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First stop Texas State Capitol - Heading back home
A Drive that should have taken us no more than 48 minutes from the Hotel to the Texas State Capitol, turned into a long drive. We had GPS Problems. It all began with mom missing the stop for Starbucks in town. We figured there are lots of them we will just find a Starbucks along the way. Well we had a hard time finding one, Go figure. Dads iPhone was no help. Mom pulled over and used Google maps and finally found one. After getting dad coffee we mapped or route again to the State Capitol. Well the GPS got the crazy Idea of sending us on the Toll Roads. We tried to reset the directions with no toll roads. But with no luck. So we took to the side streets. In the process of playing with the maps Mom somehow mapped us to a warehouse somewhere. So she tried again, and finally remapped us in the right direction, and we made it to the Texas State Capitol.
Some Photos from along the way....
Every thing is
bigger in Texas
Ezri Trying to get
into the front
seat.
She even tried
giving hugs.
From there we Headed off to Roswell New Mexico 499 Miles 7 hours and 38 min.
We decided to do theDunes Drive, it is an eight-mile (13 km) scenic drive, it leads from the visitor center into the heart of the gypsum dunefield. The 16-mile (26 km) round-trip drive takes approximately 45 minutes. However, you may want to allow additional time for taking walks in the white sand, photography, or learning about the natural and cultural history. The first four miles of Dunes Drive are paved and the last four miles are a hard-packed, gypsum road. The road is suitable for cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and buses. Along the road, you will find wayside exhibits, hiking trails, picnic areas, vault toilets, and parking areas.
First we stopped at the Dune Life Nature trail
This is the Nature trail
where we learned about the pocket mice.
Now where did they go?
I need to find
one.
Checking out the dunes with dad....
We Even got in a Practice Race!
*
Found a hole of a pocket rat...
Just had to try and dig
the pesky thing out.
Ezri wanted in on the dig. She can be a pushy little sister. So I took a breather and Let Her have a Crack at it.
Enough! ....... let the pro take over.
I could have kept digging all day. But Dad said, "enough digging", we need to get going so we have time at our next Destination.
@ 12:30 pm we made it to Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
I was hoping I would get to see the cave with Mom and Dad. I was up for another adventure, especially down a tunnel. But the place said, "no dogs allowed" :(.
They do run a kennel. It is located off the Gift shop, so that the Pets stay comfortable while they wait.
Mom put our bed in the cage with water and treats. At least we got to wait together in the same cage.
I was not really happy, the other dogs were making so much noise. I said to them, "Really!!! Like you have never been told to wait before???" I said sarcastically. At least we were in the other room, where there was much less noise. Hurry back mom and dad!
So Mom and Dad went off to to explore for about 3 and a half hours.
So in the afternoon, all we got to see was the parking lot and the kennels at Carlsbad Caverns. Maybe that is why it has bad in the name. Thanks Mom :(
Here is what Mom and Dad told me
about what they got to see.
The Big Room hike is a 1.25 mile hike down the Natural Entrance
trail it is extremely steep, descending about 750 feet. You have the opportunity
to follow the footsteps of early explorers as you see formations like Devil's
Spring, the Whale's Mouth, and Iceberg Rock.
The Natural Entrance is not an accessible trail.
Please assess your fitness before attempting this strenuous walk. But
they were running out of time because they need to be back to the kennel by
4:30 to pick us up.
Once you reach the big Room there is a circular route taking
approximately 1.5 hours, it passes many large and famous features
including Bottomless Pit, Giant Dome, Rock of Ages, and Painted Grotto. Highly
decorated and immense, the Big Room should be seen by all park
visitors. the Big Room? At about 8.2 acres in size, roughly 6.2 football
fields would fit into the Big Room! It is definitely well-named as this is the
largest single cave chamber by volume in North America. Other caves might be
longer or deeper, but few can live up to the grandeur of the Big Room of
Carlsbad Caverns. They got only as far as the Big Room and it was time to start back so they could pick us up on time. The Kennel only stays open till 4:30 and they did not know how long it would take them to walk back up the trail.