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aint_no_life_nowhere

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16. The caves of South Dakota are fascinating

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 03:06 PM

Jun 2015

I visited Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park when I was a kid in the 1960s. I have been a cave exploring nut from the time I was 12. Jewel and Wind caves are among the longest in the world and extremely complex. Explorers have pushed the length of Wind Cave to nearly 140 miles of passage and Jewel Cave is now over 175 miles of mapped passageways (with plenty of unexplored leads left in each).

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Untouched cave to provide clues to Black Hills history [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

Perhaps I am cynical but hope they do not mine it. glinda Jun 2015 #1

Well that certainly would be a drastic measure Camelback Jun 2015 #3

Ok, that is the funniest thing I have seen on du in weeks AngryAmish Jun 2015 #20

I have a friend who is full Lakota yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #2

Well that's unlikely as they didn't even discover the Back Hills till 1765. EX500rider Jun 2015 #6

I mentioned that to him... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #7

Don't argue. Igel Jun 2015 #23

I wasn't going to tell him his Lakota yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #25

Lulz Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #26

You should know that the only Shinto Shrine on the mainland yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #27

Yup. All evidence points to us all being travelers from Africa. nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #10

I never met anyone yet who bought the "land bridge" theory Warpy Jun 2015 #12

found this yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #13

Yeah, there's a lot of "I think" and "I guess" out there Warpy Jun 2015 #14

and yet... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #15

They're still there Warpy Jun 2015 #19

Re: Yupik, Inuit, etc.-- Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #28

Of course there were waves coming across and spreading out Warpy Jun 2015 #29

Din�, Apache and Athabascan, actually. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #30

HE was not much of a specialist if he used the term "Eskimo" Drahthaardogs Jun 2015 #31

I didn't say that he used the term; I indicated that I knew it was incorrect, Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #33

I really don't care what Wikipedia says Drahthaardogs Jun 2015 #36

I know a few and they use it as shorthand Warpy Jun 2015 #35

First Americans May Have Been Stuck in Beringia for Millennia NickB79 Jun 2015 #32

it's either that or they were simply blocked by the glaciers Warpy Jun 2015 #34

Yeah all the evidence is under water now AngryAmish Jun 2015 #21

DNA shows whether they walked or came by boat? Warpy Jun 2015 #22

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room only to find Gideon's bible Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #4

I live 3 miles from Wind Cave newfie11 Jun 2015 #5

I'm a bit further away but hadn't heard about this either... prairierose Jun 2015 #8

This is huge! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #9

NO WAY The Jungle 1 Jun 2015 #11

The caves of South Dakota are fascinating aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #16

There used to be speculation that Jewel cave might connect to wind cave newfie11 Jun 2015 #17

Toured them as a kid they were kind of rustic at the time dembotoz Jun 2015 #18

Great news and thanks for the chance to see a Pika, in fine form, and the wonderful Pine Martin. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #24