{"id":1865,"date":"2018-04-12T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2018-04-21T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T21:08:59","slug":"guadalupe-mountains-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/guadalupe-mountains-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Guadalupe Mountains National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With our mirror fixed, it was a short drive of about an hour from Carlsbad Caverns to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. This particular park is small but incredibly beautiful.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1867\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1867\" data-attachment-id=\"1867\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/guadalupe-mountains-national-park\/d7f6bfc9-d8bd-4a6a-ae30-4b04a4802609\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523098778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The obligatory pose for the national parks&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?fit=980%2C735\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1867\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D7F6BFC9-D8BD-4A6A-AE30-4B04A4802609.jpeg?w=1960 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The obligatory pose for the national parks&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Guadalupe Mountains is a relatively small park. We went for a small hike, saw the ruins of the 1830s Butterfield Station, and the kids completed the book for the junior ranger badge.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1872\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/guadalupe-mountains-national-park\/aa04d52e-40b8-4969-aeea-e80bc975af5f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?fit=3264%2C2448\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523103245&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00048007681228997&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?fit=980%2C735\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F-1024x768.jpeg?resize=980%2C735\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?w=1960 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AA04D52E-40B8-4969-AEEA-E80BC975AF5F.jpeg?w=2940 2940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a quick stop, but worth the visit. And we headed off toward Las Cruces, New Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our mirror fixed, it was a short drive of about an hour from Carlsbad Caverns to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. This particular park is small but incredibly beautiful. Guadalupe Mountains is a relatively small park. 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