"I Can't See AnySing!"

The heat in Texas is pretty much unbearable these days....even swimming has proved to be less than refreshing with the water temperature at 92 degrees. So, last weekend we left on a journey to find cooler weather! ha! I convinced my sweet husband that cooler air could be found in the lovely mountains of Ruidoso, New Mexico! On our way to Ruidoso, we stopped in Carlsbad, New Mexico and visited the caverns and watched the bat flight in the evening. The caverns are huge and just beautiful. Presley rode down in the hiking pack because it was way to steep for her to walk down on her own....and on her own is exactly what she would have preferred to do! When you first walk into the Caverns there is only the light from the entrance leading you down the path. After walking down a few stories you really can't see anything, but what they chose to light up. Presley was a little agitated by the fact that she couldn't see much and she kept saying, "It's dark in here, It's dark in here....I can't see AnySING!" awwwwww.....with toddlerhood comes wisdom. ;o) lol. Our intention was to hike down the 79 stories and then turn right back around and make the climb back up. However, we decided against that because Presley was sleepy and a little cranky by the end....otherwise we would have totally made the climb back up. HA!

Inside the Big Room... looking at the Whale's Mouth

Later that evening, and after a quick nap back at the hotel, we headed to the Bat Flight. Each evening in summer, Mexican free-tail bats exit Carlsbad Cavern in search of a smorgasbord of insects for dinner.We weren't allowed to take pictures, but seeing close to a million bats make their way out of the cave was absolutely beautiful and probably one of the most peaceful things I have ever seen. It takes close to 2 hours for all of the bats to exit, but we only stayed for about 30 minutes.Presley did great considering we got there at 7:00 and the bats didn't start their flight until 8:00. She really seemed to enjoy Carlsbad and vacationing with her has proved to be rather easy and enjoyable. ;o)