By: Sam
Hi there, Sam here. Today we saw something truly amazing: Mammoth Cave. Not just a big hole in the ground, this underground labyrinth, buried just beneath the small town of Cave City, Kentucky, is also the longest cave system in the world, boasting over 400 miles of dimly lit passages and glimmering gypsum draperies. Now after going on the Domes and Dripstone cave tour (which my dad and I had previously hiked, along with the Historic Tour) we understand why Mammoth Cave is not only a National Park, but a World Heritage site. As we started our tour, entering what looked like a porta-potty in a hill, the cave opening (hidden behind the porta-potty door) sent vague chills of apprehension down our spines. The feeling persisted as we made our way down several flights of subterranean stairs, entering a land that had never felt the warmth of the sun. That said, it was eerie but dreadfully exciting to be walking hidden from the world above and seeing a part of the Earth that few have seen before.
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