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    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Wind Cave Room - Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
NPS Photo by Belfore
 
A flowstone deposit which has been stained red by iron minerals. A pool is associated with it.  The area where the Bleeding Heart is located was mapped in December of 1971 by John Scheltens, Chris Hill, and Andy Flurkey.

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Bull elk in the park.

A Rocky Mountain bull elk weighs between 700 - 800 pounds.  Rocky Mountain elk were introduced to the park in 1914 and 1916. More...