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Getting there
The sign on US-151. |
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Almost there...
One turn and 500 yards... |
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We're here
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Cave entrance
Also doubles as the gift shop. |
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Main Cave
Coming down the stairs from the entrance. |
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First feature
Partway down the main cave. |
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Road closed
A collapse has blocked the main cave at this point. Here we turn and go down into the lower cave. |
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Heading down...
A twisty, narrow, short path through the lower cave. |
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Heading down
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Lower cave
Small caves go left and right at various heights. |
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Low Point
This red light marks the lowest point, about 70 feet underground. |
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Going through...
More narrow passageways. |
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Mini caves...
More small caves off the main path. |
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What it really looks like
The passage is actually quite dark, marked by the occasional spotlight. This "natural light" photo illustrates the general conditions. |
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Another small cave
Off and down in the distance. |
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Back in the main cave
Doubling back past the entrance and this stone "waterfall". |
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Heading towards the Back Cave
The stairs climb a collapse pile. |
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Features
Another stone waterfall and stalactites. |
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Heading back...
Continuing down the path towards the back cave. |
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Stalactites
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Stone waterfall
Another stone waterfall in the main cave. |
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Looking up
A "hole" in the ceiling, four or five feet "deep". |
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Stalactites
Milk or chalk? |
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Stalactites
At a crack in the ceiling where water trickles in. Stalactites (and stalagmites) grow approximately 1 inch every 100 years. |
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Stalactites
Stalactites hang in the last large room before the Back Cave. |
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Stalactites
A whole bunch of stalactites... |
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