Carlsbad Caverns National Park is, without a doubt one of the most mesmerizing marvels of nature. The park houses more than 119 caves which age back more than 20 million years. They are formed when the petroleum deposits under the Guadalupe mountains reacted with groundwater to form sulphuric acid which later created hollow spaces under the ground. And, eventually there started the filling of stalagmites and stalactites which still grows. We had planned the trips with our friends in the month of February. By looking at the close proximity of both the national parks we decided to visit both of …
A day trip to White Sands National Park, New Mexico from El Paso, Texas
White Sands National Park is truly one of the wonderful places to visit located in New Mexico. The nearby cities to drive from are El Paso in Texas and Albuquerque in New Mexico, it would take approximately about 1.5 hours and 3.5 hours respectively. We along with our friends planned the trip for the month of February. We all flew to El Paso, Texas, and stayed there for a week to explore three National Parks starting with the White Sands National Park. Since it was a day trip we started at around 11 am, and our plan was to see …