Backpack on a rainy weekend? Nope, let's take the camper out. Decision made on Friday, Craig is at work, so I (Lora) packed the camper and hooked up the rig! We won't talk about how long it took....
Saturday morning I met Craig in Cookeville, we made it to Mammoth Cave National Park in time to set up camp, eat lunch and get to our 1:30 tour, the Extended Historic Tour with Ranger Steven and Ranger Steven. Ranger Steven #1 knows his history, stories and legends. I never imagined how mammoth the rooms in the cave could be. It's incredible to see, and then the fat man's misery tunnel you walk thru (sideways), the coffin, the elevator, so many cool things to see. And then the Ranger turns off the lights so you can experience the darkness in the cave. One story was of a guy who got lost in there and they found him by the sound of him banging rocks together. He said he banged rocks because the quietness in the cave would make you crazy, all he could hear was his heart beating. It was pouring rain after our tour so we hung out in the camper, Craig sank my battleship, twice. It quit raining long enough for a walk around the campground with a headlamp.
Sunday morning, no rain in sight. We hiked the trails around Mammoth Cave. Down to the Green River, Sunset Overlook, River Stix, White's Cave, and a few trails not on the map and some on the map that were in the wrong place. Either the map needs work or the trail markers need work. We got to see woodpeckers, deer, squirrels, and chipmunks. There is a sight where the old ferry used to come into the park.
We made it back to camp in time to eat lunch and pack to go. On the way home we stopped by Standing Stone State Park and hiked along the lake. We parked at the visitor center and took the tea room spur to the lake trail and back up the cabin spur. Lot's of wildflowers out.
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