tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post6058326378811892042..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: The Writing on the Wall, the Monuments in the HallSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-79300778919344279872014-10-29T07:18:42.307-04:002014-10-29T07:18:42.307-04:00I recall singing in the cave in 1990 but not all t...I recall singing in the cave in 1990 but not all the signatures. A choral concert would be amazing! Maybe I remember the monuments to the states...very interesting history and detail about the rocks. Fun tour even if it was rushed at the end...Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-5195896375064819912014-10-27T17:31:45.740-04:002014-10-27T17:31:45.740-04:00We missed another tour. But in a way your pictures...We missed another tour. But in a way your pictures and stories are better told, very interesting. Not sure if I would go to church there :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-17926917531884980842014-10-27T09:49:55.077-04:002014-10-27T09:49:55.077-04:00You are taking me places that I would never go ......You are taking me places that I would never go .... spoooookay! but fascinating ... love all the stories and information ...Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-82971036094435217692014-10-27T08:53:25.686-04:002014-10-27T08:53:25.686-04:00Those old tour guides were smart cookies! Not onl...Those old tour guides were smart cookies! Not only did they get tips and the paths cleared, but left a great legacy to the cave system. The cave photos are wonderfully eerie (a few days before Halloween at that). Love the big map at the VC, interesting to know the different geological areas in the country. Hope you and David are both doing well - fall must be gorgeous at the farm.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-45290577466082698082014-10-26T20:19:22.993-04:002014-10-26T20:19:22.993-04:00I LOVE this cave walking through these huge cavern...I LOVE this cave walking through these huge cavernous passages while hearing stories from its long history. Always fun for me, and you really did a great story on this tour!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-46130308443917564132014-10-26T19:12:07.394-04:002014-10-26T19:12:07.394-04:00Thanks for the stories ... they make looking at th...Thanks for the stories ... they make looking at the photos that much more interesting.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-78349643272045750272014-10-26T10:48:12.649-04:002014-10-26T10:48:12.649-04:00Interesting- Can you imagine how smokey that cave ...Interesting- Can you imagine how smokey that cave was with all the guides carrying tallow candles- probably did not smell to good either :)Catherine, Jo Beth and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889362286725037937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-10079436895811342672014-10-26T10:08:12.208-04:002014-10-26T10:08:12.208-04:00We may be close enough to actually make time to go...We may be close enough to actually make time to go here in our days off. Thanks for the tour!owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-68170913389574132702014-10-26T10:03:50.489-04:002014-10-26T10:03:50.489-04:00You've taken some really good pictures in thos...You've taken some really good pictures in those caves. I have a lot of trouble with that. Guess I'mm too lazy to read about how to do it! Thanks for the tour.Al and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991509802471213755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-60921494467260643552014-10-26T05:54:56.866-04:002014-10-26T05:54:56.866-04:00WOW... not just a cave tour but an interesting his...WOW... not just a cave tour but an interesting history lesson!!! Definitely have to put Mammoth Cave Tours on our REDO list;o)) Bill and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623061930930874565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-49655932051204041172014-10-26T01:19:42.618-04:002014-10-26T01:19:42.618-04:00So that's where the expression "petered o...So that's where the expression "petered out" comes from! I like knowing the origin of words and sayings. :-)Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-78258931046022265712014-10-26T00:45:03.762-04:002014-10-26T00:45:03.762-04:00What an interesting cave system! This cave has it...What an interesting cave system! This cave has it all. Each of your tours was so different. I like the idea of the rock monuments and the smoke writing. While smoke writing was graffiti, it was so well done! Glad you were able to enjoy so many of the tours:)John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-56041477214932599872014-10-25T23:57:11.549-04:002014-10-25T23:57:11.549-04:00The dry parts of the cave are 'dead' now, ...The dry parts of the cave are 'dead' now, but in the past it was wet (that's how it was formed...) and as the water level dropped it went from active water to dripping water to dry. I was a caver in that area from high school until about 10 years ago and have had the honor of going on scientific trips to the parts that most of the public will never see. Facinating cave.Shadowmosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302898633500446571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-77804234567861919452014-10-25T22:04:29.732-04:002014-10-25T22:04:29.732-04:00I meant to add a smiley :-) to my comment. Hope y...I meant to add a smiley :-) to my comment. Hope you hear the smile in my words..Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-3126691889738637422014-10-25T22:03:20.000-04:002014-10-25T22:03:20.000-04:00You might drive some of the guides crazy if they h...You might drive some of the guides crazy if they have a schedule to keep! It's great to find so much of interest on a tour - I usually enjoy parts of it much more than others.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-73849613780368596482014-10-25T21:19:21.906-04:002014-10-25T21:19:21.906-04:00Candle writing seems rather tedious but brilliant ...Candle writing seems rather tedious but brilliant idea to have the visitors pick up the rocks in the trail. 40 people is a big tour and I'm sure that's why the extra guides. Unless there was a program audit going on. I only led 16 and always had those at the end that wanted to linger for photos but there is a time schedule to keep.<br /><br />Hope everything is going OK at home now.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-87660290774995494482014-10-25T20:55:53.898-04:002014-10-25T20:55:53.898-04:00These interesting little side stories of the cave&...These interesting little side stories of the cave's history makes it come so alive. Thanks for another interesting blog, you sure know how to find the most amazing details! :c)Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-28453015752386435842014-10-25T20:17:13.208-04:002014-10-25T20:17:13.208-04:00Evocative and mysterious. I find myself wondering ...Evocative and mysterious. I find myself wondering what Shakespeare would have made of portions of Hamlet being recited in a cave that would have been unknown in his day.... by the brother of an assassin.<br /><br />Beautiful shots!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com