|
Room
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Date
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Named By
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Explanation
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| Ice Cream Shop, The |
3/24/2001
|
Marc Ohms, Rene Ohms, Matt Reece |
A beautifully decorated area with white stalagmites, stalactites, soda straws, and draperies that resembled vanilla ice cream. It was named after Matt and Renee waited for 30 minutes while Marc scooped ahead. When he finally returned, they asked him, "Do you want one or two scoops?", chiding him for being gone so long. |
| Ice Flow |
11/10/1990
|
Garrie Petrie, Norm Thompson, Pat Seiser |
Aragonite blister-floored passage. |
| Ice Gorge |
03/12/1892
|
Alvin McDonald, Elmer McDonald, J.D. McDonald, George Stabler |
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| Ice Palace |
01/22/1893
|
A.F. McDonald, Saura V. Smith, Mary McDonald, Fred Darlington |
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| Ice Rink |
06/12/2004
|
Chris Amidon, Sarah Petite, Ajax Dalman |
A dome filled with wet formations dripping into a flowstone pool that reminded one of the cavers of an ice rink. |
| Ice Room |
<10/6/1984
|
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Located before the low belly crawl to the Lower Columbian Hall. |
| Ice Storm |
12/29/1979
|
John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti |
The huge quartz geode has finger-like projections with manganese interiors. Beautiful crystals resemble jewels. Also known as the Crown Jewels. |
| Ice Stream Room |
06/09/1984
|
Warren Netherton, Jim Pisarowicz, Karen Rosga |
There is a small pure white flowstone deposit like a small stream flowing across this room. |
| Iceberg |
08/01/1971
|
Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom, John Scharres |
The name of a HUGE breakdown block, possibly the largest known in Wind Cave. |
| Icy Carrot Room, The |
12/14/2002
|
Carl Bern, Mike Wiles, Jeff Goben |
A room with dense white soda straws and stalactites that resemble carrots. |
| Idas Washbasin |
<1893
|
Alvin McDonald |
Ida's Washbasin was written on the walls in this area. Surveyed by Abby Wines, Dave Saifsky, & Stacy Smyth |
| Igloo Room |
12/11/1993
|
James Wilson, Mike Zawada, Steve Kumpf |
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| Igloo, SD |
02/21/2006
|
Jason Walz, Bonny Armstrong, Eric Grunwald |
Named for a ghost town in South Dakota. The NF and WJ survey areas are collectively known as Ghost Town. |
| Imagination Room |
08/27/1987
|
Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz, Karen Rosga |
Large, domed room where the frostwork and popcorn was really spectacular. You could use your imagination to see just about anything in the room. |
| Imperial Dome |
07/04/1891
|
Alvin McDonald, M.E. and Willie Crookam, George Lee |
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| Ims Room |
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| Independence Hall |
12/01/71
|
John Scheltens |
Originally entered by Ken Carpenter and other members of the Colorado Grotto on the 4th of July, 1969. |
| Independence Spectres, The |
<1893
|
Alvin McDonald |
|
| Indistinct Avenue |
11/10/1990
|
Jim Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Stan Allison, Paul Burger |
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| Inner Outlet |
11/23/1990
|
Matt Kramar, Randy Waslien?, Rich Ness |
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| Inner Sea |
10/22/1986
|
Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza |
A small lake off the Mammoth's Backbone. |
| Insane on the Membrane Squeeze |
12/14/1996
|
Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Skip Withrow |
An 8 1/2" squeeze. |
| Installation 35 |
01/25/2006
|
Rod Horrocks, Derek Marohn |
An inscription was found on the wall that read, "Radiators installed 8-18-35", which referred to the coolant system installed in the nearby Isolation Room to cool hot water from the Power House, which generated electricity for the elevator. |
| Instant Guilt Trip |
07/04/2006
|
Larry Shaffer, Lee-Gray Boze, Tonia Foster |
Named because the surveyors had a difficult time moving around this moonmilk-covered room. |
| Intimate Rock |
04/05/1991
|
Martha Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser |
A rock that has to be climbed over in a crawl near station GBC9. |
| Inverted Bath Tubs |
<1893
|
Alvin McDonald? |
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| Inverted Wash Bowl |
<1893
|
Alvin McDonald? |
|
| Iowa Falls |
09/04/1892
|
Alvin McDonald, Alfred Gere |
|
| Irish Misery |
11/26/1890
|
Alvin McDonald, Robert B. Moss |
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| Irish Point Lace |
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A 20-foot section of boxwork in the ceiling of the Elks Room. |
| Isolation Room |
08/18/1935
|
CCC |
This room was where the radiators were installed on 8/18/35 to cool the power plant that generated electricity for the new elevator. This coolant system was composed of 2,300 feet of 2" pipe that hot water was circulated through and cooled before being returned to the Power House (currently the VIP Center). |
| It's Still Early |
05/06/1987
|
Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz |
It was still early in the trip when this small room was discovered. |
