Goal: Admire the profound silence of the Lechuguilla cave
Now, if you’ve seen the perfectly endearing Planet Earth TV series, then you’ve gawked at this special cave in southern New Mexico. The cave is located 1,600 feet below the surface in Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 1,600 feet! That makes it America’s deepest cave - I can get down with that! Apparently, you’re so far down and there’s little to no water movement, the profound silence is louder than you would believe.
(Photo borrowed from BBC© - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0037p4w, 2012)
Now, if you’ve seen the perfectly endearing Planet Earth TV series, then you’ve gawked at this special cave in southern New Mexico. The cave is located 1,600 feet below the surface in Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 1,600 feet! That makes it America’s deepest cave - I can get down with that! Apparently, you’re so far down and there’s little to no water movement, the profound silence is louder than you would believe.
(Photo borrowed from BBC© - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0037p4w, 2012)
Touring this cave (which is unfortunately, rarely approved to the public - as it’s a bit of a trek to get down into the heart it all - and for preservation reasons) is among the top experiences on my bucket list. I mean, come on, with its mesmerizing beauty of formations and pristine bodies of water - and its under-worldly eeriness and mind-penetrating feeling of seclusion.
Imagine walking through the quietest, yet the loudest place on earth - a place that is more beautiful than your wildest dreams, an alien place - one word would describe this experience as magical. I’m positive that I would be a different person after visiting this place beneath the surface and I just hope that my path will eventually lead me right down to it.
Imagine walking through the quietest, yet the loudest place on earth - a place that is more beautiful than your wildest dreams, an alien place - one word would describe this experience as magical. I’m positive that I would be a different person after visiting this place beneath the surface and I just hope that my path will eventually lead me right down to it.
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