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Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Posted on December 21, 2010 - Filed Under Arizona | Leave a Comment
The cave is called “dry” or “dormant” which means that, due to a lack of water, the formations are not growing right now. Colossal Cave, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, had been used for centuries by prehistoric peoples when it was “discovered” in 1879. Since then it has been the object [...]
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Posted on November 1, 2010 - Filed Under Arizona | Leave a Comment
Colossal Cave is located in the desert of Arizona. While there must have been water while it was formed, today this cave is extraordinarily dry. The meaning of this is that its formations are completely dry, or “dead”, and do not grow. This is because the cave was formed by water depositing limestone, but this [...]
