While staying in New Mexico my wife and I figured we better go see the Carlsbad Caverns before we left. I'm glad we did. We were not disappointed. What a wonderous place! We had a hotel a little north of Albuquerque, so it was quite a trip to get all the way down to the Carverns from there, but we got to see alot of the countryside along the way and even went through Roswell.
The best way to really get the feel of how big the Caverns are, you need to walk in. It is truely amazing how big they are and how vast they are. I don't think you would really experience it if you just take the elevators down to the main rooms. It's a bit of a hike, but not bad. I'm 50 and in fairly good shape and I didn't have any problems getting down to the bottom. I wouldn't even think about walking up though.
The formations are gigantic and artfully lighted by the National Park Service. I was surprised by the diversity of the formations and the scale of many of them. This is truely an adventure that you should not miss. The road trip is worth the effort. We came down from Albuquerque on I25 and went back on 285. This gave us a real appreciation for how beautiful New Mexico is.
From journal August in Albuquerque