John and I had taken the Entrance Tour at Wind Cave a while back. Rick and Y wanted to see Wind Cave so we signed up for the Fairgrounds Tour. John and I both agreed that the Fairgrounds Tour was a lot more scenic that included more narrow passageways and more steps but worth it.
Wind Cave is the fourth largest cave with more than 135 miles of explored passageways. More passageways are discovered every year so in that respect that cave is growing. Wind Cave is famous for its boxwork formations. Wind Cave is one of two caves in the world that has this specialized formation. Pictures just cannot do it justice . . . one must see it with their own eyes to see the beauty.
Wind Cave is the fourth largest cave with more than 135 miles of explored passageways. More passageways are discovered every year so in that respect that cave is growing. Wind Cave is famous for its boxwork formations. Wind Cave is one of two caves in the world that has this specialized formation. Pictures just cannot do it justice . . . one must see it with their own eyes to see the beauty.
If you are looking for stalactites and stalagmites, this cave is not for you. As it is a dry cave, they simply don't exist. Wind Cave also has popcorn and frostwork formations but none of our pictures were very impressive.Here is a group of spelunkers getting ready for some cave exploration. Basically, you have to be young and/or very thin to go on these tours. There is a concrete formation that one has to wiggle their way through in order to qualify for the tour. Belly crawling through tight spaces doesn't sound very appealing does it?
After a nice lunch in Custer, we headed home to enjoy the afternoon and evening.
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