Arrived in Carlsbad New Mexico yesterday afternoon.  During the drive we spotted many oil rigs but surprisingly most of the ride was full of water restoration sites.  Many workers are here in Carlsbad working on a pipeline and it seems that water is the most precious and scarce commodity.  We went to Carlsbad Caverns today and the ride to the caverns was beautiful.  Of course the elevators were still not working  (2 months now) so we walked the caverns and it was tough – very steep grades (almost getting to a run) and then the walk back up which was torture.  It was gorgeous in the caverns especially the temp, a constant 56 degrees which required a jacket, but the long way up at 90% humidity was a perspiration nightmare.  It is not the season for the bat viewing so we missed that, but the formations were unbelievable.  Tell you what though, if we are ever fortunate enough to go back they better have an elevator or escalator or they would have to air lift us out.

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