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Mammoth Cave
By info | March 18, 2007
We packed up and headed to Cave City Kentucky for a tour in World Famous Mammoth Cave. This being the first trip to the cave for our Troop, We opted for a one day outing. We selected the Violet Lantern Tour. This tour takes you into sections of the cave not seen by many people and the tour is conducted in lantern light only. This is how tours were given prior to 1920. We were informed, before the tour, that this was the first offering of this tour for the 2007 season and that we would see things that later tours would not. He was right as we witnessed fallen gypsum dust on the floor that had accumulated during the winter months. We were able to see the rock that they had to raise, back at the turn of the 20th century, to remove “Lost John“, a Indian who died there approximately 400 BCE. Caves do a great job in mummifying a corpse. He still had skin, hair, and teeth. The guide informed us that this was the Magnus Opus of tours offered at the cave and after taking the tour, we all agreed.
Be sure and check out the pictures from this camp-out. We did not do a podcast for this outing.
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