tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post1088447837995729473..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Touring the CaveSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-52300853940685052022015-05-31T13:05:55.862-04:002015-05-31T13:05:55.862-04:00Really nice pictures in difficult light!Really nice pictures in difficult light!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-70040293174240471692015-04-27T01:45:26.059-04:002015-04-27T01:45:26.059-04:00What a clever way of remembering ...Stalactites (C...What a clever way of remembering ...Stalactites (C for ceiling) and Stalagmites (G for ground). Having been to Carlsbad Caverns recently, I can say that the Florida caverns can hold its own characteristics. And your photos captured their hidden beauty underground. <br />You certainly have explored every nook and cranny of Florida and took us to some beautiful FL places we have never been to. <br />Have a safe drive to Virginia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-57440494426440434822015-04-26T10:25:26.212-04:002015-04-26T10:25:26.212-04:00I remember that cave tour, but not the plates. I&#...I remember that cave tour, but not the plates. I'm sure they must have been there. Bad memory I guess. The thing I hate about cave tours is that they rush you. I always want to stay longer and marvel at the beauty.<br /><br />That picture of the floor reminds me of brain coral. <br /><br />Why some people talking on cell phones feel they need to scream is beyond me. We've been in restaurants and heard entire conversations too. People are oblivious.<br /><br />Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-943738922020513422015-04-26T09:00:27.004-04:002015-04-26T09:00:27.004-04:00The guides must do a great job if there are no oth...The guides must do a great job if there are no other dead columns besides the one. With school groups and wedding guests that's saying a lot! It is such a place of wonder, so completely different from the world above it. It's especially delightful for us shorter folks :-) Glad you got in another swim and some peaceful reading time before the rude interruption. I'm convinced there are people with no clue they share the planet with anyone else.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-40152249435497271432015-04-26T01:08:33.454-04:002015-04-26T01:08:33.454-04:00That cave is gorgeous! The formations are wonderfu...That cave is gorgeous! The formations are wonderful and so diverse. I think the soda straw formations are my favorites -- or the bacon. Thanks to your terrific photos, I felt like I was on the tour with you. I would love to visit the cave next winter when we're in Florida. On a Monday! Maybe you'll want to do it again with us. ;-) Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-25212933076571319742015-04-25T23:05:45.411-04:002015-04-25T23:05:45.411-04:00Wonderful pictures! Hope you had a safe trip home...Wonderful pictures! Hope you had a safe trip home...and that all goes well with David's treatments.Dave Burdick (GoingRvWay.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10706797381982584920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-47336415507355219362015-04-25T20:05:12.417-04:002015-04-25T20:05:12.417-04:00Sherry, your photos of the cave formations came ou...Sherry, your photos of the cave formations came out great! Glad that there was some decent lighting. This cave looks so much like the one we use to take our third graders to after we studied the cave's development. One of the drapery photos towards the end of the post looks like the formation we called bacon. There was only one piece of bacon in our cave and it was right next to a light so it looked just like a crisp piece of bacon. The kids couldn't wait to see it. I'm glad that they have one piece people can touch. Helps keep those fingers close to the body. Great tour!! Thanks for sharing:) Safe travels to Virginia!!John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-38985873711720111302015-04-25T13:58:33.986-04:002015-04-25T13:58:33.986-04:00Yippee for the CCC. I can't believe your guid...Yippee for the CCC. I can't believe your guide doesn't have her hair pulled up so as to loose less of it and provide a segway to how much lint and hair is left in a cave. Which is more likely to attract weird growth than some kinds of lights designed for caves. Love the dinner plate idea. Glad for the do not touch message. It's just a wet rock after all. Gorgeous formations and it is nice to be close enough to see them. Drops on your head means you've been kissed by the cave.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-55938976710393995602015-04-25T12:29:30.649-04:002015-04-25T12:29:30.649-04:00A lovely looking cave system. You've captured ...A lovely looking cave system. You've captured it beautifully!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-2172291935012913382015-04-25T12:09:16.631-04:002015-04-25T12:09:16.631-04:00Wow it is just as beautiful underground as above!!...Wow it is just as beautiful underground as above!!! Really love the draperies and ribbons...so delicate. Thanks for all the great posts about wonderful places you have introduce to us this winter. Now we have so many new things for other winters!!!<br /><br />I don't have a cell phone but I have often wanted to pretend I did and just scream a made up conversation into my hand when someone thinks their phone conversation is the most important thing in the world. But then I guess they wouldn't get it and just think I was a crazy lady;o)))Nancy and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923426994795610528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-74395617068494556122015-04-25T11:37:17.279-04:002015-04-25T11:37:17.279-04:00I would never have imagined that there were caves ...I would never have imagined that there were caves in Florida. All of the caves that I've been in have been in hillier or mountainous areas. Very interesting.Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-18750716281065728742015-04-25T11:01:24.342-04:002015-04-25T11:01:24.342-04:00We love to visit caves. Thank you for the tour an...We love to visit caves. Thank you for the tour and the pictures. Sorry to hear that your time in FL is up, but hopefully you'll return sometime to visit more.Steve and Karen https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756346672179586954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-20660391732003777062015-04-25T10:31:34.466-04:002015-04-25T10:31:34.466-04:00We were also impressed with those caverns but can&...We were also impressed with those caverns but can't remember seeing bats. Too bad you weren't told in advance about the school groups booking the tours in advance but at least you didn't have to join them!Jim and Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982110996137470496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-10649898808568841952015-04-25T10:21:14.354-04:002015-04-25T10:21:14.354-04:00I remember going to those caverns. We enjoyed ours...I remember going to those caverns. We enjoyed ourselves and wished we had more time to stay at the park but at that time we were headed to Jacksonville to pick up our daughter and her husband (then boyfriend) who were arriving within a day or two. Looks like we really missed out on a nice park. Thanks for showing us what the rest of the park was like. I really love the colours of the springs in Florida.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-90782806645952749302015-04-25T10:14:17.702-04:002015-04-25T10:14:17.702-04:00I think caverns are so interesting.Thanks for the ...I think caverns are so interesting.Thanks for the tour. I can't stand it when people have really loud telephone conversations in public!Al and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991509802471213755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-64665808242274542652015-04-25T09:54:53.805-04:002015-04-25T09:54:53.805-04:00Great tour of the caverns, nice pictures. Another...Great tour of the caverns, nice pictures. Another gem made possible by the CCC. Where would we be today without all their labors?<br /><br />Sorry you had to head straight back to VA after a wonderful time in Florida. That's quite a hike on boring highways after all the beauty of nature that you've enjoyed. Hope you get back to travels soon!Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-12524260664433128242015-04-25T09:46:10.027-04:002015-04-25T09:46:10.027-04:00The draperies are some of my favorite features in ...The draperies are some of my favorite features in caves; especially when there is a light behind them to underscore how thin they can be.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-3791708236897600902015-04-25T09:27:51.317-04:002015-04-25T09:27:51.317-04:00Great tour and photos. I hope you hae good travel...Great tour and photos. I hope you hae good traveling weather. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-38588875934011900262015-04-25T08:40:13.068-04:002015-04-25T08:40:13.068-04:00Beautiful cave with its lakes and formations. Imag...Beautiful cave with its lakes and formations. Imagine being married underground...how different! Neat to see a bat! That cave does remind me of Mammoth. Glad you finally got on a tour and then had a nice day for reading out where there's natural light :)Carrie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07904027116034931818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-79462958586524445902015-04-25T08:32:59.688-04:002015-04-25T08:32:59.688-04:00What an experience I go through Malone and Maiann...What an experience I go through Malone and Maianna on my way to the beach and never never have realized these caves exsisted. Hopefully I can visit them next time Thank youjackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446048487205560290noreply@blogger.com