Did a little spelunking with the family today

March 13, 2019, 09:57 PM

dry-fly

We took the scenic route home from Houston to Fort Worth, through the edge of hill country. It’s been years since I’ve been down around New Braunfels and it was beautiful. We went to Natural Bridge Caverns and did the tour. Pretty amazing. The cave system is 18 stories down... and 18 back up!

March 13, 2019, 10:29 PM

Rey HRH

Wow, that looks great.

Was it a long walk? How steep? How difficult was it?

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March 13, 2019, 10:39 PM

dry-fly

Very steep in several parts and more than a little tight. About 1/3 was easy going. The guides said that the cavern is 18 stories below ground. It was crazy humid, like 90+ %. That surprised me, I expected it to be cool.

March 13, 2019, 11:17 PM

jhe888

It is cool to see. Wet as hell, too.

March 14, 2019, 07:21 AM

T-Boy

That's a great cave! If you like to spelunk you need to take the kids to Georgetown, TX and go go Inner Space Caverns. I used to be the General Manager and it is a great cave to tour. Gentle walk (about 3/8 mile) and there are some Ice Age fossils that were found there including a complete skeleton of an adolescent Saber Tooth Cat.

If you want something more challenging, drive out IH10 west of San Antonio to Sonora. The Caves of Sonora is another that is worth the drive. The formations a fantastic and not typical of caves in Texas since this cave is what is termed an "Acid" cave. Formations are different than the typical limestone caves in Texas formed from underground rivers.

Links:

https://innerspacecavern.com/

http://cavernsofsonora.com/

March 14, 2019, 01:51 PM

dry-fly

^^ very good TBoy, I’ll remember that. Thanks!

March 14, 2019, 05:37 PM

BigCity

Your two daughters are pretty dry-fly.....

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March 14, 2019, 07:21 PM

pawprintsdoc

Nature provides us with some incredible sights.

March 14, 2019, 07:30 PM

dry-fly

quote:
Originally posted by BigCity:
Your two daughters are pretty dry-fly.....

Thank you...only one is my daughter though!

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