Field Trip to Maribel Caves

Our field trip to Maribel Caves (https://www.maribelcaves.com/) was this past Tuesday. We had SO much fun learning and exploring. A big thank you goes out to all of the parents that volunteered to chaperone this field trip. Your help was appreciated more than you know! 

We started the field trip with our tour guide telling us all about a hotel next to their property that was very old... and had seen better days. The kiddos liked hearing about this piece of history. 

Up next, we split into two groups. One group got to explore a cave while the other group got to sample spring water. (It was during this experience that I'm sure the parents and kiddos realized just how much of a worry rat I can be. Ha! I'm sure I got a few gray hairs watching the kiddos drink from that spring. :))  

After sampling the water, the groups switched. My group got to go inside our first cave,

 "New Hope Cave." 

While waiting, Chloe found a a little leaf shaped like a heart. Awe. :)

 

Some of the cave passages were smaller than others. I enjoyed watching a good portion of the kiddos gear up all of their bravery and try to attempt this small one that was flooded with water on the floor. :) 

The second cave that the kiddos got to explore was "Pancake Cave." The hike up to this cave was a steep wall of rocks that we needed to climb.  

Our third cave was "Coopers Cave."  This cave is located in the escarpment ridge that runs the length of the park. The cave has a little trail towards it, but also more rocks and a little stream as well. 

I was SO excited to snatch a tiny little smile from this kiddo!! Ha! 

The last cave we visited was "Tartarus Cave." This particular cave has three entries including a tunnel passage that the kiddos got to go through.