Mammoth Cave and the Weirdest Museum We've Ever Been To
Our adventure truly began as the van rolled out of Anderson Camp and towards Twin Falls. For the past few months, we'd known that our early August destination would be Eden, Idaho for a family reunion. This limited our ability to spontaneously travel, but was worth it. Leaving camp behind, we once again experienced one of the most refreshing feelings in the world, the feeling we refer to as "The Blank Page".
As it turned out, our fellow vagabonding van-based friend Jared had just left Oregon to pursue his own adventures on the open road. We found out he was going to be in the same part of Idaho at the same time so we had to meet up! We decided to meet up at the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves just outside of Shoshone, Idaho. As we were driving, we passed Mammoth Cave and thought maybe it might be better. We called Jared and everyone decided to give Mammoth a try instead. The immediate vibe of the place was creepy with old junker cars, strange Hawaiian-ish carved stone heads decorating the entrance. We walked in through the entrance and met an (unsurprisingly) creepy old man who let us know what the entrance fees were. We paid the man and our adventure began... Read more
