There are a few caves throughout Pennsylvania that are tourist attractions.I have wanted to visit Krystal Cave since I was a kid.
Hello; Around here the best know cave system is Mammoth Cave in western KY. I have been on the guided tours twice.
The most challenging cave I was ever in was near where I live. The land was owned by two brothers, Frank and Jessie James. No kidding that was their names.
In the middle of one of their hillside pastures was a small stand of trees. In the center of these trees was a hole about the size of a big door.
We tied about a 150 feet of rope to the bumper of a jeep and repelled down maybe 110 to 120 feet. We each kept a secret from the ones behind us when we hit the bottom. The bottom was piled deep with old bones and one fairly fresh skunk carcass. I guess we each wanted to witness the reaction of the one coming behind us.
We figured that small clump of trees in a large open area looked like a good place to run to for the animals and the hole captured a lot over time. I have no idea how deep the bone pile might have been.
Turned out to not be much of a cave. Not very extensive. We found the limits in a few hours. Did see one thing of interest. There was a skeleton of what likely was a cave rat lying on a narrow ledge. All the flesh was gone and the skeleton was still fully articulated.
Climbing out was hard. We used mountain climbing gear but it was a very physical
