Final cave tour

This entrance to the cave used to be privately owned, but became part of the historic Mammoth Cave after discovering it was connected to the system and not an independent cave. This is Frozen Niagara. The first couple of photos show some ‘cave crickets’. The only other significant life you might find in the caves are bats, however, this is the first cave we have visited that has, ‘White-nose syndrome’, which upsets the hibernation cycle of the bats, which makes them wake in the winter, causing them to go outside the cave in the harsh winter climate and a large portion of the population has died from cold exposure. Anyone visiting caves where this disease has been detected should sanitize their feet and wash their hands and clothes to prevent spreading it to other caves. It is harmless to anyone or anything except bats.