Oregon Caves, Coast and Cheese: Photos 42 to 52

In Crescent City, California, we took a detour from the 101 and took Highway 199 to Cave Junction, Oregon, in order to visit Oregon Caves National Monument. Not only is Oregon Caves National Monument one of only a few National Parks in Oregon, they are also very rare caves in that they are made of marble. Only 5% of the world's caves are marble, most are limestone. As is the case with the majority of the trip, I underestimated the road and the amount of time that it would take to get to the monument from Cave Junction. The 20 miles on the map were very winding and a relatively slow 20 miles, so we finally got to the Visitor Center at 1:30pm. We also did not plan for the fact that you have to schedule a tour with a ranger or that it would be a busy day at the park. The first available tour was 2:30pm. We took it. In the mean time, we stamped the passport, got a Snickers and checked out the gift shop.

When it was finally our turn to go, the ranger gave us an introduction to the caves while we were outside. This

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