The SPOOKIEST National Park? | CARLSBAD CAVERNS Nat'l Park in 4K | Full Time Truck Camper Living
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2021
- In this 4th episode of the "Southern Road Trip" series, I visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. My camp is a free campsite just outside of the park (on BLM land). Carlsbad Caverns is by far one of the most unusual locations I've visited or filmed. It's massive labyrinth of underground chambers filled with stalactites, stalagmites and other crazy formations. I enter the cave via the "Natural Entrance" which is a series of steep switchbacks that is the equivalent of walking down a 75 story building. Inside I find a world like no other.
I have embarked on a road trip from Southern California to Florida (then back west) with lots of stops for adventure along the way. From the Southwest to the Southeast the plan is to seek warmer climates during the winter while living full time in my truck camper. This trip will be full of firsts as it is all new territory for me along my entire route. Come along for the ride!
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Carlsbad Caverns was probably the most unique place that I have not only hiked, but filmed. I hope that you all enjoy the video as the location is most definitely in a league of its own. I thoroughly enjoyed wandering through the caves chambers and was in awe of the formations. For those of you missing my backpacking videos, I just completed a multiple day backpacking trip. My first ever in the South!! It was fantastic! Stay tuned for that next Sunday! Thanks so much for your support and for watching everyone! It means a lot!
Thank you very much
your title, says the strangest, but i bet, just like me, that n m will always be a special memory, from the tularosa and messila valleys to the caverns, and more, beautiful sunsets over the dust of the sierra, c; and the magnificent guadelupe mountains rising up from the vast chihuahan desert,...... c;
@Catherine Gregory Great footage, just be careful bc you can be fined for filming in National parks. Kara and Nate go into detail ruclips.net/video/RHvHn9hs1MY/видео.html
@@allisonacton7268 Update: A Federal judge has just ruled that people cannot be fined for filming in national parks. Hurray!🤩
(Unless you're a large commercial group with lots of equipment which could impact the park's environment.)
The cool thing about The USA is that you could make a video everyday for the next 1000 years and still show something new and fantastic. Well, I'm waiting... LOL 😹 Beautiful video as usual, see you next week 😺
Thank you so much!
I sat on those concrete steps while the bats were leaving the cave for a night of bug eating.
They starter with just a few bats.
After about 30 seconds the group got a little thinker and in just a few seconds the entrance to the cave was hidden behind a cloud of Black Mexican Bats.
It took about an hour before the last bat left the cave. By then it was nearly too dark to see the path to the car.
The noise was amazing. We were all scared that our heads were going to get attacked.
The tour guide said "Now you know why All of us Rangers wear these large rimmed hats."
I don't remember if anyone had the ability to laugh at that moment. Most of us were so stunned we just wanted to sit there quietly.
Those bats sleep in a density of about 300 bats per square foot. Imagine that. I never could get my head around that number.
But after seeing that cloud of bats, I know they had to be in there somewhere, somehow.
Thanks
Thank you for sharing in such detail your experience. Although I’ve been to Carlsbad a few times I never saw them. It is on my list to experience soon. Must bring my grandaughter.
Wonderful.
Been the same since the Mid 50’s, still enjoyable.
Thank you for sharing your travels you're making my bucket list longer with each one
I was there a few decades ago. They turned off the lights to experience total darkness and silence. Then someone farted! The whole cavern erupted in laughter! Oh and the elevator broke so we had to walk back up! BTW...Kat with no hat! Thumbs High!
Your music always supports the photographic drama so well. Thank you for this unique hike!
I did the Carlsbad caverns when I was a kid it's a lot of fun
I grew up in Carlsbad. We went down into the caverns 25+ years ago when I was in elementary school. We took the elevator down, then hiked out. What a day. The Ranger who led us turned out the lights for about 30 seconds. Talk about panic. Absolute darkness. I've probably been down into the caverns 20+ times over the 10 years I lived there. It's beautiful and a sharp contrast to the surface moonscape that is SE New Mexico. My buddy and I worked in the kitchen at the surface for a summer. Used to take a bus from Carlsbad to the site every day. We would ride the elevator with hundreds of pounds of food down to the cafeteria every day to restock. Quite the experience. There's a small water park just outside of Whites City that we worked at the next summer. I can say with total confidence that if you lather yourself up with vaseline, then go down the big slide, you will indeed hit the metal fence at the end. HAHA! Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up here, my parents were park rangers and we literally lived at the park. It was an amazing place to be a kid, and just the best park. I haven't been back since we moved away when I was 10, but your shots gave me such intense memory flashbacks. I still see those roads and those cave formations in my dreams sometimes so watching this was a little surreal but I loved it. ^_^
Another fantastic video. The eerily beautiful music fit the scenes. You really have a knack for visual story telling. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you so much!
Awesome. Your chose of background music is always so appropriate!
Thank you for doing such a beautiful photography job on that one. I last went there on a family vacation when I was a small boy. My parents are no longer with us but your video brought back memories for me. It was kind of emotional for me in a good way. As always your music fit the location perfectly. 🥲
Thank you 🙏!
Thank you Catherine, you found proof "that beauty can be found in darkness".....:)
One of my favorite places in the world. Thank you for letting me return through your lens.
Caves Are Amazing! Thanks for sharing this Adventure Catherine! 💕 Cool Cool Cool!!!
Wowowwww this was beautiful. Thank you for sharing and Happy Trails!
Thank you for featuring this, and very well done. A must see on my next trip out West.
Thank you Catherine for bringing us along such beautiful sites and of course you always make it special.
Thanks for the adventure Miss Cat!! Safe travels as always!!
My two sons and I camped (in a tent then a second time in a popup camper) outside Carlsbad Caverns and toured the caverns twice in the 2000s. I still see my youngest son in my mind's eye carrying the lantern. He must have be seven years old at the time. The bats in flight viewing stage was special for us. Wonderful memories relived thanks to Catherine Gregory!
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Nice 👌. Video, off to having more adventures can't wait to see 😀
Great video tour !!!!! What an incredible place!!! Can’t wait to see the next video!!!!!
This on the top of our list of place we need to visit.
Absolutely Beautiful!
Lou & Angie
So much to see in this great land - thanks for taking us along
Love my Sunday morning with Katherine, As usual awesome stuff 👏
Just beautiful! Great video. I felt as if I were there again. ThNk you Catherine.
NEW MEXICO IN GENERAL IS BEAUTIFUL AND UNEXPLAINABLE. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. BEEN THERE TO THE CAVERNS.👽👽
Amazing visit to the cave you have to see it to appreciate... be safe and enjoy
Great video Cat! I really look forward to your Sunday video posts and can’t wait to see what you publish as you travel east.
So cool! Hoping to head out this way in March. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Yet another awesome adventure!!
Thanks for sharing 💟
Another awesome adventure!! The videos and photos look great. Good job😎
I so enjoy and look forward to your videos. This episode, as usual, has me feeling better, relax, happy and ready for the new day. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers 😃
Thank you for sharing another awesome video. Blessings
Yes I'm enjoying your southern road trip I've had friends that have been to Carlsbad but I have never been thank you for taking me thank you for all you do🐝
What a blast, amazing memories!
What a nice visit Catherine, to a place that’s been in my list for a long, long while! I’ll get there one day!
OMG... It is so amazing. Really admire your lifestyle. Thanks for sharing, Catherine. Be safe on the road.
Wow!! That brought back allot of memories. I was there in the mid 60's, we did a tour with about 50 people. It is very cool place. You had the whole place to your self. That made it so awesome!! Thanks for taking me back!!!
Excellent video Catherine. Music is very calming and video quality top notch. Thank you for sharing.
I remember being in awe as a youngster on a guided tour and they would turn out the lights and you could not see the hand in front of youTotal absolute darkness.Another great adventure!Thanks Cat and safe travels.
Another great video thanks Cat, stay safe. I would love to see the Carlsbad Caverns thanks for taking us alone. 🧔
Great views keep safe😷
Good Morning Catherine !! WOW !! That is an Amazing place.....Thanks for sharing !!...
Terrific photography as usual! Another place for my western bucket list.
My Sunday is made watching your adventures.
Thank you for your footage sweety! God bless
Wow. Awesome I enjoyed that. Thank you
The Diversity of your Hikes is Mind Blowing !!! New Mexico is Out of this wolrd !!! The soothing background music allows us to really get in the mood of your experience there !!! Thank you for the Weekly Awe-inspiring Nature Fix !!! New Mexico is on top of the bucket list 🏔🕊🏔
We were there in November 2019. The caverns are by far the best we have been through. Simply amazing, but to me the most exciting, and awe inspiring part of the tour happened later in the day when we watched the bats by the thousands fly out of the cavern. Simply wonderful.
🦋 You are a gracious host! Wonderfully created! TY very much!
Thank you Catherine for taking us on this amazing destination a must see 👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍👍
I always enjoy your company thank you for sharing
Pretty awesome Safe travels on your Southern journey!
Great job of capturing the beauty. Have fun on your adventures.
Thank you Joe!
Hi Catherine, greate pictures, many thanks! Regards, Ralf
Amazing! Can't wait to see it in person. Wonderful video and I like the music you picked for the video as well. :)
Thanks so much for bringing back the memory, Catherine! Our family went there 4 times and spent one evening (I think I have that video in my account) watching the bats with the kids. Then gotta watch the Milky way afterwards. AWESOME is one word to describe it!
Wow, this was certainly an unexpected treat of adventure! That's a place I would love to experience and record. Thx Cat 🥂
Thank you for sharing your adventures 💜
Thanks for showing ... Always something new .. keepl on camping... I like to be alone peace and quiet with a cup a coffee in the morning dreaming the sites ..
What a wonderful cavern. Thanks for showing.
My husband and I were just there on January 29. Sorry we missed you. We both agreed one of the most amazing and extraordinary places we've ever seen or experienced. We'd love to go back this summer to see the flight of the bats. Safe and enjoyable travels to you!
another great adventure fantastic scenery thank you
Loved Carlsbad Caverns too.
Did it as a solo traveler many moons ago. The bat flight is amazing too!
Thanks for the amazing photography inside. Happy trails...
Fabulous video, well done I. Such low and spotty light. What a challenge. Thanks for taking us along. I have not been there in many years and I think they closed the lunchroom deep down in the cave...
Wow that was a pretty peaceful experience watching how wonderful our world is
You captured the effect underground perfect, another enjoyable video look forward to seeing the next.
Fantastic video Catherine. Thank you for showcasing this most beautiful natural gift of nature as only you can👍💕
Thank you!
My sister and I did a road trip last year. We visited the Carlsbad Caverns and the White Sands.
It’s amazing totally worth the trips. Thank you Catherine for sharing your road trips with us.
Pretty awesome! Great video! Thank you! 🤙
Another AMAZING video. Thank you.
The Caverns are so beautiful and the depth of the trail to the bottom is several stories. We rode the elevator both ways down and back up. I'm glad you visited this national park Cat. Looking forward to your next stop. 🤗
Beautiful, interesting video and very nice music. We have many beautiful caves in Missouri also. Safe travels Cat!
Wow. Other-worldly, spooky but beautiful! I’ve not been there...yet! Thanks for the virtual trip! Safe travels Catherine!
Thank you Theresa!
Awesome Catherine, you visit beautiful places.
WOW ! just WOW ! someday my eyes will see this one ...
Very beautiful katherine thank you for sharing
By now I hope you are already at or have been to Guadalupe NP. Day hiking McKittrick Canyon is not to be missed.
Thank you for sharing your travels so beautifully. Your fantastic filming of amazing sights is enhanced by the music you choose. I’d heard about Carlsbad Caverns, but never wanted to go there until now. Thank you again.
That was awesome. Thx Cat!
Your video work is great. The last time I walked Carlsbad caverns np I was really tired. You must have walked three times as far to get the videos you shared. Thank you for a great job.
All the back and forth with the camera omg. Awesome footage, thanks so much for your hard work 👍
i didn't know how awesome the Carlsbad Caverns are... Thanks!
What an awesome way to hike... in a huge cave! I wish I had stopped there while visiting Guadalupe Mtns National Park.
Thank you for sharing! I have toured several of the caves in the Black Hills, but Carlsbad appears much larger. The beauty is amazing and incredible.
I took my two teenage daughters on an RV trip from NorCal to the keys. Amazing memories!!
The caverns were our first major stop. You can’t help but feel in awe. For anyone thinking about going......
Just go. It’s amazing!
It is very beautiful, thank you👍❤️
Several years ago I took a West Coast Drive and ended up at Carlsbad completely surprised and blown away. Your smile excitement and joy of your life shines thru heaven. We have walked many paths and shared their majesty.
Your message is one of appreciation for beauty and love of our Earth.Additionally your poetic narration blesses us with such harmonic tone. How you ended up doing this is our great reward. Hope to cross paths. Respectfully
Peace
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I need to go there someday! Thanks Catherine great video!
Your images are a spectacular capture...thanks
The walk down in is epic, thanks
Hi Catherine! Just watched your video on my big screen 4K TV. Amazing!! I love that you post on Sunday morning. It's becoming a ritual in my house to cozy up with my morning coffee and watch your newest video before I ease into my day. I love seeing the beautiful footage of the places you are visiting, and the music that goes with is so soothing -- Really highlights the experience. I love nature and adventure so it makes me think about life in general. I hate to say it, but if one is plugged in to what is going on all around us in the world, the ugliness can really get you down. Your videos bring beauty and wonder into my space so Thank you so much! It looks like you are having a great time and the work feeds your soul. I'm hoping your channel grows and wishing you great success. Keep up the great work! :)
Thanks so much Deb!
That's 4 in a row of places I hope/plan to see this spring. Thanks for reminding me. Grab my headlamp out of my climbing gear.
Another memory recalled 50 years ago. Did stay till sundown and watched the Bats fly out of the cave. Check out Casssotat River Arkansas as you head East.
Wrong time of year.
Good stuff and safe travels!
Love watching your videos and you.
Hello cat thanks for making my day love your road trips be safe
As always another stunning video thanks🙏 for sharing stay safe cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Catherine! I always love seeing your videos. I love how you got all shots and right angles. You do a great job and out fund beautiful scenery. Thank you Catherine I have never seen Carlsbad Caverns before but now I have and it is great and beautiful. See you soon! Stay safe and safe travels.
Thank you Sherri!