Mammoth Cave

I took two tours and spent 6 hours underground, and Mammoth Cave really lives up to its name. The thing is just big, everything about it is big. 50ft tubes, 200ft pits/domes, 367 miles of explored passageways, underground rivers (did not get to see these), 60 ft hills. It's really, really big! And, in many places -really small. We went through some passageways as narrow as my shoulders, and the tours pass by many side passages that look like human mouse-holes. Of course, pictures down there without a tripod are pretty much a futile effort, so I photographed some postcards for display here, to show you a couple of the neater features of the cave. It's quite a sight, and well worth the tour prices, should anybody reading ever find themselves in the neighborhood.

Also, I'm pretty sure that animal in the woods is a screech owl. This recording I found sounds similar, but is still not quite the same. Last night one sounded off really near the campsite, loud!, like a car horn. Seconds later I heard the little girl in the adjacent campsite start crying...

A couple more days here in Central Kentucky, then I'll head East some more...