My first visit to Mammoth Caves was about two years ago but never on the bike with buddy's.
I finally got my buddy to go and we had less than 48 hours to do 860 miles and two cave tours.
We stayed in Cave city at the
Wigwam village. It's one of six villages made and one of two still standing. I would of loved to see this place back in it's day but that had to be a long time ago. The village needs some major updating along with advertising. Not one hint of this place as you drop down I-65 and not even signs that it's in town. I have to say it was the best I have ever slept out of my own bed.
Panoramic shot of the village and it made it look like they are in a row when in fact its in a half circle. The hint that it's curved is the door positions change.
On the way down we stopped and picked up some stogies --- one of my past-times besides motorcycles, model airplanes, and actually growing tobacco.
I had the strange feeling something was looming over me watching and waiting!!!
The whole have of Cave city is a rough ragtag of tourist stuff, from go-karts to zip-lines to junk knife stores or rock shops. I guess since you can't steal rocks from the cave you can buy pretty rocks from other places in the world.
The two tours we did was New Entrance and the Snowball tour, both are fun but I recommend the New entrance tour. I'd like to head back there later this year during the weekday and take four days of camping it and doing tours I haven't been on.
The way home felt like two days and was going great till the last thirty miles when the weather was letting loose with massive winds and sudden down pours all at night and fifty degrees. Birrrr. Made it home and would do it all again.
