So we wandered down the hill and were met by Arizona Bill, a trail worn old cowboy, but cordial as the day is long.
He poured us a coffee from the pot on the fire. We heard him tell everyone the same thing "If you find anything at the bottom of your cup it's probbly coffee grounds cause the ants ain't too active this time of the morning" I'll bet he's said that a thousand times. LOL
Bill and his assistant served up a delicious hot breakfast of beans, bacon, link sausage, scrambled eggs and chorizo eggs and hash browns. As Bill reminded everyone "If you go away hungry it's your own fault". Little Red Dog was quite satisfied with his breakfast.
They had some real nice stock here. If we had planned better we would have stayed longer and participated in some of the activities.
But we had a reservation at the Kartchner Caverns, so we had to pack up and mossy on down the trail.
Inside the Kartchner Caverns are 3.8 km of passages. Much work has been done to make the caverns accessible to all. There is a cement pathway throughout the caverns. Our tour guide pointed out many fascinating features of the caves. They are very sensitive about introducing foreign substance into the cave, so visitors are not allowed to bring anything into the cave. No backpacks, purses, cell phone, cameras etc. Even a small amount of lint can cause problems in the caves. Guests are gently misted with water as they enter to try and reduce dust and lint. So unfortunately, I do not have any pictures to share.
Maryann was bitten by a radioactive bat. Fortunately, they had an antidote at the reception desk so everything is back to normal.
The two guys that discovered the caves in 1974 had to crawl through a tunnel about 2' x 18" and over 200 ft long to reach what they call "The Big Room" There is a short movie about the discovery.
Check out the caves here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISewwO38xs0
The formations were truly amazing.
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| I'm ready if they need me to help build more ramps |
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