The boys head underground to Mammoth Cave.
On this episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” the boys put on their hard hats, light their lanterns, and head underground! Ryan and Kiernan are fresh back from Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky—the largest cave system in the world! They have tales to tell about secret subterranean rivers, folksy rangers, and gypsum flowers that take eons to grow.
Things we talk about in this week’s episode:
Mammoth Cave National Park
https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm
The Cave Wars
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-kentucky-cave-wars.htm
Stephen Bishop
https://www.nps.gov/people/stephen-bishop.htm
George Morrison
https://www.nps.gov/people/george-morrison.htm
Floyd Collins
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tragedy-at-sand-cave.htm
Frozen Niagra
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=335A7FB9-AA3A-4D2E-A446-C2F15F29DE5E
Historical Tour
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=3CDB5B65-5954-49BB-A2FE-AEA32F56FC03
Gothic Avenue Tour
https://www.greatamericanhikes.com/post/gothic-avenue-tour-in-mammoth-cave-national-park
Grand Avenue Tour
All Tours
https://www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/cave-tours.htm
Book Tours here
https://recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234640
Cave City
Wigwam Village