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Leslie will need to explain why this one was taken.
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Note the eyes.
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Here is the token Roswell shot. We were kind of hoping for a campy billboard or a UFO, but we were also hungry for lunch, so the most we did was slow down for this pic.
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More flowstone
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These were the "Titans," about 20 meters tall each. Very cool.
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More popcorn.
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A whole city of the spikes.
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Who knows? Just cool.
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A couple of the stunning, finger-like projections of stalagmites we encountered.
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Some beautiful flowstone.
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The little puffs of rock are called "popcorn."
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Sharp spikes hanging from the ceiling. Occasionally I imagined these snapping of and skewering me.
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The coolest of the pillars were the ones that seemed to be composed of armies of mushrooms from floor to ceiling.
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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.
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From just within the cave entrance.
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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.
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This is the view from the parking lot of Carlsbad Caverns. Not bad.