Carlsbad Caverns

A lion;s tale formation

This looked like an owl to me.

This morning the weather station predicted a blizzard in New Mexico but they also said the high would be 39 degrees.  We decided the definition of a blizzard must vary state to state and that we would continue with our plans.  Today we toured Carlsbad Caverns near Carlsbad, New Mexico.  We spent almost 2 hours in the caves.  We walked about two miles underground after taking an elevator down almost 700 feet.  Here are some of the photos I took.  We had a great time underground.  After that we drove the 9 mile wilderness road.  Then we drove to Roswell and toured the International UFO Museum (yawn - I'm a skeptic).  We ran into some snow in the mountains between Roswell and the Rio Grande Valley but none of it stuck to the roads.  So far I've seen great tailed grackles and a white tailed kite.