Our Mammoth Cave National Park adventure was, well, mammoth. 🙂 We packed as much fun as we possibly could in 4 short days. Not only did we visit the Mammoth Cave but we also went horseback riding, zip-lining, and canoeing (more posts to come on those). It was AWESOME. The kids of course worked on getting their Jr. Ranger badges. They completed their activity books and even went on a Jr. Ranger tour where they learned about being a “Naturalist.”
The cave itself is just spectacular. We went on two different tours, the Historic tour and the Domes and Drip Stones tour. Both were about two hours long. Half the time, the Ranger was talking to the group and the other half was spent walking and viewing the cave. We absolutely loved everything the Historic tour had to offer. We were treated to gigantic empty rooms that seemed to go on forever to “suck in the gut” passage ways (Fat Man’s Misery). The Domes and Drip Stones tour wasn’t as exciting or breathtaking until the last 20 minutes or so, when we got to see the Frozen Niagara, a spectacular rock formation that looks like a frozen waterfall (super cool). Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get many pictures inside the cave. The tour was full and between keeping up with the group and keeping up with the kiddos, there just wasn’t enough time for me to setup and take the pictures that would truly do the cave justice. There also wasn’t much light in the cave and you would definitely need some sort of tripod to hold your camera still (note to self). At any rate, we definitely plan on going back and enjoying all of the things this park has to offer. The canoeing alone was worth the trip!
