In the meantime, here's an image I'd meant to post earlier. We encountered this at Welch Spring. There was a small "closed" sign in the spring itself. Seemed strange until I realized that you could dive into the water, go through the spring outlet and emerge into an extensive cave system just beyond.
The Park Service does not want you to do this. For the following reason:
Bats!
yup, I would respect that... I love bats, think they are cute, and misunderstood really.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Add to that the fact that bat populations are under threat from habitat destruction and white-nose disease and you have to give them even more space than before.
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