We went to the Kartchner Caverns Link on Tuesday, this is truly an awesome place to see. They don’t allow cameras or anything else into the cave. So the parking lot is full of cars with purses, cameras, cell phones. We had already read this so we didn’t bring anything with us. The picture above is a photo of one of the postcards we bought.
They limit the tours to no more than 20 people and don’t allow kids under 7 in at all. The reason is that you can’t touch anything because the oils from your hand will stop the growth of the features. Just to get in you pass through several air locks to keep the outside air out and a misting area so that the lint from your clothes will stick to yourself and not contaminate the cave environment. This is the only cave in the world taking such aggressive conservation measures.
Not that we have a lot of cave experience, but this was what I think has to be, the best cave experiences that we could possibly have. We learned about the cave and how it was formed and what they are doing to preserve it.
The things we saw will stay in our minds for a long time. Too bad we couldn’t take any pictures, some of the formations were wonderful to see.
More Later, Rich
2 comments:
Sounds like fun! Too bad you were not able to take pictures...
Dusty & Jedd
Nice work on the photoshop improvements of your postcard photos! Is that the "simple embossed" edges with low shadow?
Glad you a good time - I love meeting the locals. I bet she was so cute.
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