Since this is our first visit to Carlsbad Caverns we decided to spend three days exploring the caves. Slaughter Canyon Cave is located 45 minutes from the visitor center by car (it is a separate cave, but lies within, and is administered by the National Park). It is a limited entry cave and requires a reservation.
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| To access Slaughter Canyon Cave we had to hike 1/2 mile with a 500 ft elevation gain |
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On the hike up to the cave Kent said to me,
"I hope they have the right key" . . . guess what?
They didn't have the KEY! |
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| After a two hour delay, it was time to go into the cave |
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| This was the first tour of the year, 20 people are allowed |
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| Originally this was called New Cave |
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We used a rope to access this part of the cave,
we were told not to step beyond the striped ribbon,
as the formation was fragile |
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You may have seen this in a 1950's movie, "King Solomon's Mines"
It's called the Klansman |
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| This was day one of three we spent at Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
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| This is a wild cave, with no lights, other than our headlamps |
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| There were some very interesting formations |
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| The formation on the left is called the mushroom, it's rare to find these formations |
