ALONE in the BIG ROOM! | Carlsbad Caverns National Park | Carlsbad, New Mexico
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Carlsbad Caverns is an underground world of wonder located in New Mexico. We take the self-guided Natural Entrance Tour of this amazing cave and eventually find ourselves alone to take in the jaw-dropping formations in splendid solitude.
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Carlsbad Caverns’ formation is unique in that the slow dissolve of limestone by rainfall was joined by hydrogen-sulfide-rich water. What resulted was the formation of sulfuric acid. The acid dissolved limestone deeper and further as it settled between cracks in the rock, forming many of the lower areas and passages as well as large rooms where the water table level was.
Over a possible period of two million years, the water table dropped, the cave settled and cave formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites began to take shape. Large deposits of silt, clay, and gypsum were left behind as evidence of the birth of the cave.
At the age of 16 years, Jim White would discover Carlsbad Caverns for himself for the first time. After seeing a plume of bats emerge from the cavern’s entrance, he would return the next day with a rope, some wire, a hatchet, and a homemade lantern and set out to begin exploration.
A three-day exploration followed where Jim and a friend would continue into the cavern, exploring what is essentially today’s paved trail. The two boys discovered what is today referred to as the Big Room, The Queen’s Chambers, and the King’s Palace with only a string guiding them back to the surface.
The main cavern experience is unique in that the visitor can tour the cave unguided and at their own pace. Reservations for entry time are required and can be purchased online at recreation.gov. While visiting, visitors can utilize flashlights, headlamps, and flash photography is permitted.
Entry into the cavern can be through the natural entrance trail which is a 1.25-mile paved trail with a steep grade and many switchbacks. Due to the steepness of descending 750 feet into the cavern, it is not considered accessible.
The other entry point is via an elevator that descends down the 750 feet to the Big Room Trail. This too is a 1.25-mile trail that is relatively flat and allows for accessibility throughout parts of the Big Room. This trail is the most popular and features some of the most spectacular views of cave formations and relics from the past exploratory days.
VIDEO FILMED: 06/10/2021
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Descent Into the Natural Entrance
02:49 Discovery of the Cave
03:21 Entering the Dark Zone
04:19 The Devil's Spring
05:15 Descending the Main Corridor
09:23 Iceberg Rock
09:47 Green Lake Room
10:28 Boneyard
11:04 The Big Room
20:10 Returning to Daylight
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I remember visiting the Carlsbad Caverns as a kid and seeing all the bats come out at night. I'll never forget it. Thank you for another great video.
Oh cool! We didn't manage to catch the bats this time as we had to take off pretty quickly to get to the next destination but I imagine they're amazing to see. I always enjoyed seeing the bats fly out from under the Congress Ave bridge in Austin. 👍
My family and I went there too, also saw the bats. Every year we went to Colorado also.
So many memories. Reminds me of my dad.. wish I could get those times back. I sure would have appreciated it more
Thank you Glenn and Amy! I’ve been binge watching your travels in Arizona/Utah. This is my first NM journey! Thank you both for the hard work it takes in creating RUclips videos!!
Our pleasure! We really need to get back to New Mexico. We've really only just scratched the surface, it seems. 😄
i live in santa fe new mexico you are in for a treat Carlsbad is one of my favorite national parks in New Mexico.
It's a seriously good one. 👍
Thanks Glenn and Amy for this tour of Carlsbad Caverns. It was awesome!!
Thanks! We're hoping to go back one day. 😊
I was just here today and you did an outstanding job capturing the experience.
Thank you so much! That means a lot to us. 😄
Good video, now that place is on my list, thanks!
Thank you! The place is a worthy contender for a list. It's really outstanding. 😄
Thank you so much for this!
You're so welcome!
Amazing.
what a great video ! The music was outstanding ! Im going to the caverns in a few days, man you got me all fired up !
You're going to have a blast! It's such an amazing place. Not going to lie... kind of jealous right now. 😂 Thanks so much for watching & the kind comment.
Just finished hiking this yesterday. Not a lot of people at all so it ridiculously quiet; it was pretty awesome. We hiked the entire trail, beginning with the Natural Entrance. The smell on the way down wasn’t pleasant at all, but once you pass the cave swallows and enter the cavern, the rest of your senses take over. Everywhere you turn there was something new to look at. We came back for the bat flight program later and that was also a sight to see. Such an unforgettable experience.
Absolutely agree with everything you said. Similar experience. Unfortunately didn't have time to see the bat flight but I suppose that just leaves room to visit it again. 😅
Very beautiful
Thank you!
We've been to Carlsbad Caverns a half dozen times, but each time I'm reminded of my reaction the first time I was there... and your reaction was precisely the same. it really does leave you stunned! Thanks for showing the caverns again.
Absolutely our pleasure! Seeing the caverns in a video is one thing but I think without having been there it's impossible to really portray the sense of awe one has when first entering it. It's truly a spectacular place. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 😊
lol the shot of Jim White standing next to the mining rig reminds me of Jed Clampett from the Beverly Hillbillies :D All I can say is WOW!
Haha! I can see it. And yeah... Jim was a badass and the place is jaw dropping. Can you imagine finding the place??
Awesome. Magnificent. A true wonder. How fortunate that Jim White discovered the caverns and that you and Amy shared with us. Thank you. 🙂🙂
Our pleasure! We're glad that Jim White went down and shared it as well.
Just wow 😍
Thank you so much for watching! 😊
I'm seeing this ayear later
Still stuck on the East Coast……lol
Love your videos…..and the Southwest!
Thank you
At least the coast has water?? 😅 (Possibly too much right now with Elsa!) Not a drop around here so far this summer.
Thanks for watching! 👍
Carlsbad caverns is amazing! Did you know the pecos river recently flooded the town of Carlsbad -people had to evacuate! The caverns are back open. I cant imagine being the first person to explore the cave! Scary!
Didn't know that! Looking at a news article now and it looked pretty severe. Yikes!
That was a cool one 😎 didn't know it would be self guided 👍
Thanks! We have to admit... neither of us knew it was self-guided until recently either. 😅
Loved it and it was so pretty in there. Went there years ago as a kid but just might have to go again.. well done both of you. Looking forward to white sands now.
Thank you so much and so glad you enjoyed it! 😄 Not much longer before we get to White Sands. 😉
Went here as a kid... Thank you for taking me back. Such a well made video! :D
Thank you! Glad we're able to relive some childhood memories for you. 😊
Excellent tour underground. As usual always nice to see the history behind it. I must say, they might have explored these caves in pitch dark, now that we have all the lighting, but must have been difficult to explore in the beginning. Nice structures of rock. I remembered a cave visited in Shenandoah National Park, called the Luray caverns. Thanks for rekindling my memories. Its nice feeling to be able to see these caves and be awe at the nature's natural formations.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment and pondering those ideas with us!
I have always wanted to go here. Wish I did when I lived in Durango, Colorado and would go to New Mexico a lot. Maybe one day
Hopefully one day! 😉👍
I would be in there all damn day taking photos...definitely a MUST! I really would love to go to this but I'm a little bit scared on my own...just kinda dark...eeriness.
Honestly, it's hard to leave being able to wander on one's own. 😂
Fabulous video, Glenn & Amy! So awesome that you had the cave to yourself and could get some terrific shots without waiting for people to get out of your way. Thank you for sharing!
It was pretty a pretty surreal and private bit for a while there. We thought we heard on a documentary once about Walt Disney getting a private tour (or requesting to stay overnight, we're not sure) and one could only imagine that feeling was similar.
Excellent video. I have watched over 100 videos and yours has the best clarity of the formations. Can you please tell me what brand/model camera you are using and if it's point and shoot or are you having to hold the shutter open for more light? Also, if it's ok to ask, how much it would cost me to get one? Thank you.
For this particular video we filmed on the Sony A6600 with the Sigma 16mm 1.4 lens. You can find info about the camera here -- amzn.to/2K8DCVQ
I’ve never been there. I feel like jumping in my car and driving there from la right now.
It's a bucket list worthy location. Hope that you get to see it one day. 👍
I hope you stayed for the bat show at dusk
Unfortunately we didn't have time this visit as we had to hit the road for our next destination which was a few hours away. Next time though!
@@CactusAtlas Has a New Mexico native I can say you have just seen the crown jewel of the state ........prepare to be underwhelmed .
I can see that in a way... it's like the Grand Canyon here... it's HARD to top. But there's still plenty of beauty elsewhere we think. 😃
The camera cant capture just how big Carlsbad is
So true!!!
@@CactusAtlas it’s huge man I was there a week ago