Spring Fling 2026 - Days 11&12: A do nothing day before seeing Mammoth Cave

Saturday, May 9

A do nothing day here in Kentucky, just resting up and listening to a book while Martha did likewise along with some stitchery.  Weather was sunny and warm.  

The campground was over 80% capacity believe.

Sunday, May 10

Happy Mother's Day!

Martha and I drove about an hour or so to the Mammoth Cave National Park.  It's claim to fame is that it is the largest cave system in the world at 426 mi of surveyed the caves as of September of 2022. 

We only took the self-guided discovery tour which was very short.  There are several other tour packages as well for those who want to hike more and see more of the cave formations. 

The historic entrance to the cave system, behind the visitor's center:

Veterans Memorial:

It took a couple of minutes to adjust to the lighting in the cave.  Some portions were paved, some were packed dirt and required some attention.

End of the line for the self-guided tour:

The saltpeter mining site:

Tomorrow, Virginia!