Our
last day here so we went to the other extreme and headed underground.
Lehman Caves is a single cavern despite the name. It extends a
quarter mile into the limestone and marble that flank the base of the
Snake Range.
Lehman
has all the usual formations like stalactites, stalagmites, columns,
cave popcorn, draperies, flow stone and soda straws. But there was
also rarities like shields – two roughly circular plates fastened
like flattened clam shells, often with stalactites and draperies
hanging from their lower plate.
The
90 minute tour was fabulous, this one showed that biggest is not
always the best, having seen Mammoth, Carlsbad, Wind and Jewel, this
one ranked among the best.
Oh and the
night skies – out of this world!
Great
Basin National Park....GREAT!
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