It is hard to imagine that long, long, long, and even longer ago, Texas was covered by ocean. The waters are gone, the caves are their reminders. Bridge Caverns, the largest, are some of them. The caverns were discovered in 1960.
Where does their name come from?
A cave collapsed and created a natural construction that looks like a kind of a bridge.
The caverns are deep -
18 stories+ below the surface and has 100% humidity of the air. Water
drips here and there. Sometimes it felt like a
shower. The railing installed along some walls is constantly wet. The
40-minute-long tour below the ground was quite an experience. I wish we
had had more time to study and admire the cave. Well, we had to move
rather quickly as the next group of visitors was coming.
The humid air got us there - at the end of the tour, we were really hot and thirsty but pleased with the visit as well.
More pictures from our visit in the caverns - to see on our FB page.
Oh, the Natural Bridge Caverns! I hadn't heard it called just Bridge Caverns or Bridge Cave, but your New Braunfels label clued me in. All my years growing up in Texas, and I haven't been to that one. You should visit Longhorn Cavern State Park near Burnet, if you haven't already.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the proper Name - natural Bridge Caverns. Thanks for the tip on the caverns!
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