{"id":3026,"date":"2025-04-23T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:40:31","slug":"guadalupe-mountains-national-park-and-carlsbad-caverns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3026","title":{"rendered":"Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year I went south Texas on my way back east, this time I opted to go north.  I realized as I was driving around that I had driven through the Guadalupe Mountains before when we came to Carlsbad Caverns in 2009.  While I&#8217;m definitely not as impressed with Guadalupe as I was with Big Bend, I&#8217;m really glad we checked it out.  I nearly died while hiking out to the original homestead.  I sat down to rest a minute after hiking about a mile out into the desert.  I had my earphones in and decided to take them out to listen to the desert and immediately heard an angry rattlesnake.  I jumped up and looked all over for it, but never actually saw it.  They are perfectly camouflaged for the desert! This has prompted me to get a phone with satellite capabilities, so I don&#8217;t die in the desert.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3023\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4077.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Texas Madrone.  Ever seen a red tree?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3022\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4069.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lot&#8217;s of places where you cross seasonal waterways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"443\" data-id=\"3014\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112-1024x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112-768x333.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112-1536x665.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4112.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mountains offer some relief from the sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3020\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4084.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Juniper and Maple alleyway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3013\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4126.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I love the symmetry of agave plants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3019\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4107.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A small creek trickles it&#8217;s way down the mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3021\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4187.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A big ol&#8217; peacock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3010\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4128.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are cave features everywhere you look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3016\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4170.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cave bacon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3017\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4180.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amazing columns <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3011\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4150.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crazy looking formations! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3018\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4140.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stalagtite cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3012\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4130.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carlsbad is so massive, it&#8217;s difficult to capture the scale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3015\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4174.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My favorite picture I took of Carlsbad.  Looks like a monster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"http:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120-1024x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120-1536x645.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_4120.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sunset in Guadalupe Mountains NP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year I went south Texas on my way back east, this time I opted to go north. I realized as I was driving around that I had driven through the Guadalupe Mountains before when we came to Carlsbad Caverns in 2009. While I&#8217;m definitely not as impressed with Guadalupe as I was with Big &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3026\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3027,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3026\/revisions\/3027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}