Yes we went back on Tuesday. On Monday we started down into the caverns at 12:30 and came out at 4:20. The bat flight program starts at 5:45 so we stayed and it was again amazing. The bats started to come out at 6:10 and they were still coming out when we left at 7:15, it was just to dark to see them. The ranger said it takes 2 1/2 to 4 hours for all the bats to come out 300,000 to 400,000 are here this year. Did you know you can see bats two miles away. They come out of the caverns in what looks like a flying tube extending out into the air and across the country side. You can actually see clouds of bats out at least 2 miles from the caverns and maybe further.
Tuesday we came back to spend more time in the caverns and to see the bat flight again. Jean got a big blister on Monday so I walked down the natural entrance by myself and Jean took the elevator down a hour after I started down. At home this morning when I set down to put my shoes on Hank stationed himself so I could not leave without letting him know I was leaving.
On Monday I took 700 pictures and Tuesday I got an additional 476.
This is one of the largest single features.
An amazing 62 feet high.
Few pictures of cavern features:
This one shows the some of the size of the caverns.
Looking across one of the rooms.
Ok, that’s enough. I still have 24 pictures I prepared to put into this post but I’ll control myself. Have a GREAT day.