For Laurie’s birthday, we* all went to the Mystery Caves in southern MN. There are about 13-14 miles of navigable passages, if you are an experienced “caver.” We stuck to a very nicely paved route through about 3/4 of a mile of the caves. We saw bats, pooled water, stalagtites that have taken more than 350,000 years to form, and flowing limestone that is just beautiful in it’s frozen moment. We also saw an 8 foot deep pool with a beautiful blue bottom.
We had fun in the car playing a word game with Jon, but truth be told, I enjoyed a nice nap on the way there, and the way back. Lunch in the state park and a strange encounter with some Luddites in Forestville who had a steam powered copy machine were also part of the day. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let me take their picture. 🙁
* Paige, Karen, Laurie, Jon and Laura
Here are some photos of the day:
