When my west coast brother informed me that today is "Bat Appreciation Day" it reminded me of the time I saw a million bats. Well, maybe not a million, but a very large number. They were flying out of the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico at sunset. It was an awesome sight, but not the most awesome.
As a child I grew up listening to my mother's stories of her big trip west in 1935 and one place she always described in glowing detail was Carlsbad Caverns. When a girlfriend and I decided to take a trip west during the summer after my first year of teaching it was a must see on our trip. It was truly glorious. My mother did not exaggerate. The multicolored stalactites and stalagmites were astonishing. We spent hours there. It was almost a spiritual experience. I would show you pictures but, you know, no cell phones back then. But, if you are ever traveling southwest, do see Carlsbad Caverns.
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