Lint-Pickers Camp at Carlsbad Caverns
September 30th - October 5th, 2002
Yes, we went and picked and sprayed lint off the ground, rocks and formations
in Carlsbad Caverns. Why, you ask? The lint and hair from people can
foster the growth of bacteria that can create acids that etch the rock. It
also looks like dirt and isn't pretty. I'm pretty sure that at one
location the lint I picked up was more than 80 years old! Pretty exciting,
huh?
But, it wasn't all work, as you can see from the photos, we got plenty of hiking and cave
exploring opportunities during the week. Exhausting, but a very fun,
inexpensive and
memorable vacation.
The Lint-pickers: (back row) Pat (our awesome leader), Mike,
David, Cindy, Dan, May, Marc, Kathryn, little Veronica, Margo, Travis, Iana, (front
row) Clarence, Tem, and Greg.
The fun stuff...
Left-hand tunnel in Carlsbad Cavern |
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Kathryn, Veronica and Marc
at the spot on "The Beach" where they were married. |
Tom Beemis (NPS) was our
guide through LH tunnel |
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Our Living Quarters |
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Research Hut#6
Natural Entrance is just down the hill on the right |
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Bat Flight |
A little desert friend |
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| Lower Cave in Carlsbad |
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Cindy next to some long
stalactites |
No, the photo is level, the
fallen boulder with the flowstone isn't! |
Dan and May along the trail |
| Endless Cave |
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Blood red flowstone |
Mike sitting next to a
strange bubble like formation, hollow inside |
Borehole formation in the
floor |
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Last Chance Canyon hike |
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| Spiral Christmas tree
formation |
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Spring fed grotto pool (very
cold water!) |
Arch above the pool |
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Spider Cave |
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| Cliffs containing ancient
Indian shelter caves |
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The Medusa Room |
A rather snug fit in the
entrance tunnel |
| Lint Picking |
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Dinner time |
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Spraying lint off of the
walls next to the tourist trail |
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(Left to right): Cindy,
Greg, Tem, Margo, Pat, Clarence and Dave |
