Wow, Carlsbad Cavern are huge. We arrived in time for lunch and to book a 1:00 tour to the King’s Palace and then one of the walking tours. Two tours back to back is not a wise thing to do. But we enjoyed both of them. Not very many people there this time of the year which made it easy to book the King’s Palace tour on short notice. Gary was hoping for more color in the cave, but most of the columns, stalactites, and stalagmites were white. The lighting in the cave was set up by a Hollywood person and I don’t think he did a very good job.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Niagara Cave, Harmony, Minnesota
Spent an hour touring Niagara Cave near Harmony, Minnesota. The cave was discovered when some farmer’s pigs fell into it. The pigs fell about 70’ and were still alive. So the farmer paid some young boys to go into the cave and retrieve the pigs. Later some cavers from Iowa explored the cave. The cave was opened in 1936 to the public. There is a 60’ waterfall in the cave. This cave does not have that much to offer. If you do not like tight or closed in places, this cave is not for you. We had to walk down 250 steps and back up again.
waterfall
saddle created by swirling water
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