Ellen and I cast on our second sock at the same time and were "competitive knitting" for the rest of the weekend.
We stopped at a scenic pull-off to take in the beauty of the landscape. You can see White Sands park in the distance on this photo.
Paul and I had done a cavern tour when we were in Costa Rica that totally blew our minds. We had gone into a smallish cavern with a private guide and got down and dirty swimming and army crawling through the cave with helmets and lights on our heads. I knew that Carlsbad was going to be a different experience with a much bigger cavern and lots of people. What I was unprepared for were elevators that take you 800 feet down, groups of 75 for tours and a food court/gift shop inside the cavern.
Cavern food court and gift shop
Despite the hustle and bustle of the cavern, it was still quite impressive. The caverns were unbelievably large and the stalagmite and stalactite formations were beautiful to look at. The caverns were lit with electric lights but it was hard to take photos. I gave up after taking a few pictures like this one:
After the cavern we headed back towards Tularosa with a stop for dinner at Rebecca's Restaurant housed in the Lodge at Cloudcroft. The lodge is rumored to be haunted by Rebecca's ghost. We didn't see anything freaky except for maybe me after a few glasses of wine! Luckily, Barrett was able to keep me company with the wine consumption so I wasn't the only one with flushed cheeks.
Dinner would not have been complete without a certain someone in our group, I'm not naming names, gathering everyone's leftovers. These were put to good use the next morning as a hearty breakfast and provided the group with a good laugh as everyone passed plates to the "recycler".
The restaurant had a good vantage point for the beautiful sunset.
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