Two Beers and a Pretzel

I got to Carlsbad Caverns National Park around 10:30 AM and did the self guided audio tour.

For anyone who has not been there, these photos do not do a good job of showing the scale of the cave.  Then main path is over 1 mile to take a lap around the ‘Big Room’.

FYI:  The camera accentuates the colors that your eye sees.

The farthest back you can see in this pic is about 1/8 of a mile.  The cave goes much further around a few bends…

After taking the elevator 750 ft back up to the daylight and getting in my car, my plans changed.  The original idea was to see Guadalupe Mountains National Park (same mountain chain as Carlsbad, but in Texas), but the car alerted me to a flat tire.  Having run-flat tires, I drove back about 4 miles to the mini-city at the park entrance and found a helpful guy with an air pump.  Then I drove 20 miles back to Carlsbad city and it was flat again.  BMW Assist is sending a tow truck tomorrow morning (for free) to take me and the car 180 miles to a dealership in Midland, Texas where I can get the goofy type of run-flat tires I need.  Hopefully they’ll have the tires I need on hand.