Wind Cave
The World Below

Author: John Scheltens & Paul Stevens, et al.
Publisher: National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, 1991.
Number of Pages: 33

Capture the Memory. Enjoy your time in Wind Cave National Park again and again with scenes of the places you've visited. Share them with family and friends.

Enjoy the unseen beauty beyond the tourist trail. Go beyond the paved trails into remote areas of the cave filled with fantastic formations. Tour the Calcite Jungle Maze with floors covered by calcite crystals. See three-foot-tall stone "bushes" and the fabulous Emperor Maximum helictites. Observe delicate boxwork, gypsum beards and crystal geodes close-up. Visit the underground Burnt Pine Tree Forest with its stark beauty. See Calcite Lake covered by floating pure white calcite.

Experience the thrill of exploration the deep unknown. Following four explorers in their trip to the far reaches of the cave through miles of rugged passages, down deep vertical drops, across underground lakes, and through areas of fantastic beauty never shown before. Experience remote underground wilderness where few have ever gone.

Discover how the cave was formed. Watch as the geology of the Black Hills and Wind Cave is described in words and pictures.

Trace the history of Wind Cave. Learn how the Cave was found and how it continues to be explored.