Jewel Cave National Monument

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We did a ranger-guided tour of Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota.

Entrance

Jenn getting her park passport stamp:

Stamp
Map

A map of the explored portions of the cave; it’s massive:

Cave map

Exhibits:

Exhibits
Exhibits

Gift store:

Gift store

Elevators to head down into the cave:

Elevators

The jewels of Jewel Cave:

The jewels of Jewel Cave
The jewels of Jewel Cave
The jewels of Jewel Cave
Cave formations
Cave formations and ranger
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations
Cave formations

Lots of stairs:

Steps
Cave formations
Cave formations

Cave bacon:

Cave formations
Cave formations

Lots and lots of stairs:

Steps
Cave formations

Everyone needed to walk through a White Nose Syndrome mat when exiting:

White Nose Syndrome mat