Day 15 (D-46) Jewel Cave National Monument

This cave was discovered in 1900 and is the third longest cave in the world with over 180 miles of passages filled with fragile formations and glimpses of brillant color.  We won't be getting lost in the cave!   In fact, there are several tours.  The Scenic Tour lasts an hour and twenty minutes...with 723 stair steps, but the

Discovery Tour is an excellent short visit to Jewel Cave.  This 20-minute ranger talk is a brief introduction to Jewel Cave's natural and cultural history, with only 15 steps into one large room of the cave.

When we are there, I'll probably be thinking of the Choranche Cave in the Isère, France and of The Chauvet Cave in Ardèche, France ...without the amazing rock art. I took another group of Uiad students there in April of 2016.

My best,
Jane
PS. For anyone who doesn't know these two caves in France, you must take a look here at the site of the Pont d'Arc Cavern (a reconstruction of The Chauvet Cave).: http://www.cavernedupontdarc.fr/discover-the-pont-darc-cavern/the-pont-d-arc-cavern-site/the-chauvet-pont-d-arc-cave/
Extraordinary.
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--Quick math again: 180 miles --> add 18 x 6 (108 which means 60%) = 288 kilometres.
--glimpse = a brief or quick view or look