Skyline Caverns

On the schedule for today’s outing, Skyline Caverns. Pictures from the last two entries are brought to you thanks to the photography skills of Meredith, which is why you see a couple with me in them. My camera got, ahem, misplaced yesterday somewhere along Skyline Drive, so Meredith was the only one with a camera except for my phone. I do use my phone frequently but hers came out better. I reported the loss to the Park HQ and it’s a long shot, but maybe it will be turned in. They will contact me if it turns up but I am not holding me breath.  New camera is on the one here thanks to Amazon and free Prime two-day shipping. Sigh.

Anyway, so the caverns were a nice little diversion so let’s get to the pictures, shall we?

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He couldn’t quite figure out what animal sound would represent this creature. It was so cute when he was moo-ing and baa-ing. LOL!

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These are Anthodite Clusters which are according to our guide only known in one other North American cave, Carlsbad Caverns.

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More of those in the 61 room. These were very cool! It was one of my favorite parts of the tour.

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More anthodites.

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This was my other favorite section called the Fairyland Lake.

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I think this was the part called the Painted Desert room

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This is the Rainbow Trails section, I think.

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I recommend this if you are in the area and be sure to visit the website first and print out the internet coupon before you go. It will save you $2 a ticket.

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