We left Carlsbad Caverns to return home to Fort Worth. We got back home from our 2 week adventure on June 15.

Sitting Bull Falls

We drove from our campground in Carlsbad to Sitting Bull Falls which is just North West of Carlsbad Caverns. We drove about 20 miles down rural roads through several ranches and numerous washes to get to the Falls. It is a small USFS park with several picnic areas that is usually only frequented by locals for picnics and sunning on the rocks and pools at the base of the falls.

Carlsbad Caverns Tours

We went on the Historic and Kings Palace guided tours during the last two days. We also went on the Left Hand Tunnel tour which is a lantern only tour on unimproved cave trails that are uneven, rough and hilly.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

We have been touring Carlsbad Caverns the past two days. We have done the self guided cave tours entering through the Natural Entrance and going down to the Big Room. This is a distance of about a mile and descents about 750 feet. We also did the self guided tour of the Big Room and chatted with a couple of Rangers that ere along the route.

Carlsbad, New Mexico

We traveled from Fort Worth to Carlsbad, New Mexico today. It was less than 500 miles and the last half was via US routes through unspoiled Americana. We passed through towns that still had things like drive-in's that disappeared eons ago in most places. We will be staying at the Carlsbad RV Park for the next week while we visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park.