The next stop of our journey was Mammoth Cave National Park. This was about a two hour drive from Frankfort. We stayed in the campground of the NP, which meant no "niceties" such as electricity, water, or septic hook-up. We had to rely on the systems of the RV in standalone mode. This is known as "boondocking."
This picture shows Matthew, Beth and Chuie enjoying our campsite.
The park is known for the caves, but there is also something like 60,000 acres of forest above the caves. Many people come for the trails and rivers as well as the caves. We saw quite a bit of wildlife (well, stuff we also see at home such as turkeys and deer).
We took two tours of the caves, one called the "Historic Tour" and one called "Domes and Dripstones." The Historic tour has the famous Fat Man's Misery, an 18-inch wide passageway, followed by a very low ceiling. The second tour has the famous Frozen Niagara formation.
On the way out we saw some cavedwellers - crickets and spiders.
The campground had a rule against pets staying there without adults, so we had to put Chuie up in a local kennel. Here's Matthew retrieving him at the end of the second tour.
Before leaving we had a chance to drive around the park and take in some trails, the forrest, and a small ferry across a river in the park.
Matthew also got a Junior Ranger from this park, his 60th! He really enjoys this at the National Parks.
We're very proud of our little ranger!
Matthew's Notes: When in Rome, do as the Romans.
- The hotel restaurant has two areas so be careful when dining.our.
- If you don't like heights, don't look into pits!
- Two good tours are the Historic tour and the Domes and Drip Stones.
- If you came looking for stalactites/stalagmites, soda straws, columns, drapes, cave-corn and so-on, go to Carlsbad Caverns!
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