Walk the 1.25-mile (2-kilometer) paved trail around the Big Room some 750 feet below the surface at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and you will view some amazing cave formations that took thousands of years to form - all from the constant drops of calcite-saturated water seeping into the cavern.
Ancient And Beautiful Cave Stalactites, Stalagmites, And Flowstone Drapery, Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Rebecca Latson
Thursday, May 29, 2025
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