Jewel Cave, May 11

We visited Jewel Cave in South Dakota, and it was our first experience being so far under ground. The tour was somewhat cheesy at points, but I got some cool pictures and we learned some neat things.

We thought this looked kind of like bacon:

OHMYGODSOSPOOKY!

I forget what this is called, but it's really rare (the vertical straw-like bit, not the brains-like bits)

Cave popcorn:

This looks like guts or something equally gross...

And this is actually called "cave bacon" because it really looks like a strip of bacon. The right amount of water coming down at the right angle with just the right minerals will create this ribbon of bacony-goodness.

-Lily