Bluff Dwellers Cave

Just a couple pictures from last Saturday's (sold out) Abandoned Passage Lantern tour!

A few tickets are available for The Abandoned Passage Lantern tour this Saturday night, Oct 30. 6 and 6:30 time slots are sold out. Reservations required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abandoned-passage-lantern-tour

We have some spots available tonight for the abandoned passage tour. 6pm is sold out https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abandoned-passage-lantern-tour

Yay! Baby salamanders on the way. These eggs showed up at the duck pond about a week ago. They're hard to see,very little, about pin head size.

Fall is a beautiful time to go for a drive in the Ozarks or book a quiet couple of nights at The Cavern Inn. https://www.ky3.com//countdown-fall-heres-when-you-can-ex/

: & What defines a cave? What exactly is karst? 2021 is the International Year of Caves & Karst, so it is only fitting that the first 2021 episode of Speleology Sundays is explaining the definitions of caves and karst. Cave- A naturally-formed void in rock that big enough to be entered by humans. ... Karst- Landforms that are created by the natural dissolution of rock. Karst features includ springs, caves, sinkholes, disappearing streams, karren, pinnacles, limestone pavement, etc. Not all caves are karst (lava tubes, sea caves) and karst is much more than caves. Bluff Dwellers Cave is open year-round. Located in the four-state area of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Kansas we are comitted to making your cave adventure both fun AND educational. https://youtu.be/XRpUPLcTKE8

? Start 2021 out right- Come tour a cave. 2021 is officially the International Year of Caves and Karst. We are open 7 days a week, 362 days a year. Explore the underground with us and learn a whole lot about caves Our visitors have called us a hidden gem, and we are located conveniently in the Four State area. #Adventure #Open7Days #CaveTours #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #FourStates #SWMO #swmissouri #NoelMO... An easy drive from #joplin #Tulsa #fayetteville #Wichita #Springfield #KansasCity #Missouri #Kansas #Oklahoma #Arkansas #Bentonville #Rogers #BellaVista #GroveOK

The year 2021 has been declared the INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CAVES & KARST! Organized by the International Union of Speleology, this year of celebrating caves and karst has been years in the making. We hope you will join us for various events throughout the year here at Bluff Dwellers Cave. To learn more about what events may be taking place near you go to:... iyck2021.org #InternationalYearOfCavesAndKarst #2021 #iyck #YearofCavesAndKarst #2021InternationalYearofCavesAndKarst #Caves #HappyNewYear #NCA #NSS #UIS #Caving #karst #YearOfCaves

We are only closed 3 days of the year: Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years Day. New Years Day is the last chance for all the salamanders to have a big party because (extenuating circumstances aside) we won't be closed again for another 328 days #Cave #MissouriCaves #CaveTours #OpenAllYear #open362daysayear #Open7Days #SalamanderParty #OzarkCaves #newyearseve #NewYearsParty #CaveAnimalsGoneWild

As we use this last day of the year to reflect I'd like to offer a toast to the man who started it all: Arthur Browning. He was a local farmer for several decades, found the cave on his land, in 1925, had it opened for tours in '27, and today it is owned by his grandchildren. Over 93 years and still going strong, his values have carried the cave and his family far. #ThrowbackThursday #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #CaveHistory #History #NoelMO #NoelHistory #Roots #Caves #Farming #FamilyOwnedBusiness

Wishlist Wednesday: Platonic sets. Mix & match your sacred geometry pieces. Available at the Rock Shop Gift Shop at Bluff Dwellers Cave. #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #RockShopGiftShop #crystals #platonicsolids #sacredgeometry #chakra #sodalite #shungite #amethyst #quartz #rosequartz #tigerseye #merkaba #gemstones #SWMO #swmissouri #NWA #nwarkansas #NEOK #neoklahoma #giftshop #giftideas #minerals #rocks

Our black light mineral display room is always a delight! Some minerals, like the calcite in these septarian nodules, glow under a black light!!! Did you know we have a FREE museum here at Bluff Dwellers Cave? Local arrowheads, artifacts, rocks, mineral, antiques and information so you can learn about them! So fun! #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #Museum #Geology #Rocks #Minerals #crystals #artifacts #blacklight #FamilyFun #SWMO #swmissouri #nwarkansas #NWA #CaveTours #learningdisguisedasfun

Beautiful blue skies, perfect Autumn weather- wonderful day to pan for gemstones and tour the cave. We are OPEN year round, 7 days a week. 10 am, last tour starts at 4. #autumnvibes #OzarkCaves #MissouriCaves #CaveTour #Caves #gemstones #gempanning #arrowheads #fossils #FallInTheOzarks #FamilyFun #OpenAllYear

Every day is a good day to go shopping. We have a wide selection of unique gifts. Treat Yo' Self! #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #giftideas #giftshop #RockShopGiftShop #crystals #rocks #minerals #jewelry #chakra #pyrite #labradorite #copper #gemtree #petrifiedwood #bracelets #necklaces #earrings #fluorite #ruby #birthstones #swmissouri #SWMO #joplin #Bentonville #Fayetteville #grove #Tulsa #pittsburgks #TreatYoSelf

A perfect day to hang out with the kids. All day, every day, 56F in the cave. November brings new hours! The last tour now leaves at 4 pm! It will start getting dark much earlier with the time change and shorter daylight hours approaching.

Last night a tour was treated to a rare view of a grotto salamander!!! It seemed to be chatting with a cave salamander. L:Cave Salamander ( ) R: Grotto Salamander ( spelaea)... #CaveWildlife #cavesalamander #grottosalamander #grotto #eurycealucifuga #euryceaspelaea #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #SWMO #swmissouri #NoelMO

"Look, an angel!!!" The only true flying mammal, bats are our angels in disguise. The bats here eat insects, but there are so many types of bats throughout the world. They eat the pests that eat our crops or spread disease, they pollinate flowers, and more! Bats deserve much more appreciation than they get. ... #batweek #BatAppreciation #BluffDwellersCave #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #Funny #Bats #tricoloredbat #PerimyotisSubflavus Yes..... I posed a fake rat under a bat here in Bluff Dwellers to recreate a bat meme

The National Speleological Society (NSS) has established a new Cave Preservation Network (CPN). This network is a collaboration with the National Caves Associat...ion (NCA) and a number of dedicated show cave owners and managers. The CPN will work to promote cave preservation and conservation. This will be done through multiple fundraising efforts at local show caves around the country. The NSS National Preserve System will use money raised from this project to increase the number of NSS Nature Preserves and support additional cave conservancy partners with the goal that these caves remain available for safe access by trained cavers and researchers. https://caves.org//2020-10-27%20NSS%20Press%20Release-Cave

Bat Week starts TODAY! First fact of bat week: Bats arent scary. In fact, our bats of the Ozarks EAT the things that "Suck your blood". #batweek #BatAppreciation #Bats #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #CaveTours #CaveWildlife #NoelMO #SWMO #swmissouri

Hardest part of being a tour guide? Seeing things like this while leading a tour & not pulling out your cellphone to take a picture . Oopps.... I used my phone in front of a guest. ... #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #CaveTours #Cave #LoveCaves #CaveSalamander #Speleothems #Ozarks #NoelMO #SWMO #swmissouri #MoArkaHoma

It is still quite colorful out here. #autumnvibes #FallInTheOzarks #Fall #Cave #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #CaveTours #Nature #RainbowBat #SWMO #swmissouri #NWA #nwarkansas #familyfun

Our ghost lantern tours are almost sold out. If you havent purchased your tickets yet now is the time. Link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ghost-lantern-tour-oct-24-tick #Cave #Spooky #GhostTour #Halloween #LanternTour #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #CaveTour #swmissouri #SWMO #nwarkansas #NWA #NEOK #neoklahoma

If it's raining and pouring, The cave will still be touring Rain or shine, it is cave time. ... #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves

Those Fall colors Autumn is the perfect time to get outdoors and explore! We are open 7 days a week. #cave #caving #MissouriCaves #OzarkCaves #FamilyFun #autumnvibes #FallInTheOzarks #ThingsToDo #CaveTours #Museum #RockShopGiftShop #crystals #gempanning #SWMO #NWA #nwarkansas #Bentonville #Fayetteville #rogersarkansas #GroveOK #joplinmo #BellaVista #MoArkaHoma