I can't tell you too much about the caves except that they are acid-formed and were discovered in the 1920's. Inside it is about 70 degrees with about 98 percent humidity. They are home to stalactites, soda straws, helictites, and a bunch of other cool formations that I don't remember! :)
That green part is actually water. And apparently the pool is about 5 feet deep!
Our guide called this flat stuff "applesauce":
And these hanging things are referred to as "draperies":
That triangular thing in the middle of the picture is a "fishtail". A fishtail is a pretty rare helictite (formations that ignore gravity):
Can you see the knot in the skinny pillar on the left? The column on the right is a stalactite that has grown together:
This stalactite is called "the kissing columns" because the top and bottom portion are only separated by one drop of water. Apparently it has been like that for 50 years:
This last one of the caves is called "the crystal butterfly" because it kind of looks like a butterfly! The guide's flashlight is on it though, so it is hard to see in this picture. Although none of these pictures really do the cave justice!
Our tour was about 1.5 hours and we went down 155 feet. After the tour we hung out a little at the visitor's center. This floating pipe was outside of the visitor's center. Trippy!
We bought some of their homemade fudge and sat outside eating it and enjoying the weather.
On our way home we stopped at a small diner in El Dorado and watched the Master's. It was a fun trip!
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Looks like a fun day!
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