Obfuscator writes: The morning was hunky dory, if somewhat earlier than I would generally like. Of course, National Parks like to wring every cent out of you that they can, so our $17 campsite didn't include anything useful, like a shower. That meant that we were up and moving by about 6:30, while the Visitor's Center and ticket office didn't open until 8:00. We drove over to them though, so that we could get in there right away, knowing that a lot of Mammoth Cave tours fill up rapidly. To kill some time, we hiked around a little bit, along the River Styx Spring and Green River. The trails were full of deer, not quite stupid enough to reach out and take a bite out of, but pretty darned stupid, nonetheless. The Green River was looking
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