Indiana Caverns: The Longest Cave in Indiana (Corydon, Indiana)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Imagine going underground, and being able to travel over 40 miles! Indiana caverns, located at Corydon Indiana, has over 40 miles of known passages, and the end has yet to be found! It’s not only the longest cave, recorded in Indiana history, but the 11th largest in the entire United States.
Not only is the cave large, it also contains ice age bones, from many now extinct animals, that once entered into the cave. But as an absolute highlight, the cave also provides adventurers with a motorized boat tour, along a river, deep inside the earth. It is truly an adventure!
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Hey Roger! I just stumbled across this video and I am actually the tour guide shown in the video! I currently don’t work there right now but it was the most memorable job I’ve ever done. I love the place so much
Truly a wonderful place! Indiana caverns has a little bit of each of the other showcaves, an excellent primer.
This cave is practically in our backyard. Only about 3 miles from our house. Great job on the cave tour Roger!
Thanks! You know I love Corydon! If I can get Wyandotte next spring, I’ve got all the showcaves!
You guys could have had Roger over for coffee.☕️lol
@@KentuckyGirl he’s welcome any time 🤗☕️
Dam I wish I lived in America.... Awesome video.
Thanks, Adam!
I just love what you said. I wish you could live here too. It is beautiful. I know you must have national treasures in your land too that I would love to see.
@@shirleysmith6131 We have some nice places to see, A few are majestic... But when it comes to Nature, America wins hands down..
I live in Corydon and grew up not far from Indiana Caverns, Can’t wait to go there next Summer . Cool video and thank you for your videos about Southern Indiana. Been learning a lot
My pleasure, Glynn! One summer, when I was about 10 years old, Dad took us to every single showcave in Indiana, Mammoth in Kentucky, and Meramec in Missouri. They all have something unique, they aren’t the same. However, Indiana Caverns brings many things together, really well. It’s very well thought out. Indiana Caverns wasn’t developed for tourists, when Dad was alive, but I’m sure we would have visited if it was. 🙂
Truly remarkable, will have to check it out the first time I visit Indiana! Thank you for the information and cool cave views.
My pleasure! All but one Indiana show cave are pretty close to each other, you could do all of them in two busy days. But there are tons of other interesting places in the vicinity. I hope to make a “best of southern Indiana” film this year.
@@AdventureswithRoger Appreciate the insight, love caves, caverns, mines and any hole in the ground. Lava tubes can be quite fun. Karst geology is so abundant on the North American Craton. Hope to see your film you’re working on, you alone have sparked my interest in visiting Indiana Roger.
Thank you for taking me here. My legs won't let me visit there. Love ❤️ all your videos.
My pleasure, Linda! Every year, the showcaves get tougher for me, so I wanted to film them now, so I, and others, can enjoy them, anytime! 🙂
Once again Rodger fantastic job! As always I really enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking us on the adventure.
My pleasure! Probably the last Indiana cave I’ll do, unless Wyandotte re-opens.
Wow! This is a neat tour. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure
My favorite cave, we've had a lot of good times in there! Thanks for the video, it brought back some good memories of that section of the cave...
From a Binkley caver
I tell people in central Indiana, “If you don’t know if you like caves, Indiana Caverns is the best place to start.” They provide a movie at the start, that’s a great primer. Dramatic hallway opening to a wonderland of exotic things: waterfall, cave formations, ice age bones, exciting corridors, and an underground boat ride. Indiana Caverns has done so many things right. If you don’t like it, you probably won’t like the others! 🙂
Harrison County has some beautiful caves! Squire Boone is my personal favorite as far as beauty. I haven’t been to this one yet but plan to soon. Thanks for the video tour and interesting history-looks beautiful!!
My sincere pleasure! They each have something special, I’ve enjoyed all of them. I’ve filmed all of them except Wyandotte, but maybe this coming spring!
What a wonderful review. Great video! Blessings to you
Thank-you, James!
Roger I love your videos. I have taken my wife to the candy store in Jeffersonville.
Then I have taken her to Corydon and she made a Christmas ornament at Zimmermans. We plan on going to go to many of the places you have shown.
We live in Milan Indiana.
It always makes me happy to hear my films have inspired some travel! We are blessed with so much here, and yet not everyone knows where it is. It’s an honor to share my travels, and hopefully a little bit of wonder. 🙂
We live in NWI. We make it to Zimmerman's every year.
Such an interesting place! Several decades ago, when the studio was near the creek, I visited with my Mother. She loved watching them blow and form the glass, and thought several pieces were beautiful. I told her I’d buy them, but she thought it was too frivolous, as she was a very frugal single Mom. She had to be after Dad died at 46. I went back the next day, bought them for Christmas. She was so incredibly surprised when she opened them, almost to tears. It was worth every penny and the over 200 mile round trip.
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We usually travel on our New Harley Tri Glide if it’s not a overnight trip. Otherwise we just load up the trike in our enclosed trailer and take off.
Take care and we look for more adventures. Maybe you can do a video about how the tree got started in the courthouse in Greensburg Indiana.
@@papap.8006 I’ve thought about doing an “unusual Indiana tourist attractions” video, that’s an essential one!
No wonder why I don’t remember much of the cave past the stairs, I went in 2011 when I was in 4th grade on a school field trip
I forget parts of caves, from just a few years ago! The bonus is that I’m surprised a second time!
Nice tour,👍 your getting very close to my house. I'm between Indiana Caverns and Sqiure Boone.
I was all through that area, earlier this year! I filmed Mauckport, New Amsterdam, and downtown Corydon. Met some really nice people!
Really enjoy your videos, thank you
My pleasure!
My husband's family owned this land for many years before it was sold. My husband grew up on this site. It wasn't developed into a tourist attraction until after his mother passed away as to respect her.
It has certainly blossomed, and introduced countless families to an amazing world!
@@AdventureswithRoger it was called the Stoner farm . My mother in law grew up there. Her parents were Catherine and Ruell Stoner. They were very successful farmers on that land and devoted Christian's to all they met. My husband and would deer hunt together on that land. It's very special to both of us.
This is a great cave, I am actually a Binkley caver, and had a big part in the discovery....any way there is another entrance (we believe) called stoner spring. I was wondering if it was the same family...good people...and good video of the cave. Thanks
@@emyles2298 I’ve covered all the Indiana showcaves, even Twin Caves at Spring Mill, and am continually surprised by how people only an hour north, don’t know we have these caves! So many good ones, all with their own unique things! 🙂
Thank you for another interesting video.
My pleasure!
Great video as usual. Your videos partly inspired me to come to Bloomington for school and check out the natural beauty of southern Indiana. It's been a very busy semester but I'll have to put this one on the list to check out next summer when I have the time
You can’t go wrong with southern Indiana natural wonders!
I love this place!
I went when I was a kid. I love caves. Especially safe ones
I’m not a huge wild cave fan, but have friends that belong to grottos, and explore them every week. But beautifully lit, and comfortable show caves, have always been a thrill, with so many in Indiana!
Beautiful Cave
One cave I have never been in. I kinda like the caves that you have free run in and explore.
I have several friends that belong to grottos. That’s really the way to go: lots of good maps, training and backup!
@@AdventureswithRoger ya I am sure my friends and I probably made some of those maps. Or at least added to them. I think the one we did the most work in was Salamander. That is the cave I fell 35 feet and damaged my back. I had to walk out or die. There was no way where we were for any rescue. We had belly crawled about 500 yards. Found another opening but it was to small to get out of. It's now on that map. About 50 yards straight up. That is where I fell. When we did it again the next year we had climbing gear. It was real fun doing a belly crawl with all the darn equipment. No space for back packs so you had to tie it to a foot and drag it. I will never forget it. But that time I stayed at the bottom. My doctor said my climbing days were over. I injured four vertebrae that are now taking my ability to walk. 40 years later so not bad I guess.
Scary stuff! Pits, shafts and crawls are not on my menu. 😀
@@AdventureswithRoger ya we reach a certain age and say nope.
We spent the night in Blue Springs Caverns on a Scout trip. It was a trip, alright!
As long as cave crickets didn’t invade your sleeping bag, it could only be awesome! 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger Thankfully no cave critters. The cave where we slept was like a perfect long arched hallway. The ground was like rammed earth. Probably the most ‘perfect’ cave I’ve been in. Almost looked like a movie set. 😀
I forgot to ask them about that, when I was making the documentary. I think the “screaming” in the cave, rattled both of us. It was a ball bearing going out, on the approaching boats motor! 😀
@@AdventureswithRoger I think you’re referring to a different comment, but keep it here because it sounds like the punchline to a joke. 🤣
@@mattskustomkreations Was referring to where you slept in the cave: forgot to ask about filming it. The screaming in the cave, and wondering what was causing it, until the other boat approached, rattled me!
This is cra! Just down the street, I'ma go Roger. I could ride my bike.... It'd take a couple days... But...
It’s a very cool place for sure!
My husband used to go spelunking with buddies in Brown County before they mysteriously closed the cave system to the public.
A few years ago, maybe 10 plus, “white nose syndrome” started killing Indianas rare bat species. Conservationists determined that spelunkers might be carrying the contamination from cave to cave, so “closed” all the state caves. At Cave River Valley, they actually put bars on Endless Cave, a huge haven for the Indiana Brown Bat. Cavers were instructed to thoroughly wash their clothing between caves, or change into other attire, so they wouldn’t spread white nose syndrome any further. It seemed to have worked, but Wyandotte was closed once again this year, as another rare bat species was found there. They wanted to make sure there were no further issues, and the two caves may open up this spring, if all is well.
I live about a mile if that from it. Great video
Thanks, Michael!
There are a few other caves I've been to here in Indiana. There's Blue Springs cavern in Bedford and Twin caves in Spring Mill State Park. There's also Boone Squire and Morango caves down close to Corydon, which I haven't been to yet.
As a kid I was able to stay the night in Blue Spring Caverns with the Boy Scouts. It was quite the adventure.
I’ve been to all of them, several times since I was a kid, but would like to see Wyandotte one last time. It MIGHT be opening in Spring of 2023, but is one of the more difficult caves. I need to start cardio, now!
Marengo Cave: One of the most beautiful caves on earth (Marengo, Indiana)
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The Squire Boone Caverns Story (Mauckport, Indiana)
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Bluespring Caverns Park (Bedford, Indiana)
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5 Caves of Spring Mill State Park (Mitchell, Indiana)
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@@AdventureswithRoger I've been to Morengo too. Also Seneca Caverns in Ohio and several others in Indiana and Ohio. The best I've ever been to though would be Carlsbad Caverns about 20 years ago. I just found your channel recently and must it's great! Hopefully next summer I can hit up some of the places in your wonderful stories! 👍
@@rodneyboyd404 I’ve heard Carlsbad is Incredible! While Mammoth is huge, Meramec Cave, at Stanton, Missouri, is my favorite out of state cave to date.
My daughter is a tour guide there!
I may have met her on one of my visits! Everyone there seems very nice.
@@AdventureswithRoger She is an incredible young lady. I am very proud of her. She's in school for sonography but loves working at the cavern.
Tell me why I can't go look at Marion Indiana like everyone else? Thank you so much. For some reason they don't let me in thank you for checking!
I assume by now you've done the entire Indiana Cave Trail? Squire Boone, Marengo, Indiana caverns and Blue Spring? I did once early this year on my own just for the hell of it and then I hiking buddy wanted to do it so I went along with him and visited them all again.
I’ve been to all of them, several times since I was a kid, but would like to see Wyandotte one last time. It MIGHT be opening in Spring of 2023, but is one of the more difficult caves. I need to start cardio, now!
Marengo Cave: One of the most beautiful caves on earth (Marengo, Indiana)
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The Squire Boone Caverns Story (Mauckport, Indiana)
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Bluespring Caverns Park (Bedford, Indiana)
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5 Caves of Spring Mill State Park (Mitchell, Indiana)
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I wanna check this out
It’s very well done, good education before you even get inside the cave.
Dude I randomly stumbled across this channel and you are awesome I live in enochsburg indiana and I was wondering if you had any cool info on it have you seen the covered bridge here?
Hey there and welcome!
I was up that way and filmed the Westport and Holton bridges, among a few others. Aside from the builder, length, and year built, it’s often hard to find good info online. If I’m very lucky, I find a local historical society that’s open!
Covered Bridges of Southeast Indiana
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Here’s what I could find about Enochsburg:
Enochsburg (historically called Enochburg and Enochsburgh) was platted in 1836, and named for its founder Enoch Abrahams.[2]
A post office was established at Enochsburg in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[3]
@@AdventureswithRoger awesome thanks keep up the good work
@@bueningflyers4834 Drop by anytime! I’m slowly editing / knocking out the footage I took earlier this year. History, legends, crazy places you didn’t know existed! 🙂
Ima have to check out some of these caves.
Are you familiar with the mammoth cave which supposedly is one of the entrances to center of earth?
That’d be a good video to make if you haven’t already.
Been to Mammoth several times. There’s a theory that all caves are connected.
If you haven’t already, checkout my video about Wesley Chapel Gulf: that Indiana cave could potentially dwarf Mammoth’s size. It’s filled with water and no one really knows it’s size. It is honestly an eerie cave to watch when it’s flooding.
@@AdventureswithRoger thanks
In general Caves give me a eerie feeling but it’s something about them that strikes my curiosity.
@@AwokenMinds I was chatting with a friend of mine, tonight, who’s an avid grotto member. I think he’s in a wild cave, or two, every weekend of the year! I told him that I enjoyed making the showcave videos, but they are usually the ones with the lowest views. For many people, caves are a scary, dangerous place to be, and these type videos trigger their claustrophobia! I’d still do them again anyway, as they’re great family activities, and a big part of Southern Indiana culture.
The only complaints I have about this place is they don't let you have flashlights and the bat chaser was down and they don't notify people on their website, which is really the main reason we went to this cave.
I’d never heard of a non-flashlight policy in any of these caves, not saying you’re wrong, just I’d never heard of it. I always carry at least one flashlight on a cave tour, even if I don’t use it. I made the mistake of not, at a cave at Horse Cave, Kentucky, and it was so poorly lit that I had a hard time not tripping. I ended up following a guest in front of me, that did bring one.
@@AdventureswithRoger yeah it's part of their rules now, we went to Blue Springs, Donaldson, Marengo, and Indiana Caverns this past weekend, and no flashlights is on the rule list at Indiana Caverns now, I think they just recently added this rule, which is really unfortunate if your in the back of a big group because you can't see anything except what is lit up, however I took a flash light anyways not going to tell me I can't have a flash light in a dark cave seems like common sense to me. Indy Caverns is well lit however but still dark.
@@Jesusisking247 It makes me wonder if someone was shining a flashlight in the tour guides eyes. Just seems like a silly rule!
@@AdventureswithRoger Could be I was thinking it might be something that was effecting the flow of the tour, but I could see that as well. It is odd indeed. I appreciate your videos by the way, they are great keep up the good work! Can't wait to explore more in the area!
More to come! I’ve got Wyandotte filmed, and I just need to do it justice, with a decent edit. It’s the most underrated show cave in Indiana, and totally awe-inspiring!
I have a drone. Would you consider editing your videos with aerial photography? I live in the area and pass by most these locations.
I have multiple friends, that take beautiful aerials, and have offered to provide footage. I’ve turned them all down. I’d feel like a complete ripoff: it wouldn’t be my creative content or vision. “Here’s a video I made with someone else’s camera angles and judgment on lighting.” I haven’t really had a need for it, in the last 5 years. But if I do, it’ll be all me, warts and all. 🙂
Respect.
Have you thought about doing drone footage for your own channel? One guy I know has done footage of the old Bedford, Indiana quarries, places that are often gated and you can’t get there. Very cool stuff. I’ve never seen anyone take a drone down the center of Hemlock Cliffs, fly through the arch at Taswell, or hover above the Wesley Chapel Gulf during a flood. That could be you, and I’d definitely watch it! 🙂