The National Day of Caves & Karst is Coming June 6th!
There is a national holiday coming up very soon that all of us here at Bridal Cave & Thunder Mountain Park are very excited to share with all of you., Tuesday, June 6, 2017, is the National Day of Caves & Karst . Our natural attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks is just one of the many places where you can celebrate this amazing day. This national holiday was declared by the National Caves Association, which is represented by more than 80 show caves across the United States, Bermuda, and Barbados, including our very own Bridal Cave . That' s a lot of beautiful places to discover and explore! This special day is being introduced in the hopes that people will be inspired to tour at least one cave this summer. What Is Karst? We are sure everyone is familiar with what a cave is, but karst is probably a new word for most of you. Karst is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. That is what forms natural ridges,...