Ate lunch today at an authentic Mexican Restaurant--so good. It is historic run by same family since the '40s and the road across America was Route 66. Jim had a kind of stew with chicken and hominy. And I had the Chile Con Corne. Bread was a slightly sweet puff of sorts which we put honey on. I brought home one of the souvenior menus.
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico November 16, 2009. Toured the Caverns today and were entertained and informed by an extremely personable Ranger. One story the Ranger told was about a maintenance man who climbed into one of the natural formations called the Kiss and inserted a dollar and stated that money can come in the way of romance. Walking through the caves one can imagine all sorts of shapes of animate and inanimate objects. Jim states that Luray Caverns in Virginia can be described as delicate and Carlsbad as massive. The Carlsbad Caves were accidentally discovered in modern times by a 16 yearold cowboy from Texas who fashioned a ladder out of a piece of fence and a home made lantern to explore the caves. During the Wilson administration the caves were made a National Park. In the 1930's an elevator shaft was built to take visistors to the cave floor at 750 feet underground. The elevator travels the 750 feet in one minute. There are numerous tours available. And the grounds around the Caverns offer hiking, picture taking vistas the surrounding areas. A must see if you're in this area.
Sincerely, Jim and Janet
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