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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Gift Shop & Entrance by jl98584
This is the main building and gift shop in front of the entrance to the Colossal Cave. It was built by the CCC in the 1930's.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Weeping Wall by jl98584
Colossal Cave is dormant for the most part. Some rain does seep in here, so occasionally this formation still gets wet.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Stairs by jl98584
Between 1934 and 1938, the CCC constructed walkways, stairs, handrails and lights to make the cave easier for the public to tour.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Mom Starting by jl98584
This is Mom just as she started the Cave tour, still not sure she wants to go through the tour.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Mom Descending by jl98584
There are 363 steps on this tour, somehow she actually made it through all of them!
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Ladder by jl98584
The Park offers three different levels of tours. The middle one (in terms of difficulty) requires climbing on ladders such as the one on the left and some crawling.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Hall by jl98584
If you look carefully, you can see some of our tour group in the crack at the bottom. This gives you some idea of how large some of the openings are.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave, Guide by jl98584
Dave, our tour guide, is on the lower left. He often used a flashlight to point out various formations.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave 3 by jl98584
This is an idea what some of the formations look like without the flash. Lighting was installed by the CCC in the 1930's, so the cave is never pitch black (unless someone pulls the plug!)
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave 2 by jl98584
The cave surfaces tend to be brown from centuries of accumulated dust. Since the cave is dormant, little to no water runs through it which would otherwise was the dust off.
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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Day 166 - Colossal Cave1 by jl98584
General formations in the cave. Limestone dissolves in water, then can be recreated as stalagmites (from the ground) and stalactites (from the ceiling)
- 14 February 2008 - El Encanto, USA
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