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Spelunk Activities

Showing 8 spelunk activities logged during our motorhome cross-country adventures.

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Historic Cave Tour

2-hour, 2-mile tour that combines an explanation of the geology and history of the caves. Reservations recommended.

Mammoth CaveSouthern Loop2002
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Self-guided Big Room Tour

1-mile steep descent through the Natural Entrance into the Big Room. The paved walkway follows the traditional explorer's route and winds down 750 feet into the spectacular Big Room, which is 25 stories high and the size of 14 football fields.

Carlsbad CavernsSouthern Loop2002
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Candlelight Tour

2-hour, fairly strenuous tour through less-developed, unlit parts of the cave. Each person on the tour carries a candle bucket as the original explorers did. The tour is limited to 10 people. Reservations should be made well in advance.

Wind Cave National ParkNorthern Loop2000
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Luray Caverns

One-hour guided tour through cathedral-sized rooms filled with colorful stalactite and stalagmite formations. The highlight of the tour is hearing the Great Stalacpipe Organ play.

Luray CavernsRoad Trip to Virginia and North Carolina1998
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Lehman Caves

90-minute ranger-led tour of the Lehman Cave system and its intricate stalactites, stalagmites, draperies, and shields.

Great Basin National ParkYosemite & Nevada2007
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Sunshine Cave

Moderately challenging, 466-foot cave with two collapses allowing sunlight in. The back section has floors that are steep, very rough, and sometimes wet

Lava Beds National MonumentPacific Northwest2013
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Upper to Lower Sentinel Caves

Less challenging, 3,280 foot trail that requires no stooping

Lava Beds National MonumentPacific Northwest2013
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Skull Cave

Less challenging, 580-foot cave with a wide open feel

Lava Beds National MonumentPacific Northwest2013