Hi Everyone,

Been slacking, I know. When I have time to blog, John doesn't always have pictures ready to go. I've got a few pics John took and a brief geology lesson to go with it...

250 million years ago this area was covered by an inland sea. When the sea dried up, the reef it left behind a massive reef, which eventually was uplifted by tectonic plates. The limestone rock which was eroded by hydrogen sulfide (the same reason the water around here is AWFUL). What it was good for was created caves under the mountains. There are over 100 caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The pictures John has taken are of the Permian Trail. People come from all over the world to study the Permian Reef. Here are a few pictures John took while I was hard at work in the cave! :)



Never give up a good opportunity for a shoe shot!





This picture was taken on the way back from our trip to El Paso TX last week. There was a storm over Guadalupe Peak, which was the peak we hiked to on 7/4/10.

That's all for now.

Val & John