Saturday, January 12, 2008
From then until now
I'm trying! Really, I am trying to blog at least once a month. I don't know who all reads this, but if anything, it's nice to have a record of what all Steve and I (and now Flower) have been up to.
Well, the holidays flew by pretty darn quick. It was a wonderful holiday season, full of family, friends, and parties. For Thanksgiving, Steve and I ventured to Phoenix, AZ to spend time with Steve's mom and some distant cousins. It was a nice five day getaway. Not to mention that we also saw Van Halen in concert while we were there. We had nosebleed seats, but even from way up in the top of the arena Van Halen rocked! It was probably the best concert I have ever been too, and Steve was smiling for days. Steve is more of a Van Halen fan than I am, and this was a "Steve-treat"; However, I enjoyed myself. The music was wonderful and the people were interesting. I'm surprised we didn't get high when we first entered the arena because it was very smelly. At the beginning of the concert, this guy who was sitting in front of us and already drunk got a little exited to see Eddie Van Halen and fell into the row in front of him. It doesn't sound that bad, but where we were sitting, it was quiet dangerous. It was extremely steep up there and kind of creepy. Toward the end of the concert, there was this lady behind us that was asleep. How do you fall asleep at a Van Halen concert?!? The music is loud, the people around you are screaming, and the tickets cost so much that it would be ashame to sleep through something you spent so much on. Needless to say again, Van Halen rocked, and Steve nor I fell asleep.
For Christmas, we had a massive influx of family come to our house. I told my mom earlier this year that I was refusing to go to Alamogordo for Christmas this year, so she agreed to drag the family up to Abq. for the holiday. Along with my immediate family, Steve's dad also joined us. It was probably the best Christmas that I have had in awhile. We put up a huge Christmas tree and decorated our house with festive decorations. We had one wall dedicated to eight stockings (Flower even had her own!)and the other dedicated to Christmas cards we received. And for once, my brother did not throw a fit after we opened all of our presents.
For New Years, Steve and I stayed home, watched a movie, ate fondue, and drank Margaritas. It was nice and relaxing, which was something we needed. It was probably best that we were home because Flower freaked out with all the fireworks and gunshots that went off at midnight.
So now, two weeks into the New Year, we are keeping busy with work and other activities. Steve is studying for his Masters Exit Exam, which he takes this Friday (1/18). He has to pass this test in order to graduate this Spring. We're both getting ready to go back to school on the 22nd. I will be starting at UNM for grad school. Four more years of torture...woo-hoo..I'm so excited.
We're thinking that 2008 is going to be another year of massive change. There have been some behind-the-scenes activities brewing that may lead to a major change in our lives if it comes to fruition. Stay tuned. There may be a big announcement coming up soon. (No, we're not pregnant!)
~Carmelita
Well, the holidays flew by pretty darn quick. It was a wonderful holiday season, full of family, friends, and parties. For Thanksgiving, Steve and I ventured to Phoenix, AZ to spend time with Steve's mom and some distant cousins. It was a nice five day getaway. Not to mention that we also saw Van Halen in concert while we were there. We had nosebleed seats, but even from way up in the top of the arena Van Halen rocked! It was probably the best concert I have ever been too, and Steve was smiling for days. Steve is more of a Van Halen fan than I am, and this was a "Steve-treat"; However, I enjoyed myself. The music was wonderful and the people were interesting. I'm surprised we didn't get high when we first entered the arena because it was very smelly. At the beginning of the concert, this guy who was sitting in front of us and already drunk got a little exited to see Eddie Van Halen and fell into the row in front of him. It doesn't sound that bad, but where we were sitting, it was quiet dangerous. It was extremely steep up there and kind of creepy. Toward the end of the concert, there was this lady behind us that was asleep. How do you fall asleep at a Van Halen concert?!? The music is loud, the people around you are screaming, and the tickets cost so much that it would be ashame to sleep through something you spent so much on. Needless to say again, Van Halen rocked, and Steve nor I fell asleep.
For Christmas, we had a massive influx of family come to our house. I told my mom earlier this year that I was refusing to go to Alamogordo for Christmas this year, so she agreed to drag the family up to Abq. for the holiday. Along with my immediate family, Steve's dad also joined us. It was probably the best Christmas that I have had in awhile. We put up a huge Christmas tree and decorated our house with festive decorations. We had one wall dedicated to eight stockings (Flower even had her own!)and the other dedicated to Christmas cards we received. And for once, my brother did not throw a fit after we opened all of our presents.
For New Years, Steve and I stayed home, watched a movie, ate fondue, and drank Margaritas. It was nice and relaxing, which was something we needed. It was probably best that we were home because Flower freaked out with all the fireworks and gunshots that went off at midnight.
So now, two weeks into the New Year, we are keeping busy with work and other activities. Steve is studying for his Masters Exit Exam, which he takes this Friday (1/18). He has to pass this test in order to graduate this Spring. We're both getting ready to go back to school on the 22nd. I will be starting at UNM for grad school. Four more years of torture...woo-hoo..I'm so excited.
We're thinking that 2008 is going to be another year of massive change. There have been some behind-the-scenes activities brewing that may lead to a major change in our lives if it comes to fruition. Stay tuned. There may be a big announcement coming up soon. (No, we're not pregnant!)
~Carmelita
Thursday, November 15, 2007
We're Still Here
Honestly, I don’t know why I try to keep a blog when I know that it will be months in between blogs. However, I think it’s nice to actually post things that are going on every once in a while; like once a year. I thought that once I graduated college I would have more time and inspiration to blog, but I was completely wrong. I’ve thought about blogging lots of time, but when I get down to putting in the effort and the time to update my little area in cyberspace, I fail. I’d rather watch Chuck or play with my dog. (Yes, we now have a dog.)
Seeing that I haven’t updated the Wasson blog in quite a long time, I’ll provide a brief list of things that have happened since the last posting.
1.We Bought a House! Many of you know that on the last day of January we bought a house in Albuquerque. It was a great deal, in a prime location, and the perfect house for us. It’s a two-story, four-bedroom house on the NE side of Albuquerque. Steve can get to work in about 10 minutes, which makes him extremely happy. Our yard is HUGE and sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming with how much maintenance it needs. We’re hoping to remedy that sometime next year. Although we have been in the house for almost 9 months, we have yet to completely unpack. We’re working on that.
2.Steve became the real Scuba Steve. Fulfilling a longtime dream, Steve received his open water scuba diving certification in March as a birthday present. His training included two weekends of intense class work, pool dives, and then the final open water dives. His open water dives took us to the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM. I had never been to Santa Rosa, and in all honesty, it’s not much of a town, but the Blue Hole is interesting. You should check it out if you ever get a chance.
3.I Graduated from College. After five marvelous years at New Mexico Tech, I finally finished my degree in May. I received a Bachelors of Science in Technical Communication with a minor in Biology. Sounds pretty cool, huh?
4.Steve and I ventured to Mexico. As a graduation present and an early wedding anniversary present, Steve and I vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with my mom, stepdad, and grandma. It was such a fun week. We stayed in this Americanized resort on the beach that my mom owns a timeshare with. During the week, Steve and I kayaked into the ocean, ate interesting food, experienced a booze cruise, watch seagulls ravage for food, swam in the ocean, went on a pirate ship cruise, went on a canopy zip line tour, ate lots of Mexican food, and swam in the ocean some more. Since Steve was able to Scuba dive, he scuba dived once during the week with a company called Vallarta Adventures. While Steve scuba dived, I relaxed on a beach and snorkeled for three hours. I fell in love with snorkeling.
5.I Got a Full-Time Job. Upon graduating and returning from Mexico, I accepted a full-time position with a technology company in Albuquerque. I had been working with them as an intern since December, and they liked me enough to hire me on full-time. So far, I love my job. I especially like the travelling involved. I don’t have to travel extensively, but when I do get to travel I get to either go to cool places or go see and be apart of awesome events. Having a full-time job right after I graduated was such a blessing, and I don’t take it for granted.
6.We’re Selling the Socorro House. Since I’m no longer going to NM Tech, Steve and I decided to sell our house in Socorro. We thought about renting it out, but after little deliberation, decided that it was best if we just sell the darn thing. We spent many weekends in the summer doing yard work, painting, and shampooing carpets. As of date, we have accepted an offer and should be (God-willing) closing in the middle of December. We are super excited!
7. We decided that we like Seattle, but we just would never live there. In July, I went to Seattle for work. At the end of the week, Steve flew out and we spend four days in the Seattle area. We visited Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Ranier, the downtown area, and the Experience Music Project (EMP), which I highly suggest you visit if you ever get to go to Seattle. Oh, yeah, we saw the Space Needle too. We also were quite adventurous and camped on the East side of the Cascade Mountains one night. We originally wanted to camp two nights, but the first night it was raining too much, so we searched for three hours for a hotel room in Tacoma. We loved the Seattle area, but we decided that we don’t think we could ever live there because of all the traffic. The traffic was horrendous! It took us three hours to get from Seattle to Tacoma, and their only 30 some miles apart! I don’t complain about the traffic in Albuquerque as much as I used to.
8.We added a new member to our family. No, we did not have a kid. Better, we got a dog. When we returned from Seattle, we got Flower, a cute black Labrador Retriever mix. She’s mostly lab, but she has a bit of chow and pit bull in her. She has been such a treat to have around. She’s named after the skunk in the Disney movie Bambi. The name is very suiting since she is mostly black with this distinct white stripe down the middle of her face and she loves to fart and stink up her surroundings. Flower loves walks, busy bones, playing football, playing Frisbee, and jumping on Steve. Actually, it’s quite evident that she loves Steve more than me.
9.Steve is still in school. We had hoped that Steve would be graduating in December, but things started to pick up at his work and he opted only to take two classes instead of the three that he needed. Because of this, he won’t graduate until May. At first, it was a little disheartening, but there has been more positives than known negatives by doing this. Steve is definitely excited to almost be done. He really hates school right now.
10.I’m going back to school (hopefully). For some crazy reason, I decided that I want to pursue a Masters degree. I struggled with this decision for months, and we finally decided that it’d be best for me to go ahead and pursue a Master’s rather than not doing and one day regretting it. With that said, I’m planning on starting in the Spring at UNM’s Anderson School of Management to get an MBA with a concentration in Marketing. I should know in a couple of weeks if they are going to let me give them my money for the next four years. Since I want to continue working full-time, I’m going to only go to school part-time, so it’s going to take me four wonderful years. Yes, I know, I am crazy.
Well, I think that brings things up to speed. We have some exciting activities coming up in the next month such as a trip to Phoenix for Thanksgiving and to see Van Halen, closing on the Socorro house, and having our first Christmas in our Albuquerque house. Hopefully, I will keep up the blogging and let you know how these things turned out. Until next time!
God Bless!
~ Carmelita
Seeing that I haven’t updated the Wasson blog in quite a long time, I’ll provide a brief list of things that have happened since the last posting.
1.We Bought a House! Many of you know that on the last day of January we bought a house in Albuquerque. It was a great deal, in a prime location, and the perfect house for us. It’s a two-story, four-bedroom house on the NE side of Albuquerque. Steve can get to work in about 10 minutes, which makes him extremely happy. Our yard is HUGE and sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming with how much maintenance it needs. We’re hoping to remedy that sometime next year. Although we have been in the house for almost 9 months, we have yet to completely unpack. We’re working on that.
2.Steve became the real Scuba Steve. Fulfilling a longtime dream, Steve received his open water scuba diving certification in March as a birthday present. His training included two weekends of intense class work, pool dives, and then the final open water dives. His open water dives took us to the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM. I had never been to Santa Rosa, and in all honesty, it’s not much of a town, but the Blue Hole is interesting. You should check it out if you ever get a chance.
3.I Graduated from College. After five marvelous years at New Mexico Tech, I finally finished my degree in May. I received a Bachelors of Science in Technical Communication with a minor in Biology. Sounds pretty cool, huh?
4.Steve and I ventured to Mexico. As a graduation present and an early wedding anniversary present, Steve and I vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with my mom, stepdad, and grandma. It was such a fun week. We stayed in this Americanized resort on the beach that my mom owns a timeshare with. During the week, Steve and I kayaked into the ocean, ate interesting food, experienced a booze cruise, watch seagulls ravage for food, swam in the ocean, went on a pirate ship cruise, went on a canopy zip line tour, ate lots of Mexican food, and swam in the ocean some more. Since Steve was able to Scuba dive, he scuba dived once during the week with a company called Vallarta Adventures. While Steve scuba dived, I relaxed on a beach and snorkeled for three hours. I fell in love with snorkeling.
5.I Got a Full-Time Job. Upon graduating and returning from Mexico, I accepted a full-time position with a technology company in Albuquerque. I had been working with them as an intern since December, and they liked me enough to hire me on full-time. So far, I love my job. I especially like the travelling involved. I don’t have to travel extensively, but when I do get to travel I get to either go to cool places or go see and be apart of awesome events. Having a full-time job right after I graduated was such a blessing, and I don’t take it for granted.
6.We’re Selling the Socorro House. Since I’m no longer going to NM Tech, Steve and I decided to sell our house in Socorro. We thought about renting it out, but after little deliberation, decided that it was best if we just sell the darn thing. We spent many weekends in the summer doing yard work, painting, and shampooing carpets. As of date, we have accepted an offer and should be (God-willing) closing in the middle of December. We are super excited!
7. We decided that we like Seattle, but we just would never live there. In July, I went to Seattle for work. At the end of the week, Steve flew out and we spend four days in the Seattle area. We visited Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Ranier, the downtown area, and the Experience Music Project (EMP), which I highly suggest you visit if you ever get to go to Seattle. Oh, yeah, we saw the Space Needle too. We also were quite adventurous and camped on the East side of the Cascade Mountains one night. We originally wanted to camp two nights, but the first night it was raining too much, so we searched for three hours for a hotel room in Tacoma. We loved the Seattle area, but we decided that we don’t think we could ever live there because of all the traffic. The traffic was horrendous! It took us three hours to get from Seattle to Tacoma, and their only 30 some miles apart! I don’t complain about the traffic in Albuquerque as much as I used to.
8.We added a new member to our family. No, we did not have a kid. Better, we got a dog. When we returned from Seattle, we got Flower, a cute black Labrador Retriever mix. She’s mostly lab, but she has a bit of chow and pit bull in her. She has been such a treat to have around. She’s named after the skunk in the Disney movie Bambi. The name is very suiting since she is mostly black with this distinct white stripe down the middle of her face and she loves to fart and stink up her surroundings. Flower loves walks, busy bones, playing football, playing Frisbee, and jumping on Steve. Actually, it’s quite evident that she loves Steve more than me.
9.Steve is still in school. We had hoped that Steve would be graduating in December, but things started to pick up at his work and he opted only to take two classes instead of the three that he needed. Because of this, he won’t graduate until May. At first, it was a little disheartening, but there has been more positives than known negatives by doing this. Steve is definitely excited to almost be done. He really hates school right now.
10.I’m going back to school (hopefully). For some crazy reason, I decided that I want to pursue a Masters degree. I struggled with this decision for months, and we finally decided that it’d be best for me to go ahead and pursue a Master’s rather than not doing and one day regretting it. With that said, I’m planning on starting in the Spring at UNM’s Anderson School of Management to get an MBA with a concentration in Marketing. I should know in a couple of weeks if they are going to let me give them my money for the next four years. Since I want to continue working full-time, I’m going to only go to school part-time, so it’s going to take me four wonderful years. Yes, I know, I am crazy.
Well, I think that brings things up to speed. We have some exciting activities coming up in the next month such as a trip to Phoenix for Thanksgiving and to see Van Halen, closing on the Socorro house, and having our first Christmas in our Albuquerque house. Hopefully, I will keep up the blogging and let you know how these things turned out. Until next time!
God Bless!
~ Carmelita
Friday, April 06, 2007
Our New House
Steve and I bought a house in January in Albuquerque. It's a wonderful house, and we absolutely LOVE living in it.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Drowning in School
It's amazing how school can consume all your time and your every thought. Since school has started, Steve and I have been BUSY BUSY BUSY. And so is my excuse about not blogging in over a month.
Despite being busy, Steve and I are doing great. Steve is going to several doctors to try to remedy the pain in this legs. His knee has been hurting since February, and, after finally getting health insurance, he is seeing an orthopedic. They did an MRI a few weeks ago and didn't find anything major, but suspect a slight tear in the lateral meniscus. We will find out, probably next week sometime, if he has to get some sort of knee surgery done. Steve is also seeing a foot doctor, who has recommended that he stretch four times a day to help reduce the pain he feels in his feet. This makes me feel good because I have often suggested stretching to him, but.......
Thankfully I am not having to go see the doctor as much as Steve has, but I am making a visit to the dentist soon to have a cleaning and a filling repaired. I am adding Now and Laters to the list of foods that I will no longer eat. It was one of those stupid candies that took my filling from my tooth. They are bad for me anyways.
Tomorrow, Steve and I celebrate 16 months of marriage. We love keeping track of the months we have been married and call them monoversaries. These give us a perfect excuse to have a date night, which are still precious and meaningful in our eyes. I hope it always stays like that too. Since I am in Socorro on Wednesday nights, we are going to do our monoversary date tonight, which will consist of dinner and a trip to Hinkle Family Fun Center. The weather is perfect for miniature golf!
~Carmelita
Despite being busy, Steve and I are doing great. Steve is going to several doctors to try to remedy the pain in this legs. His knee has been hurting since February, and, after finally getting health insurance, he is seeing an orthopedic. They did an MRI a few weeks ago and didn't find anything major, but suspect a slight tear in the lateral meniscus. We will find out, probably next week sometime, if he has to get some sort of knee surgery done. Steve is also seeing a foot doctor, who has recommended that he stretch four times a day to help reduce the pain he feels in his feet. This makes me feel good because I have often suggested stretching to him, but.......
Thankfully I am not having to go see the doctor as much as Steve has, but I am making a visit to the dentist soon to have a cleaning and a filling repaired. I am adding Now and Laters to the list of foods that I will no longer eat. It was one of those stupid candies that took my filling from my tooth. They are bad for me anyways.
Tomorrow, Steve and I celebrate 16 months of marriage. We love keeping track of the months we have been married and call them monoversaries. These give us a perfect excuse to have a date night, which are still precious and meaningful in our eyes. I hope it always stays like that too. Since I am in Socorro on Wednesday nights, we are going to do our monoversary date tonight, which will consist of dinner and a trip to Hinkle Family Fun Center. The weather is perfect for miniature golf!
~Carmelita
Monday, August 21, 2006
It Begins
Tomorrow I start my last year at New Mexico Tech. In other words, classes begin tomorrow. I'm debating whether or not I'm excited. One minute I will be thinking about the school year and all the fun activities I'm in and the fun classes I will be taking. Then I get overwhelmed at the thought of all the homework and tasks I will be responsible for. This is the time that I am no longer excited about class. Overall, I'm anxious about the school year. This is the year that I have waited for - my last year.
My first class tomorrow is Yoga at 7am in the morning. No, I'm not crazy. It's a wonderful class, and I am usually very wired and awake after class. I then have might 330, immediately followed by Physiology. My last class tomorrow will be TC 420: Senior Seminar. I'm looking forward to this class.
On Wednesday I only have two classes: Philosophy of Medicine and Macroeconomics. They should be simple but very interesting classes. I have no labs this semester. Woo-hoo. Labs suck.
Steve started classes today. He is taking two 3-credit hour classes for his EE masters degree. I can't remember what his classes are, but he told me today that his morning class has the potential of being a very good class. I think overall he is quite disappointed with his graduate school experience, but he's going to stick it out and finish his degree.
So, here we go. One more year of school!
~Carmelita
My first class tomorrow is Yoga at 7am in the morning. No, I'm not crazy. It's a wonderful class, and I am usually very wired and awake after class. I then have might 330, immediately followed by Physiology. My last class tomorrow will be TC 420: Senior Seminar. I'm looking forward to this class.
On Wednesday I only have two classes: Philosophy of Medicine and Macroeconomics. They should be simple but very interesting classes. I have no labs this semester. Woo-hoo. Labs suck.
Steve started classes today. He is taking two 3-credit hour classes for his EE masters degree. I can't remember what his classes are, but he told me today that his morning class has the potential of being a very good class. I think overall he is quite disappointed with his graduate school experience, but he's going to stick it out and finish his degree.
So, here we go. One more year of school!
~Carmelita
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Vacation in Utah
I know it has been such a long time since I have posted. I thought that once the summer arrived that I would have lots of time to post everything that Steve and I have done, but I was wrong. This summer has been incredibly busy, and my motivation to do anything decreased dramatically.
Well, right now, Steve and I are in Moab, Utah. We have been in Utah since Saturday for our end-of-the-summer vacation. It has been a great trip. I have never been to Utah, but Steve has. This trip, however, has been a great experience for both of us.
Saturday we arrived in Snowbird, Utah after driving all day from Aztec, NM. We stayed with my mom and stepdad who are also vacationing in Utah. Snowbird is famous for it's 18+ feet of snow they get in the winter and for their awesome skiing. Obviously, we did not visit Snowbird for the skiing.
Sunday, we spent the whole day in Snowbird exploring their summer activities, which included a zip line, an alpine slide, and a tramride. Steve and I rode the alpine slide three times and the zip line twice. It was so much fun. My mom and Joe just sat and watched us, but they joined us for the Tram ride.
On Monday we took a trip to Salt Lake City. We purchased 2-Day Connect Passes from the Visitor Center which allowed us entry into 12 different attractions, provided a free meal, and offered discounts at participating stores. We were not able to visit all the sites, but we definitely got our monies worth out of it. On Monday, we visited the Clark planetarium, the Living Aquarium, and had lunch at the Lion's House Pantry.
Tuesday was the second day of our Connect Pass. Our first stop was the Hogle Zoo. THis was a great zoo with lots of animal activity. It was a great zoo. I'm not sure if I like the Albuquerque Zoo better or not. Next, we went and ate lunch at this Greek restaurant near the University of Utah, and then we visited the Utah Museum of Natural History.
By Wednesday, we were so tired that we decided to chill out and hang out in Snowbird for the entire day. We slept in and then played around at the resort. We did, however, take a trip down to Sandy, Utah for dinner. We had some wonderful sushi at Mikamoti Japanese restaurant.My mom and Joe fell in love with the Mt. Fuji roll.
That brings us to today. Steve and I left my parents in Snowbird this morning and headed to Moab, Utah. We will be here until Sunday. Tomorrow we are visiting the canyonlands, and then on Saturday we will visit Arches National Park. I'm excited. I've never seen either one of them, and am looking forward to visiting them.
I will (hopefully) blog about our trips to the parks. Right now I am being beckoned to go to bed. We are getting an early start tomorrow to beat the heat and the crowd at Canyonlands National Park.
~Carmelita
Well, right now, Steve and I are in Moab, Utah. We have been in Utah since Saturday for our end-of-the-summer vacation. It has been a great trip. I have never been to Utah, but Steve has. This trip, however, has been a great experience for both of us.
Saturday we arrived in Snowbird, Utah after driving all day from Aztec, NM. We stayed with my mom and stepdad who are also vacationing in Utah. Snowbird is famous for it's 18+ feet of snow they get in the winter and for their awesome skiing. Obviously, we did not visit Snowbird for the skiing.
Sunday, we spent the whole day in Snowbird exploring their summer activities, which included a zip line, an alpine slide, and a tramride. Steve and I rode the alpine slide three times and the zip line twice. It was so much fun. My mom and Joe just sat and watched us, but they joined us for the Tram ride.
On Monday we took a trip to Salt Lake City. We purchased 2-Day Connect Passes from the Visitor Center which allowed us entry into 12 different attractions, provided a free meal, and offered discounts at participating stores. We were not able to visit all the sites, but we definitely got our monies worth out of it. On Monday, we visited the Clark planetarium, the Living Aquarium, and had lunch at the Lion's House Pantry.
Tuesday was the second day of our Connect Pass. Our first stop was the Hogle Zoo. THis was a great zoo with lots of animal activity. It was a great zoo. I'm not sure if I like the Albuquerque Zoo better or not. Next, we went and ate lunch at this Greek restaurant near the University of Utah, and then we visited the Utah Museum of Natural History.
By Wednesday, we were so tired that we decided to chill out and hang out in Snowbird for the entire day. We slept in and then played around at the resort. We did, however, take a trip down to Sandy, Utah for dinner. We had some wonderful sushi at Mikamoti Japanese restaurant.My mom and Joe fell in love with the Mt. Fuji roll.
That brings us to today. Steve and I left my parents in Snowbird this morning and headed to Moab, Utah. We will be here until Sunday. Tomorrow we are visiting the canyonlands, and then on Saturday we will visit Arches National Park. I'm excited. I've never seen either one of them, and am looking forward to visiting them.
I will (hopefully) blog about our trips to the parks. Right now I am being beckoned to go to bed. We are getting an early start tomorrow to beat the heat and the crowd at Canyonlands National Park.
~Carmelita
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Exploring the Caverns
What an incredible day today was. Steve and I travelled to Carlsbad Caverns National Park today to explore the caves, and what a magnificent trip it was. Although I have lived in New Mexico most of my life I have never had the privelage of visiting the Caverns. I sure have been missing out on such a wonderful creation! I knew that the Caverns were a great sight to see, but I did not expect them to be as magnificent as they actual are.
We decided to walk the Natural Entrance route instead of taking the elevator down to the Big Room, which is where the main visiting area of the Caverns. The Natural Entrance route was a mile in distance and dropped 750 ft. into the Caverns. Honestly, the route felt a lot longer than a mile and it tooke us about an hour to complete it. It was a steep path, and by the end of the path our knees were a bit weak. The views along the route were breath taking though.
By the time that we reached the bottom of the Natural Entrance route we were one step from being famished. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but we were quite hungry, so we had lunch in the rest area which is located in the Big Room. We had packed a good lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, banannas, gold fish, and carrots.
After lunch we explored the Big Room. According to the park's visitor guide, the Big Room is so big that it six football fields could fit inside it. There's a 1.2 mile trail that circles the Big Room. It was an amazing 1.2 miles. I was quite frustrated at times because my camera does not do well in dark places, and the Caverns were quite dark. Some of my pictures came out pretty decent though.
About 3/4 of the way through the path I got a bit sick so we didn't get to enjoy much of the rest of the path. We took the elevator back up 750 ft to the Earth's surface. We could have walked the Natural Entrance route again, but we figured it would have been a very strenuous walk back up, and the elevator was a quick and easy way to get back up.
Steve and I walked around the visitor center for awhile, bought some magnets and postcards, talked to a park ranger, and decided that it was time to leave. We anticipate to return to Carlsbad Caverns one day and do one of the ranger guided tours.
We're staying in Carlsbad tonight and tomorrow we are going to check out Gaudalupe National Park. After a short hike in that park we are heading back to Socorro.
If you have never been to Carlsbad Caverns, I highly suggest checking it out sometime. It is so beautiful and wonderful. Truly a great creation of God.
~Carmelita
We decided to walk the Natural Entrance route instead of taking the elevator down to the Big Room, which is where the main visiting area of the Caverns. The Natural Entrance route was a mile in distance and dropped 750 ft. into the Caverns. Honestly, the route felt a lot longer than a mile and it tooke us about an hour to complete it. It was a steep path, and by the end of the path our knees were a bit weak. The views along the route were breath taking though.
By the time that we reached the bottom of the Natural Entrance route we were one step from being famished. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but we were quite hungry, so we had lunch in the rest area which is located in the Big Room. We had packed a good lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, banannas, gold fish, and carrots.
After lunch we explored the Big Room. According to the park's visitor guide, the Big Room is so big that it six football fields could fit inside it. There's a 1.2 mile trail that circles the Big Room. It was an amazing 1.2 miles. I was quite frustrated at times because my camera does not do well in dark places, and the Caverns were quite dark. Some of my pictures came out pretty decent though.
About 3/4 of the way through the path I got a bit sick so we didn't get to enjoy much of the rest of the path. We took the elevator back up 750 ft to the Earth's surface. We could have walked the Natural Entrance route again, but we figured it would have been a very strenuous walk back up, and the elevator was a quick and easy way to get back up.
Steve and I walked around the visitor center for awhile, bought some magnets and postcards, talked to a park ranger, and decided that it was time to leave. We anticipate to return to Carlsbad Caverns one day and do one of the ranger guided tours.
We're staying in Carlsbad tonight and tomorrow we are going to check out Gaudalupe National Park. After a short hike in that park we are heading back to Socorro.
If you have never been to Carlsbad Caverns, I highly suggest checking it out sometime. It is so beautiful and wonderful. Truly a great creation of God.
~Carmelita
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