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Lewis and Clark Caverns

We took a day off driving to do a cave tour. It turned out to be one of the best caves we've ever seen! It was very deep and was incredible. 28 photos
August 6, 2019

Tuesday, August 6


12 PM

Valley below the cavern entrance
6 Aug 2019 - 12:49

Lewis & Clark came up this valley while on their expedition.

1 PM

Colony of Bats
6 Aug 2019 - 13:20

This cave has a colony of Bats, they mostly live right inside the cave entrance and roost all together on the ceiling here.
Stairs leading deeper
6 Aug 2019 - 13:22
Bend over!
6 Aug 2019 - 13:35
First huge cavern
6 Aug 2019 - 13:36
Million year old Stalagmites that have reached the ceiling
6 Aug 2019 - 13:44
Artificial tunnel
6 Aug 2019 - 13:51
Popcorn formations
6 Aug 2019 - 13:53
Another large cavern
6 Aug 2019 - 13:57

Flow stone coming down from above
Stalactite
6 Aug 2019 - 13:57
Stacy looking at some "Popcorn"
6 Aug 2019 - 13:58
Small passage way
6 Aug 2019 - 13:59

There were many small passage ways we had to squeeze through on the tour

2 PM

Another small passage way
6 Aug 2019 - 14:00
Very old formation
6 Aug 2019 - 14:03
Going deeper
6 Aug 2019 - 14:05
Squeezing through
6 Aug 2019 - 14:08
Lights out
6 Aug 2019 - 14:10

Our tour guide turned out all of the lights and light a candle to show what the original cave tours would have been like.
Huge flow stone formation
6 Aug 2019 - 14:15
Squeeze stairs
6 Aug 2019 - 14:15
Perfect little Popcorn formation
6 Aug 2019 - 14:19
Truly grand flowstone formations
6 Aug 2019 - 14:19
Our tour guide
6 Aug 2019 - 14:22
The last cavern was huge and awe inspiring
6 Aug 2019 - 14:28
The last cavern was huge and awe inspiring
6 Aug 2019 - 14:28
Cave Popcorn
6 Aug 2019 - 14:29

This formation occurs when water seeps from the ceiling above splashing down and leaving calcite deposits behind
Artificial tunnel leading out
6 Aug 2019 - 14:34

3 PM

The road out
6 Aug 2019 - 15:27

5 PM

Lucky is ready to continue on to our next adventure!
6 Aug 2019 - 17:53