After my earlier adventures caving, I decided I wanted more. Mammoth Cave is world-famous and only in nearby Kentucky so I set my sights on the National Park as my primary destination. However, the entire region is limestone and much is covered by sandstone so it’s ripe territory for caves.
I visited three caves over two days. I tried for more caves but when traveling off-season one takes chances. Cub Run Cave said they were open but when I arrived the place was dark. Hidden River Cave and the American Cave Museum were both closed, for lunch, at 1:30 … I was frustrated. Hey, at least I visited three caves!
Two of those cave visits were part of Mammoth Cave National Park. The network of this cave that make up Mammoth is 365 miles long, yes I saidmiles. The first day I went down New Entrance which was wet and sprinkled with formations. The next day I toured the classic cavernous entrance which made Mammoth Caves famous. My mad dash to other caves resulted in only one more tour, but a very worthwhile visit to Kentucky Caverns.
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