As luck would have it, Cam and I pulled into the Carlsbad Caverns visitor center right at 5pm as they were closing. Our goal was to get a free backcountry permit to find a free place to sleep for the night. Fortunately enough for us, the park rangers were more than willing to point us in the direction of BLM land near-by with primo camping sites. Within about 30 min, we found ourselves tucked away not far from the park, with a nice little campsite all to our lonesome.
After a good night sleep and some coffee and breakfast the next morning, we made out way back over to the Caverns. One nice thing about national parks is, they tend to have nice bathrooms. So we brought our toothbrushes, face wash, and dirty dishes along with us.Unfortunately, we had our major accident of the trip today. While washing my French-press coffee maker after its maiden brew, I cracked the glass leading to its early retirement. It was a very sad day. Looks like from here on out, it is cowboy coffee for me
After a few hours of playing cavemen, we decided it was about time for some more climbing. So we loaded into the truck and drove out to Last Chance Canyon near Queen, NM. We decided that since this was a climbing trip, it was time to stay somewhere for a few days and do some climbing.
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