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Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#122: The Underground World of Jewel Cave and Wind Cave

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Black Hills of South Dakota are home to not one but two of the world’s longest cave systems. Both in the National Park system, Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park are must-see destinations. Located just 20 minutes away from each other, these two caves are different in so many ways. One features the world’s largest concentration of rare boxwork formations and the other glitters and sparkles with calcite crystals. In this episode, we talk about what makes each cave unique, how they were discovered and developed more than a hundred years ago, and some important things to know before you go. The best way to support our podcast is to become a member of our Patreon account. Follow this link to check it out. And don’t forget to check out our new online merch store and www.dirtlander.com. Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Now when you book your tours on recreation.gov make sure and read all the fine print because there

1:05.3

are some more strenuous tours where there is an age limit for how old kids have to be to go on

1:12.1

that particular tour. Age limit as in like if you're too old to go on? There is an age minimum.

1:19.2

Oh okay, there's no maximum age. Is there? No, I mean they let us go.

1:27.2

They didn't check our ID. They let me right there. I did see the rangers talking amongst themselves.

1:34.5

Remember when they held you at the gate for a minute?

1:38.0

This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our journey to all the US national parks and

1:53.2

other public lands. I'm Karen Smith. And I'm Matt Smith. We're the authors of the Dear Bob and

1:58.4

Sue series of books. Today we're going underground featuring two South Dakota caves that are in the

2:04.4

national park system, dual cave national monument and win cave national park. Located just 20

2:11.4

minutes away from each other in the black hills, these two caves are completely different. One

2:17.0

features the world's largest concentration of rare box work formations and one glitters and

2:22.5

sparkles with calcite crystals. We'll talk about what makes each cave unique, how they were discovered

2:28.8

and developed more than a hundred years ago and some important things to know before you go.

2:34.3

Thanks for joining us today as we dive into the fascinating underworld of dual and wind caves.

2:50.4

Well, we just had a chance to go back and visit wind cave again a few weeks ago after a 12-year

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