A short ride this morning brought us from Cave City, KY to Mammoth Cave National Park, home to the longest underground system of caves in the world! We got there super early for our tour due to the change in time zones the previous day. Unfortunately, they don't let you explore the caves on your own, so we had a leisurely breakfast to kill time until 10am.
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| Map of Mammoth Caves (the orange part is all underground!) |
The tour itself was a bit tedious, as these things tend to be (Ranger Rose did a rather good job, considering the circumstances). But we saw some pretty neat rock formations along the way. Here's a terrible photo from inside the caves to prove that we were there:
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| A dark stairway in a dark cave! |
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| At the entrance to the caves |
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| View from our afternoon ride |
When we arrived at our destination, our hosts showed us the way to our camping spot at a county fairground. The site, complete with showers and bathrooms, seems to have (quite literally) been installed with touring cyclists in mind! Fascinating. Our host unlocked the faciliries for us and evem helped Sonja fix some parts on her bike rack.
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| Views of the fairground - unfortunately no creepy abandoned rides |
We were lucky enough to spot a Dollar General on our way to the campsite, so we were able to make ourselves a delightful little picnic dinner (mostly canned).
Of note: the fireflies in Kentucky are particularly beautiful. One woman told us that there seemed to be more than usual this year. We've enjoyed evening shows pretty much every night. The evening we spent at the church a few nights ago was especially gorgeous!
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