http://michaelspinnersmith.com Mike Smith's wanderings in the world, wilderness and words. Sow on the Noatak River in Alaska's Gates of the Arctic NP Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:44:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/0b9dba9470611a22dfdfd5a8f6d40eb2?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://michaelspinnersmith.com http://michaelspinnersmith.com/2009/09/14/carlsbad-caverns-np-2006/ http://michaelspinnersmith.com/2009/09/14/carlsbad-caverns-np-2006/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:06:32 +0000 Mike http://qssm.wordpress.com/?p=1232 ]]> After seeing Guadalupe Mountains, I drove to Carlsbad Caverns, which I had wanted to see for a long time.  It is a beautiful cave, but I wish I could have walked back up and out rather than having to take the elevator!  There are some hiking trails nearby as well.  I had no idea the number of national parks with caves.  There are Carlsbad and Mammoth; there are also Wind Cave and Great Basin NP’s Lehman Caves.  I’m not much of a spelunker, but the cave parks are as interesting as are any of the others!

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