Caves are always of interest to me. While my last stop was somewhat disappointing, especially after learning that it was a modern re-construction of a cliff dwelling, Cave of the Winds had promise. Interestingly, I had just yesterday been watching episode of South Park where the boys followed Al Gore into this cave in search of the man-bear-pig and became trapped due to a cave in.
While I didn't see any signs of man-bear-pig, former vice-presidents, or cave-ins, the tour itself was very interesting. Apparently, the cave got it's name from a group of boys that discovered it a century-or-so ago. They heard the howling winds blowing through the cave passages and assumed the cave was haunted. The name stuck and has, today, become a popular tourist attraction of the area.
The original entrance to the cave involved descending by rope into a large sink-hole, a second more user-friend passage was created as the cave gained popularity. The man-made tunnel opens up into a large room with a running cave waterfall. The tour takes visitors through a number of narrow and vertically-challenging passages into several small-to-medium sized chambers. It's similar to the many other caves I have visited over the years, but still very interesting.
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