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Forever

Welcome to

New Mexico!

Steve Jones

18 Main Street

Westwood, MA 02466

U.S.A.

Dear Steve,

How are you? I hope you are having an awesome April vacation! My family and I are in New Mexico and it is so hot here. We just explored the caves at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, have you ever heard of it? A cavern is just a fancy way of saying big cave, and there are lots of them here. This park has over 100 small and large caves in total! A lot of people come here to see the Big Room. It is a HUGE chamber that is about 25 stories high and can hold 6 football fields. We went in it and it was really cool! One thing I didn't know about when we arrived was that there are thousands of bats that sleep in the caves at night. We even saw a bunch of them during our tour, which I was not happy about! The tour guide told us that over five hundred thousand tourists visit the park each year. I had no idea it was so popular. I also learned that they believe the caves were formed about 20 million years ago, making them the oldest cave system in the world! Well, I can't wait to see you back at school soon and enjoy the rest of the break!

Your Pal,

Brady

Forever

Welcome to

New Mexico!

Steve Jones

18 Main Street

Westwood, MA 02466

U.S.A.

Dear Steve,

How are you? I hope you are having an awesome April vacation! My family and I are in New Mexico and it is so hot here. We just explored the caves at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, have you ever heard of it? A cavern is just a fancy way of saying big cave, and there are lots of them here. This park has over 100 small and large caves in total! A lot of people come here to see the Big Room. It is a HUGE chamber that is about 25 stories high and can hold 6 football fields. We went in it and it was really cool! One thing I didn't know about when we arrived was that there are thousands of bats that sleep in the caves at night. We even saw a bunch of them during our tour, which I was not happy about! The tour guide told us that over five hundred thousand tourists visit the park each year. I had no idea it was so popular. I also learned that they believe the caves were formed about 20 million years ago, making them the oldest cave system in the world! Well, I can't wait to see you back at school soon and enjoy the rest of the break!

Your Pal,

Brady