Today we journeyed into the deep Carlsbad Caverns - 750 feet below the Earth's surface. Now you wanna talk about dark, these were some dark caverns. We opted for a tour of the Left Hand Caverns and it was a lantern tour. That means we went old school had had literal candle, hand-held lanterns. It was a cheap tour (price-wise it was a priceless experience) $17 each person, and about 2 hours in length. The hiking itself was not too strenuous, but it was a lot of ...

WOW! We made it! And by we, I mean Brandon as he was awesome enough to drive the whole 15 hours with no help!! It went by fast for us because we got to nap. He says it went by fast for him too. With 4 of us, we made it the the 954 miles, only stopping twice for bathroom breaks and gas. Very successful first leg. The rest of the trip will see like a breeze because the next stops are only 8 hours or less apart. We saw some awesome mountains, scenery, and once we go...