We went to the Carlsbad Caverns yesterday. It was so cool! It was a 2 1/2 hour walk to the bottom and was a steep decline the whole way. We entered through the Bat Ampitheatre and just strolled along. There were little lights along the way so we didn't fall into a bottomless pit, and lots of cool things to see. The ladder picture is of an old wooden ladder that a bunch of National Geographic explorers build and used in the 1920's. You can't even see the bottom of the hole with lights, so I couldn't imagine having the guts to go down that rickety ladder without knowing if there was a bottom! We had a blast together and even though these pictures aren't very clear, we sure tried to get some that gave the cavern justice, but just go see it for yourself! Definitely worth it, and we have a guest bedroom...any takers?