Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky - July 17, 2007
Our cave tour - the New Entrance Tour at 4:00 PM.
We got off the bus into a driving rainstorm. It isn't a long walk
from the bus to the entrance unless it's raining this hard.
Starting into the cave.
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Some algae near the entrances and near lights.
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We go down a long, narrow, wet staircase.
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First stop - Grand Central Station. This is where Ranger Joe talked
about the cave and took questions.
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Leaving Grand Central Station.
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This rock looks important.
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Flash.
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Evidence of the rain on the way in..
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Very flat ceiling.
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Some graffiti.
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Lots of graffiti.
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Made it to the Frozen Niagara formation.
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Water dripping from the ceiling near Frozen Niagara.
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And now all kinds of views of the Frozen Niagara area.
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Frozen Niagara from the top.
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Crystal Lake was down a chasm, and impossible to photograph.
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It's down there.
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Cave crickets!
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LOTS of cave crickets.
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