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We ran into a thunderstorm on our way to Carter Caves
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Storm clouds
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Same cloud
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Kinda scary looking
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I took this picture from the back seat looking through the front windshield
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The entrance to Carter Caves
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Looking back into the cave
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We had a fairly large group for our tour of the caves
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Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), which are an endangered species
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It created an interesting view to see people's cameras & iPhones lighting up the areas we were in
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One of the creeks in the area flows out of the cave at this point
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Close up
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The creek that runs through the cave
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The trail up ahead
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Looking off in the distance
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Looking back along the trail
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I saw a lot of this green, streaky matter on the rocks
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We exit that part of the cave to go to the next part
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Looking back
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The tour guide giving information about the area we were about to enter
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Cave debris
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The forest beyond the cave
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At the door to go back into the next section of Carter Cave
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This is a man-made wall to control access to the cave
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This area used to have a lodge above it
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You can see daylight though the chinks in the stone
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A column
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This cave room had a lot of columns
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Close up
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The tour guide shines his flashlight onto the coloumn