Carlsbad New Mexico

30 Jun 2011

So our big summer vacation begins. We started out by driving to Carlsbad, NM. Normally we try to stop in New Mexico as little as possible, but this time we thought it might be neat to check out the caves. We were right. They were VERY neat. I'm so glad we went. When the kids get older we will have to go back and go on some of the guided tours off the main trail.

This picture was taken with my camera's timer. The problem was that the camera was really far away from the family and so I had to run pretty far to get in the picture. I kept telling everyone to look at the camera until they saw the red light flash but they didn't listen to me. We took four pictures and this is the best one - I promise.

Cave creatures.

An awesome photo of the cave.

Derek as a park ranger. We took this picture at the visitor's center above the cave. You have to ride in a VERY OLD elevator to get down into the cave (I think you can hike too but it was really hot.) While we were at the visitor's center I did two telephone job interviews. Jared did one at the hotel that morning. We did two more on the road just after we left Carlsbad. I'm happy to report that we eventually got all the jobs we interviewed for. Yay us!

Dinner at the Carlsbad, NM Chili's. It was terrible. Slow service and microwaved leftovers. This was where I remembered how much I don't like New Mexico.

Mmmm...after a long day all we want to do is lay down quietly and go to sleep (ha ha). Not Holly though. She wants her eyes to start glowing so she can pretend to be haunted.