domes and dripstones

Mammoth Cave - we took another new tour (new to us) Domes and Dripstones:

Domes & Dripstones

Take a 4 mile bus ride from the visitor center to the New Entrance to Mammoth Cave. Descend approximately 280 stairs through a dramatic series of domes and pits. Continue the journey through large Mammoth sized passages and conclude the cave experience as you take a short walk through a variety of dripstone formations. The tour exits at the Frozen Niagara Entrance to the cave where visitors board a bus for a ride back to the visitor center. It's a great way to see the many faces of some of Mammoth Cave's passage ways.

This tour includes the entire Frozen Niagara Tour route and a small portion of the Grand Avenue Tour route.

Duration: 2 hours Distance: 3/4 mile Total Stairs: 500, including 280 on the initial staircase descent Difficulty: Moderate Tour Capacity: 118 Price: $15 Adults, $10 Youth, $7.50 Special Access Tour Times: 9:30, 11:00, 12:15, 2:00

The tour was short in hiking length, but covered a lot of interesting cave features. The manmade entrance was very narrow and proved to be quite claustrophobic for some fellow cavers who had to bail before getting started.