The Natural Entrance and the start of the winding path that takes us down 800 feet. The opening has not been enlarged, it is naturally very big

Looking into the distance in the caverns

In the caverns, it's hard to get good shots, the flash just woun't carry the distance

In the caverns, the "48" refers to a number on the audio guide you push to get a talk on that area

A flowering Cholla cactus

A flowering yukka

Tiny little wild flowers growing beside the road to Carlsbad Caverns