Isleta Casino & Resort - 11000 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87105

GastroTidbit - Red Chimney Real Pit Bar B-Q, 817 N Canal St, Carlsbad, NM 88220

He had...
Ham Dinner

She had...
Chicken Dinner

This place was so "de-swine", we ate there twice!

Carlsbad Caverns [above] - Carlsbad, NM

This is what it looks like above the caverns...

GatroTidbit - Carlbad Caverns Snack Bar - Carlsbad, NM

He had...
She had...
0.5 hot dog
0.5 burrito

Carlsbad Caverns [below] - Carlsbad, NM

New Mexico offers exploration above the ground, on the ground, and below the ground (750 feet, that is). These caverns were pretty big! They keep the caverns dark so as to highlight the formations. The temperature is constantly in the mid-50s F.

Holiday Inn Express - Carlsbad, NM

GastroTidbit - Red Chimney Real Pit Bar B-Q, 817 N Canal St, Carlsbad, NM 88220

He had...
Ham
She had...
Pork

Carlsbad Caverns - Bat Flight

We arrived in Carlsbad just in time to check into the hotel and then go to Carlsbad Caverns to see the bat flight. From mid-May to mid-October, at dusk, the bats fly out of the Natural Entrance of the Caverns to begin their feast. Photography is not allowed and they really mean it. We could only take pictures up until the time that the park ranger spoke. So, these pics show the amphitheater and the Natural Entrance prior to the bats. As the park ranger explained, in addition to seeing the bats, you can hear their wings flapping and can smell them. Also, there are Cave Swallows that live in the entrance. We were amazed to see how the bats flew out - in a swirling, funnel out of the cavern. Once in the air, the bats were organized into groups of hundreds of bats each. They looked like swarms of bees or locusts descending upon the desert. Each group went in a different direction. It was AMAZING. At one point, the bats flew overhead. That, too, was great!

This was a fantastic experience. We recommend it to anyone who does not have either a bat phobia or a guano phobia.

GastroTidbit - Peter Piper Pizza, 2601 N Main, Roswell, NM 88201

He had...
She had...
pizza

This was really good pizza for a chain. The manager was very nice. We recommend this particular restaurant.





http://www.peterpiperpizza.com

Walmart - Roswell, NM

Even Walmart is into UFOs!