 Our
Trip to Wyandotte
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Cannelton Elementary Club
standing at the opening of Big Wyandotte Cave
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These are
stalactites.
Drops of water that seeps through the
ground to the ceiling of the cave
sometimes dry and leave lime. This builds
up with each new drop and soon you have
something that looks like an icicle of
limestone. We saw large and small
stalactites in this cave. It takes about
100 years for a stalactite to grow to a
half an inch!
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We also saw stalagmites. These are formed
when the drops of water fall to the cave
floor and build up from the ground. Next
to these you see where stalactites and
stalagmites have actually grown together.
These are limestone columns. These
formations are very delicate.
We were told not to touch them because
oils on our fingers cause these
formations to die.
We were very careful not to touch any of
the cave formations we saw.
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Sadly, we also saw many stalactites that
have been broken by vandals.
Just a few weeks before our
tour some vandals got into
the cave and broke several
beautiful formations. People
should not do that. We should
respect the caves and the
formations and wildlife in them.
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These are more of the stalactites and
stalagmites we saw. Read more about cave
formations on our cave page. |
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We enjoyed seeing
all of the many formations of Wyandotte
Caves! |
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References/Resources
All
photos on this page:
Cannelton Elementary Media Club
We wish to thank Bob Sawtelle and
everyone at the DNR for allowing
us to visit Wyandotte Caves.
We
want to also thank
Dr. Clark McCreedy
Hoosier National Forest
and
Carol Groves
of Wyandotte Caves LLC
Wyandotte Caves
http://www.wyandottecaves.com
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Comments? Questions?
You can e-mail us at:
jgoble@cannelton.k12.in.us
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