Wind Cave National Park - Wind Cave Room Names - L (U.S. National Park Service)

Room	Date	Named By	Explanation
LA Freeway	08/01/1970	Chris Hill	Located on the LA survey, this passage bypasses several small crawls on the JF route to the lakes.
La Mesa Hundida	07/17/1965	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	A single breakdown block that resemebled a mesa. This phrase means "the sunken table" in Spanish. This series of small rooms is located along the "Spanish Trail" (ST) survey. Resurveyed by Don Coons and Bob Reinstatler on 07/17/1973
La Scala	05/26/2007	Chris Amidon, Erin Niedringhaus, Don Anderson	A stairstepping tube off of a dome that reminded the surveyors of some stairs. It is a Verdi Opera translated roughly as "stairs".
Lacework Canyon	07/05/1980	Chuck Bertsch, Phil Dodge, Rod O'Sullivan, Gordon Messling	An area with very delicate boxwork
Lacework Eyes	04/05/1991	Martha Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser	Two pits near GBC6 that resemble eyes
Lachugala Room	05/11/1991	Louise Hose, Vi Allured, Ted Lappin, Mike Frazier
Lackagluten Chamber	07/14/1976	Phil Dodge, Don Frankfort, Bob Huber, Jim Palmer	The ceiling in this room is very crumbly, with nothing apparently holding it together, hence, "lack of gluten"
Ladder of Death	12/10/1991	Stan Allison, Darryl Maleike
Ladys Easter Bonnet	<1901
Lake Land	10/22/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza	A water filled passage that was measured at 9.8 feet deep
Lake-side Scenery	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, George Lee, M. E. Crookam, Willie Crookam
Lakes Route	<05/15/1991	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	The flagged route that goes from Buffalo Gap, Boxwork Chimney, Base Camp 1, Garden Gate, City Hall and back
Lamprey Mouth	08/01/1971	Chris Hill	A geode that looks like the mouth of a lamprey
Lamprey Room	08/01/1971	Chris Hill	A high passage near the Lamprey Mouth
Land Bridge, The	02/28/2005	Jason Walz, Larry Shaffer	Room named after a pendent that connects the floor and the ceiling
Land of 10,000 Lakes	12/01/1970	John Scheltens, Andy Flurkey	Named for the areas abundance of small pools
Land of a Million Leads	08/01/1971	Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom, John Scharres
Land of Broken Light Bulbs	06/09/1997	Abby Wines, Joanne Vokum, Sarah Shreeves, Stacy Smyth	Area near the Coliseum on the Fairgrounds Tour Route where several broken light bulbs reside.
Land of OZ	08/08/1972	Scott Brougham, Alvin McLane, Ted Self	A series of passages along the OZ survey.
Lander Room	04/13/2002	Rod Horrocks, Dennis Laird, Stacy Tostrup, Darren Wells	This name was chosen because this trip was requested by two N.O.L.S. (National Outdoor Leadership Instructors) instructors from Lander, WYO.
Lands End	01/22/1893	A.F. McDonald, Saura V. Smith, Mary McDonald, Fred Darlington
Lars Run	10/30/1985	Jim Pisarowicz, Heidi Grengg, Fred Roberts, Lars Virbeck	Named for Lars Virbeck, the first person to get into this passage.
Laugh Track	04/29/1986	Jim Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz	When Greg Nepstad first crawled into this room Jim Pisarowicz and Jim Nepstad were still in an incredibly tight passage. Up ahead of them they could hear Greg carrying on with a string of #$!#!'s which started them laughing.
Laura Cavern	<1895
Lazy S	<03/23/1989
Le Tempting Crack	02/08/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer	A tight vertical crack on the east edge of Navidad that no one dared to squeeze into.
Leach Pit	07/?/1972	John Scheltens, A. ?, Robert Lenz?
Leaders Monument	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Leaping Lizard Room	07/14/1973	Don Coons, Andy Flurkey	This survey was called "Leaping Lizard" because it was the LL survey.
Left Branch	11/28/1890	Alvin McDonald, J.D. McDonald
Lemon Twist Room	11/11/2006	Karla Whittenburg, Tom Dotter, Carry Hunter, Ken Headrick	Named after some yellow flowstone and 50 yellow stalactites. The twist originated because the survey wrapped down underneath this room.
Lenas Arbor	<1893	Alvin McDonald?
Leonardo Lizardo	05/01/1988	Jim Pisarowicz, Darren Ressler,Bob Kobza, Shaun Larson	A 25-foot wide by 15-feet high room. Named after the nick names for lizards on a recent Mexico caving trip.
Leopard Skin Crawl	10/27/1984	Dave Springhetti, Ed LaRock, Ken Allgier	Dave thought the walls in this crawl resemble leopard's skin. The is the passage that connected Blowhole Cave (Snake Pit Entrance) with Wind Cave.
Les Miserables	09/28/1991	Jim Nepstad, Mike Wiles, Stan Allison, Paul Burger	A sharp squeeze.
Letter Box
Liberty Bell	1893	Alvin McDonald	A rock on the floor that is cracked just like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. In the Rookery.
Lifeboat	08/01/1971	Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom, John Scharres	An area near the Iceberg and Titanic Room.
Light House, The	09/08/2007	Rod Horrocks, Ken Geu, Duff McCafferty	A lighted room above the Temple on the Fairgrounds Tour Route. When seen from below, this upper room in lighted but there is no obvious way to climb up to it (access is from the top of the 89 Stairs).
Light & Fluffy Passage	02/10/1996	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Paul Burger
Lil' Bubble	1975	NPS Rangers	This small, bubble shaped room looks like a smaller version of The Bubble.
Lincoln Falls	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Lincolns Fireplace	1901		A small room with a low arched alcove that resembled a fireplace.
Lindas Stopper	07/01/1992	Dave Lester, Steve Lester, Kevin Smith, Linda Gentile, Becky Ward
Linnaeus Grotto	<1901	Professor Udden	Named after a renowned Swedish botanist. Located in one corner of the Garden of Eden Room.
Lint Trap, The	11/10/2001	Carl Bern, Christa Schneider, Doug Pflugh	The surveyors found what looked like a wad of lint hanging from the ceiling in this virgin area.
Lintpickers Stable	05/09/2007	Jason Walz, Janet Serino, David Lambert	This room had a large rock in the shape of a horse and all of the surveyors had participated in the Wind Cave Restoration Camp, thus the name.
Little Lech	11/08/2003	Amy Bern, Jeff Goben, Skip Withrow, Barbara Smith	A tall fissure passage covered with frostwork that reminded the surveyors of some passages in the North Rift area of Lechuguilla Cave.
Little Mermaid Room	05/13/2000	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Amy Johnson, Jeff Goben
Little Muddies	<1983		Named during a N.O.L.S. expedition.
Living Room	04/08/2000	Jamie Sherer, Ron Sherer, Steve Turner, Deb Slinkard	A comfortable joint-controlled passage with a soft sandy floor.
LJH Room	1979		A dead-end room named after a soot inscription on the walls that reads "LJH". Named during a N.O.L.S. expedition.
Loading Dock, The	10/05/2004	Rod Horrocks, Jason Anderson, Ryan Anderson, Jeremy Anderson	During the resurvey of this room, which has been known since the 1890's and surveyed a couple of times in the past (the last time in 1962), the surveyors named this previously unnamed room after three wall pendants that look like loading docks.
Loaf of Rye Bread	<1901
Lone Pine Point	09/25/1988	Steve Baldwin, Jim Nepstad	Small room with a 8" logomite that nearly resembles a perfect Christmas tree.
Lone Tree	12/12/1982	Ken Allgier, John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti	A single logomite is found in one corner of this room.
Lonely Palace	02/02/1895	Roy McDonald, Peter Paulson, John Stabler	The words "Lonely Palace" were smoked on the ceiling of this long lost room rediscovered by Shaun Larson, Jim Nepstad, and Darren Ressler in December of 1987. Originally found on February 2, 1895 by Roy McDonald, Peter Paulson and John Stabler. One of the
Lonesome Road	08/30/1964	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	Jan Conn started singing the song, "Lonesome Road" after she looked up and down in this fissure passage. The words of the song were, "Look down, look down that Lonesome Road before you travel on".
Long Loop		John Scheltens?
Loo, The	09/13/2003	Karla Whittenburg, Theresa Nowak, Christa Schneider	A junction where some human excrement was found, possibly dating from a 1940's trip.
Looking Glass Fissure	04/09/2005	Rod Horrocks, Sara Booth, Duff McCafferty, Eric Kurth	A narrow fissure that was entered through a hole in the wall that looked like a looking glass.
Looney Tubes	09/14/1991	Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Dawn Reed	The discovery group chased the wind beyond Silent Struggle through this area.
Loose Cannon Pit	10/14/2000	Rod Horrocks, Derek Wolfe, Jonathan Brinson	Located 30 feet from Loose Cannon Run, 17-year old Derek (fearless teenager) wanted to climb down this vertical 30-foot deep pit.
Loose Cannon Run	09/02/2000	Rod Horrocks, Derek Wolfe, Jim Lawton	A virgin passage that Derek bolted down while the rest of the group was struggling through Woop-Dee-Do Crawl. Derek didn't return for 20 minutes, thus the name.
Loose Screw Room	10/31/1964	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	A large room named when a screw came loose on Herb's Brunton Compass and was lost in the breakdown. Later, Jan was kidding that they must have a screw loose to be doing this exploration. The explorers first looked into the room from a balcony off the Sound Barrier on 08/29/64, but didn't find a way into the room until 10/31/64.
Lorons Highway	07/23/1891	Alvin McDonald, Charles Holmes, C.F. McBride
Loss and Found	11/07/1992	Jim Nepstad, Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Bob Kobza
Lost & Found Room	11/14/1992	Dave Lester, Randy Brown, Kirk Haley	A 30-foot diameter room that was __?
Lost Arrow Crawl	12/09/2007	Jason Walz, Larry Shaffer, Daryl Stisser, Cheryl Stisser	A 1.5' high by 10" wide crawl that the surveyors found a carbide arrow pointing out of.
Lost Carbide Fissure	10/12/2002	Rod Horrocks, Seth Spoelman, Jason Walz	Seth found a 1980's carbide lamp sitting on a ledge part way down a 26-foot deep pit in this fissure passage.
Lost Compass Crack	05/17/1979	John Scheltens, Carole Loskot, Dave Springhetti	John lost a Brunton compass down this narrow crack.
Lost Continent of Atlantis	10/27/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza, John Scheltens	An area with many leads going off in all directions. Beyond the new lakes area.
Lost Crystals Cavern	08/08/1992	Bill Hawn, Rogert Phillips, Steve Huck, Murray Vogel	Room with several types of quartz crystals.
Lost Knife Room	08/?/1972	Mark Stock, Nelson Kuniansky
Lost Paradise	1962	Alan Howard	After a long series of crawls the explorers reached "lost paradise".
Lost Snurds	11/11/1982	Andy Flurkey, John Scheltens, Ed Larock	A group of "snurds" (aragonite christmas trees) located away from the main group in a lower room.
Lost Zebra Maze	12/30/2002	Rod Horrocks, Dave Fairfield, Dennis Weeks, Aaron Munson	An extensive mazy area that has numerous outstanding examples of Zebra Rock.
Lots-O-Mud Passage	10/09/1993	Evan Anderson, Steve Lester, Alex Fong	A muddy passage.
Lotties Pride	07/03/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Lovely Little Lake	10/22/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza	Small lake with clear greenish-blue water in the new lakes area that looks like it has a sumped lead.
Lovers Leap Pit	<02/14/1998	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer
Lovers Retreat	<01/1891
Lower Palestine	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald
Lower Road D	12/15/1984	Jim Pisarowicz, Warren Netherton	This fissure passage has both an upper and lower component. The passage is named after Assistant Chief Naturalist (and Cave Specialist) Kay Rohde (pronounced Upper "Row-D").
Lucky Strike Room	08/15/2001	Rod Horrocks, Heather Veerkamp, Ben Tobin, Jonny Gobel	A historic package of Lucky Strike cigarettes was found in this room. The surveyors also considered the 40 by 70-foot room a lucky strike to rediscover during this evening survey trip.
Lunar Rock	10/27/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, John Scheltens	A very weathered rock near the Mammoths Backbone.
Lunar Tubes	<07/13/1991		A series of low crawls.
Lunatic Fringe		Paul Burger, Evan Anderson	Paul wanted to keep with the "Western Fringe" theme. He thought it was crazy that they actually needed a rope to enter an area in Wind Cave.
Lunch Room	12/05/1984	Jim Pisarowicz, Warren Netherton	The explorers ate their lunch in this room on the day of the rooms discovery. There are films of manganese on the walls.
Luray Cavern	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Luray Dome	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Lycos Hall	01/12/2000	Rod Horrocks, Steve Baldwin, Steve Langendorf, Sammi Langendorf	A 60-foot long walking passage located below two upper-level rooms named Yahoo. They were both named after the Internet search engines Yahoo and Lycos.