Natural Entrance Tour of Wind Cave

Got up early to stand in line for tickets to the guided cave tour at Wind Cave National Parks. This was one of the main attractions recommended by earthtrekkers.com. Advanced timed ticket ($8 for seniors) were sold out at recreation.gov, the Park reserves 50% of the tickets for same day purchases. One has to be there 30 minutes before the Visitor Center opens as tickets tend to go fast. I was there an hour early but there was already a line. Chatting with the folks in line made the waiting go faster; I enjoyed hearing where they were from and where they have been.

Above: wait area for the tour group to gather at the start

Original natural entrance to the cave, we could hear and feel the wind at the small entrance. We went down the cave through another entrance, down some stairs.

Boxwork on the ceiling of the cave and other formations...

The tour was short and not very exciting. We came back up through an elevator.