Carlsbad Caverns

This article will take us in the United States, namely in the area where along the river "Rio Grande" stretched mountain "Guadalupe". Here the slopes of the mountain range wonderfully carved with crowberry, gorges and caves. Swift streams and rivers, which are already in ancient times, formed this beauty left in the depths of the earth, opening carved mazes ...


We'll talk about Carlsbad Caverns, which stretch in the depths of the ridge Guadalupe little more than a kilometer na133. This natural beauty of our nature was created over hundreds of millions of years, maybe that's why it is so attractive and unique. Today on transitions and the halls of Carlsbad Caverns prohodit5 kilometers lit tracks.

Immediately after the main entrance to the cave goes main corridor, which has a 250-meter long, he leads a person, in the so-called "Hall Green Lake" - the space of natural origin, which is in the middle of the pond with water emerald color. Here you can enjoy a major miracle Carlsbad Caverns - udivitenymi stalagmites and stalactites that are so elegant and unique that anyone who sees them, at the time of breathtaking.

Sometimes stalactites that hang from above, meet with stalagmites, which grow to meet them, as a result of such "meetings" are formed picturesque sculpture. These formations resemble columns, curtains, and sometimes fantastic statues.

Moving further, the person is in a luxurious "rests Queen." These apartments are decorated with elegant stone curtains with drapes. It is worth noting the backlight, which enhances the effect of exciting spectacle, it seems that the delicate curtains of stalactites flutter in the wind - amazing!

Following further in the Carlsbad Caverns, you find yourself in a room, which is called the "Temple of the Sun". This part of the caves also affects their guests sinter-drip patterns, colored with shades of pink, yellow and blue.

This is where you can witness the diversity and uniqueness of the natural imagination: each room meets her fabulous figure or stranger marvelous obelisk, frozen waterfall cascades and incredible stone.

It is noteworthy that in the Carlsbad Caverns most statues are assigned names, such as "eternal rocks" ("Rock-of-Edzhes") - is a powerful stalagmite, which hangs in splendid isolation in the middle of The Grim Grotto. You can also see the "Shy elephant" ("Beshful-Elephant") - a boulder that resembles an elephant, who sheepishly turned to the back side of the aisle. It should be noted 3 huge stalagmite that if medieval warriors guarding the entrance to the "Hall of Giants».

You will certainly surprise refinement and luxury stone decorations "Royal Palace", where right from the ceiling, streaming cascades of stalactites. But what's really impressive is "large room" ("Big Room"). Here you will be surprised at the incredible size of this room, and you'll be amazed uniquely fragile stalactite icicles.

Big Room - so massive and endless underground cavity that saw it with my own eyes, a man comes in a light shock. Under the arches of the "Big room" can easily fit 14 football fields!

Carlsbad Caverns must visit each of us, as it is so beautiful place that it can be safely compared with the most famous museums of world importance. At this point, the nature tried more than a dozen million years, and these efforts were not in vain ...