camping for the first time. The extremes were amazing. We almost reached 100 during the day and then it dropped quickly to nearly freezing at night. Nate and Savannah's highlight was the crop duster airplane that woke us up each morning around 6am and continuing spraying the nearby pecan trees until 10.Fresh pecans sold in a zip lock bag on the side of the road was our local treat! YUM.
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