ON THE ROAD TO CARLSBAD, NM

20 March, 2013…On to Carlsbad and the Carlsbad Caverns!

After a lot of driving through a lot of nothing, we camped at Brantley State Park outside of Carlsbad, NM and the next day we visited Carlsbad Caverns.Along the way we stopped at the interesting mountain town of Cloudcroft and had a coffee and poked around the shops at bit.

Highway 82, NM

Lots of nothing along Highway 82, NM

Brantley Lake State Park, NM

Bruce had been here once before as a teenager when his family was living in Colorado Springs and was always saying what an amazing experience it had been! What can I say? It’s simply the most amazing place – short of the Grand Canyon. About the same brain-boggling sights … you almost can’t process all of what you’re seeing! We took the self-guided 3 hour tour as all the guided tours were booked. No worries tho as this one is amazing! I’ve never said “WOW”, “AMAZING”, “OMG” in my life. I don’t think my jaw stopped dropping the whole 3 hours we were there! Super day!!

Carlsbad Caverns

Brantley State Park was good … nice to stay out somewhere more rural for a change.
We took in the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens which was nice … but nothing as great as the Desert Museum in Tucson.