Luray Caverns

I love caves. I remember visiting some beautiful ones in a boat at Kho Phi Phi in Thailand. I love the organ and the statement of 'man and God’s hands coming together in perfect harmony’. I wonder how damaging it is to the cave...I am not scared to visit a cave but if I discovered one and I was the first one in there I admit I would be a tad nervous to say the least!

We have Howel's caverns (not sure about the spelling). So neat, one area looks like a raised table rock with what looks like a fried egg on it. The stalactites and stalagmites are soooo cool. During really, really hot days in the summer, it's great to go find some place cool like a cave or the movies. I knew someone who had their trailer in a cave (the mouth of this baby was huge and the trailer was small). Arkansas gets into the 80s, 90s, and hundreds quite often, so a metal covered living area can get scorching. I thought that was a really, really cool idea.

Caves are so exciting!! The organ was really interesting - it is far away from my place though. We have our own place here with caves - but very different from this one. I have a couple of pictures in my profile from our "Rocky Mountains". Thanks for the info!!

Cool! (What's the matter with your feet?)

The Luray Caverns sounds really special. In my younger days I really enjoyed visiting caves and now I have a disabled son I am not able to visit caves unless they are wheelchair accessible. When I traveled to Belize in 2006 I visited the ATM Caves and found them spectacular. I went with a small responsible group. We had a wear a helmet with our clothes in and a swimming costume whilst we swam into the cave. I had a light on top of my helmet and my digital camera was given to me in a dry place by the guide. There was much climbing and being careful around the pieces of Mayan pottery. I was 21 years old when I was traveling in Indonesia. With two local guides I went with a few other people up a ladder into a very dark cave. Our lights were not really enough to see all that much. There were bats inside I noticed. It was a real adventure and ever so exciting. I have been in caves that appeal to tourists like the ones in Hastings in my home country. I remember going to a really beautiful cave in Australia. I think it was near to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. When my son was a baby I took him to Cheddar Caves but now he is not that light to carry. I also have my baby daughter now.

Wish I could go see/hear! You know how much I love organs--AND caves! I wonder how long that organ will survive? I mean, my sole fear of caves is knowing of two certainties: one, there are gazillions of tons of rocks over my head, & two, due to constant earth tremors (even the ones we don't feel) will someday knock them loose! Didn't stop me from going to a few, though! I wonder if there's a CD of the organ being played? Hmmm...oh, Gooooogllllle... Maggiepie "A nation can survive its fools, & even the ambitious, but it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known & carries his banner openly, but the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, & he wears their face & their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly & unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator, statesman 42 B.C.

Well I thought I had heard of all of them but not this one and I went to alot o them in the east. There is one on the Utah Nevada border I would love to go see and I just found out about it a few years ago when me and hubby came back through the Great BAsin from Utah to NEvada . cant think of the name right now the most one I would lie to go to is Mamoth cave in Kentuky and also Carls BAd.

I love caves. However I have also been deep into a cave and frightened. I sufdfer from claustrophobia and access to some areas of this cave were by squeezing through a narrow crevasse or crawling through sections. It became more complicated as we progressed and my step son became frightened so I waited with him in a small cave off to the side of the main track and then I began to be very aware that we were deep, deep inside this huge rock. I think the only thing that saved me was allaying his fears. That was an adventure cave. The ones I love best are the caves with stalagmites and stalactites like the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains in NSW, the State where I live. Check them out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenolan_Caves#Caves

hiu ElicBxn that was fascinating a real organ out of stalactites andit was tuned to perfect pitck. I love caves. I came from 'south dakota where we have about six different large caves with all sorts of wild and wondergul stalagtites and stalagmites and all are so great. One is windy all thbe time thus called Wind Cave. I think while I was growing up ther that we saw all of them too. they are all centered in the Black Hills of course.

I like them to a point. You won't catch me crawling on my belly through a narrow hole or anything, but one that I can walk into or out of, yeah I like visiting caves.

Luray caverns I have not really visited but given the chance then I would do. I think visiting caves is one exciting adventure. Of course some enjoy it while others don't. I think only adventurous people would enjoy the cave. Some would fear the darkness and the man bats living inside the cave while others would shout and enjoy the thrill of it. The best thing about a cave are the stone formation inside. They really are awesome.

I have not been inside a cave since the time I spent in the boyscounts. it was fun to explore back then. today I am not sure if I want to do anything like that. wacthing people exporle caves on tv is good enough to me.

I have only been to a few. I really enjoyed Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. They don't really scare me. I think stalatites and stalagmites are beautiful. This cave sounds great.

When I was in school we took a field trip to Laurel Caverns. I really don't remember much about it except I liked it. I think I may have viited Laray Caverns also, but I don't remember the organ, so I am not sure. The organ is something I would love to see, so I am sure I would remember it.

I'm sorry your feet hurt. Hurting gets soooooo tiresome. I have not been i a cave since i was a child. My parents took us to Mammoth cave. I don't even know where it is anymore but somewhere in Tennessee i guess. Happy weekend to u.

Hi Elic. I've been wanting to go see Luray Caverns, even before we moved here. We live pretty close to the caves now and, whenever I go shopping, I pass a Luray Caverns billboard that keeps reminding me that I want to go see them one of these days. It hasn't happened yet, though, and I doubt it will happen any time soon, as much as I want to go. Maybe I can talk my oldest son into going with me but I know my husband won't do it. He needs surgery on his lower spine and that was scheduled for this December but had to be pushed back to February of next year because of his work schedule. Plus, his recovery time will be much longer than mine was with my neck. So, going with him is out for awhile and I doubt it would be much fun with him anyway because he's such a hermit. Actually, he'd probably love the cave but not with other people in it. If you ever get over this way, give me a shout and we'll go see Luray Caverns together!

I like caves... We have the Desoto Caverns pretty close by. Ive been to the Desoto Caverns once before but it was when I was young and I can not remember the trip that well. Hope to go see them again soon.