The natural entrance to Carlsbad caverns is used during the day by people who want to walk down to the Big Room, and by bats leaving at sundown to eat all the bugs of New Mexico. The nightly bat flight is one of the most famous things to experience at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Between 200,000 and 600,000 Mexican freetailed bats fly out at sundown and return around sunrise. The spectacle can be seen from the bat flight ampitheatre.
Deep inside the caverns, frozen waterfall formations delight and astound in the most popular area of the caverns.
The Lions Tail is a stop on the handicapped-accessible Big Room tour, over on the west side of the room. It was Younger Sister Blaster's favorite formation when we were there, so I was sure to get a photo of it.
Fun Fact: We have been to Carlsbad three times, and each time we have sent the Lion's Tail postcard to someone! :)
537 Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Located 20 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico off US 180, contains the largest and most spectacular limestone caverns in the world. Scene on the left is the natural entrance--scene on the right is frozen waterfall formation.
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