Caching in the Cave: The Blue Hole # 2 Traditional Cache
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Caching in the Cave: The Blue Hole # 2
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A nice walk in the park.
You must check in the visitors center before going caching. Hours of operation are 9:00 am until 4 pm Please obey the trail rules. There is no charge to explore the valley.
Trail Rules
Please do not feed or play with the wild animals along the trail.
Stay on the defined trails.
Remember, the quieter you can be: the more wildlife you will see.
Be careful where you walk! There are roots, rocks and stairs in the park.
Make sure that all your trash is deposited into the trash cans along the trail.
Binoculars are available for your use. Inquire at the gift shop desk.
The cache is hidden within a few feet of the trail. No bushwacking. While in the area please check out the Butterfly House. This butterfly house was built in memory of Charlie Miller who was a board member of the Friends on the Lost River from the boards inception in 1990 until his death in 1996. When you go inside you will see several butterfly species native to Kentucky. Butterflies go through 4 stages of development. They begin as an egg, to a caterpillar, to a pupa or a cocoon until at last they are a butterfly. Look for each of these stages inside the butterfly house. Some plants in the habitat are host plants where eggs are laid and caterpillars eat. Other plants are feeder plants where adult butterflies eat.
The coords will take you to The Blue to The Blue Hole # 2.
You are probably asking yourself why are the blue holes blue. The water in the blue holes is blue because the sun’s reflection on the dissolved limestone and other minerals in the water. Blue holes are formed by a roof collapse in the underlying cave passage revealing the stream flowing through. Look around, what else do you think was formed by a collapsed cave ? If you guessed the entire valley then you are correct. Lost River Cave was formed by an ancient cave collapse. As the water carved the cave wider, I became too wide to support the ceiling and ultimately collapsed. Some of the water drained lower and began carving a lower passage.
The description is copied with permission from the visitors guide. To read the full description please get a guide from the visitors center
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