Day 4: Carlsbad Caverns
Hey America! We are the Dopeys, your new bloggers! Our
names are: Jackson Lamb, Mary Smallwood, Lauren Gold, Sharidan Farris, Alexis
Willett, Meredith Bowman, Connor Cook, Hallie Holt, Sam Kaylor, Carter Pratt,
Leah Smith, Mary Speaks, Gracie Sciler, and George The Whale.
Today we woke up at THE CRACK OF DAWN aka 5:00…woah bro!
Our breakfast this morning was our first served by the Grumpy’s, consisted of
muffins and bananas. While we were traveling, we adventured into no mans land
where there is nothing but bushes and oil rigs! The sights we saw while
traveling were nothing like those of the Carolinas. We traveled across Texas
and New Mexico to the Carlsbad Caverns where we smelled lots of bat poop and
walked 3 miles under a very HUGE rock! People enjoyed shopping at the gift
shop, where lots of stickers and post cards were purchased.
But before the Caverns, the Grumpys served us a traveling
lunch of pizza wraps, yum!!! On Carolina Girl, pizza sauce exploded due to the
bad road conditions in New Mexico. Meanwhile on the bus, tortillas were
forgotten and we had to make a special stop just to get them.
After our daily trip to Wally World, we finally arrived at
the New Mexico Military Institute, located in Roswell, New Mexico. This city is
known for their weird obsession with aliens and UFO’s. Even the street lights
looked like alien heads!!! We were greeted by the school representative, Lt Cl Jeff Cunningham, who
informed us about campus life, education, and the cadet high school program.
Tonight we will enjoy tacos on this pretty campus while
celebrating KARINA’S 16TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! As we camp out under
the stars tonight, we hope to catch a glimpse of the famous Roswell UFO’s! See
you tomorrow!! Xoxo, Dopey’s
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Our first stop at the "Wagon Wheel Rest Stop" |
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Soaking in the AMAZING view at Carlsbad Caverns while trying to avoid the cars! :) |
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All the bois |
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Park Ranger providing us some information |
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First group in, ... last group out |
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Starting our expedition into the caverns |
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Olivia, Hiley and Luke posing in the caverns |
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Counselors Logan and Heather buying food for the GRAND CANYON HIKE! |
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Our sleeping grounds for the night! |
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Fam goals. |
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Lt.Cl Jeff Cunningham speaking to the group at New Mexico Military Institute |
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Your sexy bloggers for the next three days. |
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Setting up teams for ultimate frisbee |
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On our campsite for the evening |
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All smiles from Audrey and Gracie |
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Our cooks prepping for dinner |
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Grumpy's making our yummy dinner! |
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Fighting through the bug bites! |
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Abby and Maddie posing on their beds for the night! |
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Sam and Carter setting up camp! |
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Gorgeous sunset at New Mexico Military Institute |
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Just chillin' in "ceder rapids" ~ Hillary Clinton |
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Our delicious, yummy, scrumptious, great, wonderful tacos for dinner. |