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Domes + Dripstones ~ Yes, You Can!
猛犸洞国家公园的点评
点评：We signed up for the “Domes + Dripstones” 2-hour tour. I do recommend booking online in advance, as there were 107 (yes!) people on our tour and was sold out. Oh, and parking is tight, so just do yourself a favor and go straight to the overflow lot. Much more shade, too.
Jake, a dry-witted, sturdy Ranger, was our host for the day, and VERY adamant that if you have ANY doubt about your health, anxieties or abilities to do this “strenuous” adventure, go get your money back right then! As in-shape and determined as I am, he did give me pause, but if that tall, stocky man with a big hat can get thru the close walls and tight-spaces, I figured I could, too. So, along with 105 other risk-takers, we boarded the three buses for a five minute ride to the man-made entrance at the base of a very old sinkhole. The first how-do-you-do are 360+ steps down, down, down a narrow hallway of rock. But honestly, that section is the “worst” of the tight, claustrophobic (not so much) inclines. And it’s very well lit, too. Crisis averted.
Our first stop was in a large area resembling an ampitheater. Seated on benches, Jake recalled much history about how the cave came to be, it’s sheer size, land ownership, the marketing and money involved, The Kentucky Cave Wars, Franklin, George, legal dealings and the state’s interest of the 400 mile+ system, and he tells it very well. Interesting, with a bit of humor.
The cave itself is a “dry cave” for the most part. The low ceilings look as if they will crash down on you at any moment! But you are safe…the structures have been in place many many years. Toward the end of the tour, the crowd enters an area where the sandstone caprock above dissolved, water seeps in, and thus, the “Frozen Niagara” was born. There are few drapes, stalactites and stalagmites, but the views in the latter part of the tour are still quite striking due to lighting and structure size. View this portion at your own leisure (I recommend the additional 88 steps down) and exit when ready. Be sure to look for cave crickets on the low, lighted wall to your right. Crazy long antennae! Buses depart outside as they fill, whisking you back to the Visitor’s Center, safe and sound. And yes, they have a squished penny machine. Two actually… all is right with the world.
Jake, a dry-witted, sturdy Ranger, was our host for the day, and VERY adamant that if you have ANY doubt about your health, anxieties or abilities to do this “strenuous” adventure, go get your money back right then! As in-shape and determined as I am, he did give me pause, but if that tall, stocky man with a big hat can get thru the close walls and tight-spaces, I figured I could, too. So, along with 105 other risk-takers, we boarded the three buses for a five minute ride to the man-made entrance at the base of a very old sinkhole. The first how-do-you-do are 360+ steps down, down, down a narrow hallway of rock. But honestly, that section is the “worst” of the tight, claustrophobic (not so much) inclines. And it’s very well lit, too. Crisis averted.
Our first stop was in a large area resembling an ampitheater. Seated on benches, Jake recalled much history about how the cave came to be, it’s sheer size, land ownership, the marketing and money involved, The Kentucky Cave Wars, Franklin, George, legal dealings and the state’s interest of the 400 mile+ system, and he tells it very well. Interesting, with a bit of humor.
The cave itself is a “dry cave” for the most part. The low ceilings look as if they will crash down on you at any moment! But you are safe…the structures have been in place many many years. Toward the end of the tour, the crowd enters an area where the sandstone caprock above dissolved, water seeps in, and thus, the “Frozen Niagara” was born. There are few drapes, stalactites and stalagmites, but the views in the latter part of the tour are still quite striking due to lighting and structure size. View this portion at your own leisure (I recommend the additional 88 steps down) and exit when ready. Be sure to look for cave crickets on the low, lighted wall to your right. Crazy long antennae! Buses depart outside as they fill, whisking you back to the Visitor’s Center, safe and sound. And yes, they have a squished penny machine. Two actually… all is right with the world.
翻译：我们报名参加了“穹顶 + 滴水石” 2 小时之旅。我建议提前在线预订，因为我们的旅行团有 107 人（是的！），门票已经售罄。哦，停车位很紧张，所以请帮自己一个忙，直接去溢流停车场。那里的阴凉处也更多。
杰克是一位严肃、健壮的护林员，他是我们当天的东道主，他非常坚定地表示，如果你对自己的健康、焦虑或能力有任何怀疑，无法完成这项“艰苦”的冒险，那就马上去拿回你的钱！尽管我身材魁梧、意志坚定，但他确实让我犹豫了，但如果那个戴着大帽子的高大、结实的男人能穿过密闭的墙壁和狭小的空间，我想我也能。因此，我们和其他 105 名冒险者一起登上了三辆巴士，乘车五分钟到达了一个非常古老的天坑底部的人工入口。第一个“你好吗”是沿着一条狭窄的岩石走廊向下走 360 多个台阶。但说实话，那一段是狭窄、幽闭（没那么严重）的斜坡中最“糟糕”的。而且光线也很好。危机避免了。
我们的第一站是一个类似露天剧场的大型区域。杰克坐在长凳上，回忆起了很多关于洞穴形成的历史，它的规模、土地所有权、所涉及的营销和资金、肯塔基洞穴战争、富兰克林、乔治、法律交易以及该州对 400 英里以上系统的利益，他讲得非常好。很有趣，有点幽默。
洞穴本身大部分都是“干洞”。低矮的天花板看起来好像随时都会砸到你！但你是安全的……这些结构已经存在很多年了。在游览即将结束时，人群进入了一个区域，上面的砂岩盖层溶解了，水渗入其中，因此，“冰冻尼亚加拉”诞生了。这里几乎没有悬垂石、钟乳石和石笋，但由于灯光和结构大小，游览后半段的景色仍然非常引人注目。您可以随意观看这部分（我建议再走 88 级台阶），准备好后离开。一定要在右边低矮的、有灯光的墙上寻找洞穴蟋蟀。疯狂的长触角！巴士在满员后从外面出发，将您安全送回游客中心。是的，他们有一台压扁的硬币机。实际上有两台……一切都很好。
杰克是一位严肃、健壮的护林员，他是我们当天的东道主，他非常坚定地表示，如果你对自己的健康、焦虑或能力有任何怀疑，无法完成这项“艰苦”的冒险，那就马上去拿回你的钱！尽管我身材魁梧、意志坚定，但他确实让我犹豫了，但如果那个戴着大帽子的高大、结实的男人能穿过密闭的墙壁和狭小的空间，我想我也能。因此，我们和其他 105 名冒险者一起登上了三辆巴士，乘车五分钟到达了一个非常古老的天坑底部的人工入口。第一个“你好吗”是沿着一条狭窄的岩石走廊向下走 360 多个台阶。但说实话，那一段是狭窄、幽闭（没那么严重）的斜坡中最“糟糕”的。而且光线也很好。危机避免了。
我们的第一站是一个类似露天剧场的大型区域。杰克坐在长凳上，回忆起了很多关于洞穴形成的历史，它的规模、土地所有权、所涉及的营销和资金、肯塔基洞穴战争、富兰克林、乔治、法律交易以及该州对 400 英里以上系统的利益，他讲得非常好。很有趣，有点幽默。
洞穴本身大部分都是“干洞”。低矮的天花板看起来好像随时都会砸到你！但你是安全的……这些结构已经存在很多年了。在游览即将结束时，人群进入了一个区域，上面的砂岩盖层溶解了，水渗入其中，因此，“冰冻尼亚加拉”诞生了。这里几乎没有悬垂石、钟乳石和石笋，但由于灯光和结构大小，游览后半段的景色仍然非常引人注目。您可以随意观看这部分（我建议再走 88 级台阶），准备好后离开。一定要在右边低矮的、有灯光的墙上寻找洞穴蟋蟀。疯狂的长触角！巴士在满员后从外面出发，将您安全送回游客中心。是的，他们有一台压扁的硬币机。实际上有两台……一切都很好。
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