Went to see the bats fly out of Carlsbad Caverns tonight, it such an amazing thing to watch. Their were a lot of people there and we stayed until we couldn’t see any more bats. Bats were still flying out it was just too dark. Even with the full moon we could only see bats when they flew between us and moon. It takes two to three hours for all the bats to fly out each night, between 300,000 and 500,000 bats live in the cave.
This picture is from the national park website. In order not to disturb and/or scare the bats cameras and electronic devices are not allowed to be on or used. We saw a ranger escort three people out of the amphitheater for trying to violate this request.
Current plan is to be here for a few more days and then follow the warm weather to wherever it takes us. Home for Turkey day.
Glad to hear that the BIG storm at home did not materialize and winds were in the 40 mpg range and rain for the week was in the 4-5 inch range. Sunny and 94 here on Sunday.