• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

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Wind Cave Room - Blind Faith

Stan Allison in Blind Faith
Stan Allison in Blind Faith
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Discovered by Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Bob Kobza, and Jim Erickson on November 23, 1991. One of the largest rooms in the cave (100' x 200' x 60-foot ceiling). It may be the largest when volume is considered. It has massive flowstone deposits. First entered by Paul Burger, who jumped 15 feet down into the room by the Unclimbable Pit doing the "Leap of Blind Faith". Paul was rescued hours later.

Did You Know?

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...