Unfortunately during this visit not a single bat could be found despite the guides efforts to find one:( While Firedrake was mildly disappointed it was still a great cave to explore:)
Missouri is known as the Cave state |
While the cave is supposedly steaming with cave wildlife we only saw this tiny salamander. |
They only area the kids were allowed to touch |
Called the twin sisters the darker one is no longer active but the white stalagmite is still active |
IN this room there is evidence of the cave shifting--see the broken column...it is due to a collapse ceiling they believe which happened many years ago |
lots of soda straws which are MarioFan's favorite |
This is called Kings overhang which is a flow stone that is approximately 35 feet suspended overing the cave river. They do expect it to collapse one day from the shear weight of the rock |
This was called Queens rock and you can see the ramps built to travel up to the top, prior to the ramps there were over 60 concrete step to take you to the top |
waterlily room |
I loved the pictures and explanation about the cave; this is an other awesome adventure.
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Now THAT is a cool cave! Firedrake sure is going to be something amazing when she grows up. It seems like nothing will phase her and everything interests her. That is a wonderful combination for a young woman to have!
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