Raymond Cave

Raymond Cave is a small beautiful cave in northwestern Kentucky. It is privately owned
and gated to reduce vandalism. This cave has belly crawls and walking passages and a
very deep pit. It has one of most diverse selections of cave speleothems (formations)
you will find anywhere! Stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, cave popcorn, helictites,
heligmites, drapery/bacon strips, flowstone, etc. The lower level of the cave is encrusted
with bladed crystals of gypsum - from microscopic to more than three inches long!

After a gap of nearly 20 years, I visited this cave in March with some friends. Much
older and more out of shape, this cave was more challenging than when I was in my 20's!
I got pretty muddy and a bit sore using my little-used cave muscles, but overall it wasn't
too bad. I shot over 250 pictures with an Olympus SW770, but less than 40 are really
satisfying to me.

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Inconspicuous entrance to Raymond Cave

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A line of stalactites - this is a heavily decorated cave!

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The cave is well-above the water table. This small pool is from
the heavy rain over the few days before our visit.

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Stalactites, stalagmites and columns are common in the upper level of this cave.

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A projecting slab of limestone surrounded by stalactites and drapery.

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Crenulated bacon strips dripping with water - beautiful spelethems!
Notice the soda straws on the right.

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