Gallery
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The natural bridge outside the cave entrance.
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Flowstone is a dominant feature of the caverns.
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The cave contains large, switchbacked descents and ascents.
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The only living plant in the cave -- a small fern. The spores were believed to have been tracked in on a workers clothing, then germinated next to a light.
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Flowstone ceiling over a switchback.
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Tall, thin stalagmites and columns.
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More tall, thin stalagmites.
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A large column.
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Closeup of flowstone.
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A large room full of speleothems
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The King's Throne - a large stalagmite.
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Water on calcite shimmers in the cave's lighting.
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"Grendel's Canyon"
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The ascent out of the cavern contains more massive rooms.
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The view back into the cavern from near the exit.
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Formations
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Pluto's Anteroom
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Cave Entrance
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Cave Entrance
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The Chandelier - In the Castle of the White Giants
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Pluto's Anteroom
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Valley of the Fallen Lords
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The Watchtower
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Grendel's Canyon
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Mount of the Landlord - In the Castle of the White Giants
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