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The fore-mentioned red tree. - IMG 2891
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And here's the beetle sex. - IMG 2901
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This is the view from the parking lot of Carlsbad Caverns. Not bad. - IMG 2912
We chose the "natural" entrance, and were warned that it would be quite challenging. The naturaly entrance consisted of asphalt-paved, gently-inclined trail all the way through the cave. With lights. But hey, it was pretty and hassle-free. I won't complain. - IMG 2913
From just within the cave entrance. - IMG 2914
The roof of the first large room. The flash does a poor job of lighting it up, but that is some testament to the shear size of the place. Tourist Mecca, perhaps, but worth a stop. - IMG 2918
The coolest of the pillars were the ones that seemed to be composed of armies of mushrooms from floor to ceiling. - IMG 2919
Sharp spikes hanging from the ceiling. Occasionally I imagined these snapping of and skewering me. - IMG 2920
The little puffs of rock are called "popcorn." - IMG 2925
Some beautiful flowstone. - IMG 2926
A couple of the stunning, finger-like projections of stalagmites we encountered. - IMG 2928
Who knows? Just cool. - IMG 2929
A whole city of the spikes.