This park is one of the most unique parks we’ve seen so far. It is such a different world underground and it is so fascinating to see how it was all created.
On the way into the park, we saw a a large herd of big-horned sheep on a cliff side.
We started at the visitors center by getting the Junior Ranger books & then did a quick tour of the exhibits.
Then we started our journey into the caves. The natural entrance is about a 1.5 mile trail into the darkness with a drop of 755 ft into the earth.
They’ve done a great job with this park creating subtle light around the features while still allowing you to get a feel for the darkness of the caves. I tried lightening up some of the pics thou so you could see them 🙂
The trail winding thru the “Big Room” is about 1.25 miles and has the sq-footage of 16 football fields. It is the largest natural limestone cavern in the Western Hemisphere.
The kids did great and only started getting tired at the end. As we finished up, Madi said, “I’m so amazed, I can’t be amazed anymore.” 😂 We were very grateful for the elevator ride back to the surface! Once there, they finished up their Junior Ranger booklets.
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