On Monday our bus took us to White Sands National Park in New Mexico. It is one of the world’s natural wonders. This unique 275 square miles dune field looks like white sands but is actually made of gypsum. It was created by heavy rainfalls in the mountains, which washed out many minerals that were broken down over time. When we arrived…
On the 2nd day of our journey to West Texas / New Mexico, we visited Carlsbad Cavern National Park to enjoy the beautiful stalactite cave of the new national park. In groups of 10, we entered the cavern, excited to see the beautiful landscape offered by the stalagmites and stalactites. The way down we stopped multiple times to take photos of the…
The day of our hiking-tour began with a small breakfast and the preparation of our lunch. Some of the students volunteered to prepare all the sandwiches for everyone and they did a wonderful job! To get to our starting point we took the bus. We split up into two groups: one would go the easier way down into the canyon and the…
In the morning, we all met at Guyer High School for our trip out West. After having loaded all our luggage, rucksacks, some coolers, balls, slides and shovels onto the bus the adventure started. It took more than eight hours until we reached New Mexico. The bus stopped at Walmart where we did some crazy shopping. Divided into different groups we stormed…