Before entering The Cave of The Winds it was so cold and windy that I didn't know how we were going to go through it without freezing our toes off! I didn't realize that once deep within the surface of the earth, the temperature is much warmer and very steady. Our guide told us that the temperature inside the cave remains at a steady 54 degrees fahrenheit all year round. That makes it warming on a blustery winter day as well as cooling in the heat of the summer. His words were music to my ears and I was all set for our tour to begin.
Here we saw the caves largest stalactite. What a wonder it was to think of the hundreds of years that it took to get this long!
Here is a view looking straight up at one point...WOW!
Alicia, Kaitlyn and Megan really enjoyed the cave.
These stalagmites seemed to almost come to life in my mind as I pictured them a little village of people, all paying reverence to the mighty stalactite holding strongly to the roof of the cave.
And here we have a saying appropriately adorning one of the walls deep beneath the surface of the earth.
What a breathtaking view as we begin our descent back down the mountain!
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