Touring Southern Indiana’s Marengo Cave

Touring Southern Indiana’s Marengo Cave

If you’ve ever toured a cave, you’re likely familiar with stalactites, stalagmites, columns, soda straws, and flowstone. Maybe even draperies and cave bacon. But have you ever heard of a calcite flower? Or seen a pool of water so reflective that you mistake the reflection for a deep recess of the cave? Every cave offers something special. A calcite flower and the reflective water are just two unique attributes  in southern Indiana’s Marengo Cave, arguably the most decorated cave in the Interior Lowlands of the United States.

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Indiana Caverns: Creating the Newest Show Cave

Indiana Caverns: Creating the Newest Show Cave

Gary Roberson was eleven years old when he first explored a cave and became hooked. I was about the same age when I first toured a cave and was captivated with the magical world beneath the ground. Today I visit caves whenever I get the chance, as a tourist. Gary, on the other hand, made a career of exploring, developing and owning caves.

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