Carlsbad Caverns is right down the road from where ... taking shape as mineral-rich water drips down and takes shape with pointed tips at the ends. Stalagmites grow upward from the cave’s ...

the Carlsbad Caverns opened from the bottom up via sulfuric acid dissolution. Sulfuric acid is the product of sulfur, oxygen and water. The Guadalupe Mountains are located near oil fields that ...

Active drilling rigs in New Mexico. More than Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah combined. Most are located in Eddy County, home of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Caverns is home to some of the ...

A 750-foot elevator shaft takes visitors through the earth in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Story and photos by Adrian HeddenEl Rito [email protected] A 752-foot ride into the ...

Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the deepest limestone cave in the country, and the fifth-longest known cave in the world. Read more about Oil and Gas Development Delayed Near Carlsbad Caverns ...