Carlsbad Caverns National Park - August 2005  (17 Slides)     [Page 1 of 2] :: Jump To  
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3 * The natural entrance to Carlsbad Caverns. Native Americans knew about this place, but it's believed that they didn't venture more than 50 feet into the cave. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.47MB)
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5 * The natural entrance. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.47MB)
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6 * Once inside, it starts getting dark pretty quickly. The small specks that you see in the light are cave swallows, which inhabit the entrance from March to September. * 2048 x 1536 * (927KB)
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8 * One of the first stalagmites, or speleothems, that you see. This one still has a pool of calcium carbonate-laden water it sits in. Geology at work. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.31MB)
9 * This is called the Whale's Mouth, due to the way the CaCO3 precipitated. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.45MB)
10 * This picture doesn't do justice for how large this cavern I'm standing in is. It's approximately 600,000 square feet, which is 700 football fields. This is only the beginning. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.15MB)
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13 * Two speleothems, a general term for any precipitation of calcite in a cave, which includes stalagmites and stalagtites, are seen here. Once these two features join, they will be called a column. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.36MB)
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15 * Stalagmite * 1536 x 2048 * (1.22MB)
16 * These are the largest features in the cavern. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.31MB)
17 * Carlsbad Caverns National Park are located within the Guadalupe Mountains, see here. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.25MB)
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