Devin and I started the long drive home early Saturday morning. We woke up early to finish packing the last set of boxes out of my parent's basement. We drove almost straight through to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky with a few stops to pick up gas, Subway, and snacks. Sadly, the cave tour we wanted to go on was full so we went on a tour of the
Diamond Caverns instead. It was a wet cave, meaning it is still growing, unlike Mammoth Cave. It also had a lot more stal
actites,
stalagmites, and drapery formations than my Mammoth Cave tour did, but it wasn't nearly as large. They had a man made pool where they can see how much water is falling, and a lot of different
formations made by water eroding or adding to the stone in different ways. Our tour guide, Greg, pointed out a cave cricket and I spotted one later in the trip.
Apparently there was also a cave beetle, although I didn't notice it until I was looking at the pictures at home. After the tour it was back on the road. We spent the night in a Motel 6 which had some of the most uncomfortable beds ever.
Devin and I started the long drive home early Saturday morning. We woke up early to finish packing the last set of boxes out of my parent's basement. We drove almost straight through to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky with a few stops to pick up gas, Subway, and snacks. Sadly, the cave tour we wanted to go on was full so we went on a tour of the Diamond Caverns instead. It was a wet cave, meaning it is still growing, unlike Mammoth Cave. It also had a lot more stal
actites, stalagmites, and drapery formations than my Mammoth Cave tour did, but it wasn't nearly as large. They had a man made pool where they can see how much water is falling, and a lot of different 
formations made by water eroding or adding to the stone in different ways. Our tour guide, Greg, pointed out a cave cricket and I spotted one later in the trip. Apparently there was also a cave beetle, although I didn't notice it until I was looking at the pictures at home. After the tour it was back on the road. We spent the night in a Motel 6 which had some of the most uncomfortable beds ever.
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