Is this your definition of "explore a cave?"
http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20080611_mammoth_cave_exploration.htm
The article briefly describes 7 commercial caves - 2 of which have expensive
off-trail tours led by guides.
You have to give the author credit though.
How often do you read the phrase:
"advanced spelunking"
in the public media.
or the phrase:
"utter darkness?"
How many of you have been in a cave that is:
"located under a river?"
Do "crystals" in caves really take a "millions years to shape and
develop"? ( dogtooth spar - for example ) I guess she just means
the whole conglomerate of crystals and not an individual crystal
by itself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(mineralogy)
The article was written for its intended audience - non-cavers who
are looking for something new to do if planning a vacation. So I will give
some kudos to the author, Shari Hearn for her effort to get a little
deeper into the topic than most travel writers do.
I just wonder how many caves she actually went in to write
the article. It sounded like she went in 2 or 3 and really liked it.
David Locklear
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