For the 4th of July weekend, we ventured south to further discover why New Mexico is considered to be the "land of enchantment". We stopped by the famous (or infamous if you have a fear of UFOs ) city of Roswell. I loved the UFO streetlights: 
We visited the International UFO Museum and Research Center. Sadly, there wasn't much there and this was the only "UFO" we saw.
After our quick visit to Roswell, we headed off to Carlsbad, NM to visit the Carlsbad Caverns. We watched a massive, ominous dark cloud of thousands of bats swarm out of the cave's mouth for their evening bat flight. (no pics since bat hearing is ultra-sensitive)
The next day was spent in the cave. If you have the following phobias, this trip might be a bit tough:
- Achluphobia- Fear of darkness
- Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes
- Bathophobia- Fear of depth
- Chiroptophobia- Fear of bats
- Olfactophobia- Fear of smells
- Ornithophobia-Fear of birds
7 comments:
What a fun way to spend the 4th! David is totally jealous that you guys went to Roswell, he has wanted to visit there for a long time. Looks like the next time we drive cross country we'll have to come visit you guys and tour the "ufo" city.
p.s. great pictures of the cave :)
Okay, just the pictures (which are gorgeous, by the way) are making me crawl with phobias. :) I've never done well with caves! But that looks like a fun day!! :)
I have heard that it is worth the drive down there to see the caverns, and now seeing your pictures i want to go. It looks like so much fun. Happy fourth.
you are so brave! both the aliens & the cave! great pictures though!
Isn't Carlsbad amazing??? I've lived here my whole life and just recently actually went and saw it myself! Definitely worth the trip...can't say the same about Roswell...(c: hahaha
I think it's hilarious there's a Roswell museum! The caves look awesome too though I do have Achluphobia.
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