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

Room	Date	Named By	Explanation
T-Bears Den	09/18/1985	Jim Pisarowicz, Tom Farrell	Named after Tom Farrell, who's nickname is T-Bear.
T.P.A. Headquarters
Tabernacle	07/23/1891	Alvin McDonald, Charles Holmes, O.F. McBride	Large room on the Candlelight Tour that leads to the Pearly Gates. Alvin knew this room as the second largest in the cave.
Taco Hole	08/19/1973	Dave Springhetti, Carol Laskot, Mark Stock, L. Lewis	A hole checked out to its bitter end by all four Pahasapa Grotto members on the same trip.
Tadpoles Delight	11/04/1991	Harry Burgess, R. A. Brame, Joe Austin, Graham Wadds, Kelly Morrison, Scott Bentley, Josh Kantawite, Doug Giffin	An awkward squeeze that is 2' x 1' that has a a breeze blowing through it.
Talon Room	05/14/2005	Tim Moreland, Rich Speaert, Mary Klacs	A small formation at this junction reminded the surveyors of an eagle's talon.
Tangent, The		Stan Allison, Myk Coughlin, Mike Wiles	700 feet of mostly walking cave that dead ended.
Taskmaster Room, The	05/11/1902	Paul Fowler, Jason Walz, Time Moreland, Marjoir Johnson	This 45' x 50' foot diameter room, with a pillar in the middle, that was named in honor of the very demanding trip leader on the trip. This new room was found on the north edge of the cave.
Taxman	10/17/1985	Chris Gerow	A tight squeeze between Wall Street and the Way Back Room. Named because of the "squeeze" it puts on Wall Street.
Taylor Shop	02/24/2000	Rod Horrocks, Nick Myers, Matt Truitt, Belinda Fox	A room where everything is covered with subaqueous coatings and everything grabs at clothes. Rod and Nick ripped their clothes during the trip and needed to go to the "tailor's shop". The spelling of "Taylor" was after Jimmy Taylor, the Superintendent that retired a few days before the trip.
Telescope Room			Named for a conulite in a false floor with a hole clear through it.
Temple of Doom	03/08/2003	Jim Wilson, Seth Spoelman, Howard Bartlett, Stuart Marlatt	A 22-foot diameter room named to keep the Egyptian naming theme of the area.
Temple, The	11/26/1890	Alvin McDonald, Robert B. Moss	The original name of this room was Sceneries of Wicklow and later the Masonic Temple.
Tennis Court	02/10/1891	Alvin McDonald, J.M. Moore	The boxwork in the ceiling and walls of this room resemble the netting of a tennis net.
Terra-Cotta Trail	3/15/2001	Rod Horrocks, Dave Shurtz, Ryan Shurtz, Jordan Shurtz	A 370-foot long straight tube that has hard brownish-orange floors. This passage was discovered from the Arcane Rift and is 50-feet above the Natural Entrance Tour Route, stretching from Lenas Arbor to Miltons Study.
Terris Poke Pit	09/26/1985	Jim Pisarowicz, Mike Laycock, Terri Marceron	When Terri Marceron climbed down into this room, pulling the survey tape to set up a point, she got poked in the rear by a rock sticking out of the floor.
Texas Rock	<5/15/1984		A large breakdown block located below the Fairy Palace fissure.
The Foul Spark Plug	02/14/2004	Derek Wolfe, Dan Mottinger, Donna Swigert
The Road to Nowhere	04/09/2005	Jim Wilson, Tim Moreland, Skip Withrow, Dan Bryce	A passage that ended in a 20-foot diameter room, with no leads.
Thieving Bastard Canyon	05/25/2001	Evan Anderson, Stephen Lester, Paul Burger	A canyon named after the Paul lost his set of instruments and then a pencil, spending a lot of time looking for each one, before the instruments were found around Evans neck and the pencil in Stephens pocket. Paul in expiration exclaimed, "thieving bastards".
Thighbone Room	10/14/2000	Jim Wilson, Skip Withrow, Barbara Smith, Greg Glazner	Located in the extensive discoveries off the Elbow Room that filled up a large blank area on the map.
Thighmaster	03/28/1992	Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, Stan Allison, Harry Burgess	A tight awkward squeeze around a corner.
Thingamabob	07/11/1992	Paul Burger, Skip Withrow, Stan Allison
Thousand Foot Maze	10/14/2000	Rod Horrocks, Derek Wolfe, Jonathan Brinson	Rod experienced his first 1,000-foot survey day in Wind Cave in this virgin maze.
Three Battery Pit	03/15/1988	Darren Ressler, Jim Nepstad, Coleen Walter, Erik Major
Three D Crawls	03/14/1987	Jim Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Kevin Frasier	A series of low crawls that led to the Dreamland area. Also known as Darrens Democratic Discovery.
Three Fingers Room	04/1979		There are three small passages from this room to the Star Café, thus the name. Named during a N.O.L.S. expedition.
Three Way Stairs	1933		Three sets of stairs leave from this point in the cave along the tour trail. Name derived from CCC records dating to 1933. Also known as the Bridge of Sighs.
Three-Pocket Hole	05/25/1987	Jim Pisarowicz, Curt Broeker, Darren Ressler, Karen Rosga	When Curt Broeker crawled through this tight hole he ripped 3 pockets off his coveralls.
Throne, The	04/19/1980	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti
Thumbs Away	09/22/1986	Mary Laycock, Jim Pisarowicz, Darren Ressler, Karen Rosga	The first station in this room used Karen Rosga's thumb for the survey target.
Thunder Dome	04/20/1991	Verne Carlson, Steve Smith, Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips
Thunder Dome, Beyond	04/20/1991	Verne Carlson, Steve Smith, Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips	A small dome beyond Thunder Dome.
Ticket Office	03/20/1892	Alvin, Elmer, J.D. McDonald, George Stabler
Tiller Room	02/09/2008	Rod Horrocks, Roger Harris, Duff McCafferty	A pendant in this room reminded the surveyors of a part of a rudder of a boat named a tiller.
Timber Wolfe	<1901
Time Warp Alley	05/08/1993	Jim Clark, Stefan Scherer, Veronica Stahl
Times Square
Tin Can Room	01/13/2007	Rod Horrocks, Ken Geu	A room with a 1890's baking powder can sitting on a rock. This room is part of the Walking Stick Maze.
Titantic Room	08/01/1971	Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom, John Scharres	Long hall located just beyond the Iceberg.
Toboggan Slide	02/03/1891	Alvin McDonald	A steeply sloping passage.
Toilet Bowl	1973	Mark Stock, Lester Lewis
Toilet, The	05/09/1992	Don Denton, Christian George, Aaron Zumpf
Toll Gate	10/23/1980	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, Mike Wiles	The small hole which led to the discovery of the Silent Expressway.
Toll Plaza	10/23/1980	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, Mike Wiles	Located just beyond the Toll Gate.
Tom Paine	<12/1973		An awkward tight spot located on the pink and black trail to the Colorado Grotto section.
Tomb of Isis	03/08/2003	Jim Wilson, Seth Spoelman, Howard Bartlett, Stuart Marlatt	A 22-foot diameter room named to keep the Egyptian naming theme of the area.
Tombstone	04/17/1980	Kathy Bogan, John Ethridge, Randy Olson, NeNe Wolfe	A flat piece of chert lying on the floor in this area resembles a tombstone to these NOLS surveyors.
Tonsil, The	11/15/1997	Ed LaRock, Andy Flurkey, Mike Behn
Toon Town	05/02/1992	Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Mike Goughlin, Mike Wiles	An extremely mazy section.
Tornado	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Tosty Overlook	04/13/2002	Rod Horrocks, Dennis Laird, Stacy Tostrup, Darren Wells	This room, which overlooks the Loose Screw Room, was named after Stacy's family nickname, "Tosty".
Tough Decisions	11/18/1987	Jim Pisarowicz, Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bob Kobza	A junction room near the Bagel Bowl where it was difficult to decide which direction to go as all the leads looked good.
Tower Chambers	09/11/2002	Jason Walz, Ajax Dalman, Chris Amidon	A ten foot-high dome with flowstone and stalactites. The surveyors found "E. L. McDonald A. F. McDonald discovered the tower Chambers of the Stalactite Route: Dec. 15, 1890" (sic) scratched in the corrosion residue.
Toxic Waste Dump	02/17/1989	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bob Kobza, Marc Lamphere	A very difficult boxwork-covered, 100-foot fissure climb on the TW survey, Toxic Waste. The surveyors had been discussing toxic waste earlier in the trip.
Tractor Seat	<10/18/1993
Transgressors Avenue	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Transition Lake	08/01/1970	Chris Hill	Located between Calcite Lake and Windy City Lake.
Tri 40 Room	08/03/1972	Don Coons, Dave Jones, Bob Reinstatler	Three different surveys enter this room, each on the 40th survey station.
Tri Column Sandway	12/26/1983	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti	Named for 3 columns at station KY549.
Tribble Hole	10/12/1991	Donna Lehman, Bonnie Ann Burdett	A six-foot long crawl that is 12" x 16" at CSE10. From the cuddly furballs named "Tribbles" on the popular Star Trek TV series.
Tricky Dicks Cabinet	05/13/2007	Bonny Armstrong, Chris Amidon, Andy Armstrong, Erin Niedringhaus	The surveyors of this room felt rather surprised and shady for stumbling into such a nice unsurveyed passage in the Historic Section, like Richard Nixon's cabinet during his impeachment.
Trilby Foot	06/21/1901	Preident of the S.D.F.W.C. 1901	At this spot, located in the eastern arm of the Fairgrounds, the president of the South Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs put down her foot on allowing anyone to take relics from Wind Cave.
Triple Digit Room	04/29/1986	Jim Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz	The spot where the WQ survey went into triple digits.
Tubular Passage	11/10/1990	Garry Petrie, Pat Seiser, Norm Thompson
Tummy Crawl	04/14/1982	Kathy Harrison, Carl Grundstorm, Steve Matson
Turtle Pass	<1898		A rock located between Model Room and the Crossroads that was 5 x 3 feet and resembled a turtle. It was said to be red, white, and blue in color. It was apparently destroyed during trail construction?
Turtle Room	02/18/1891	Alvin McDonald, J.M. Moore
TV Set	07/01/1964		A hole in the wall in this area below the Boxwork Chimney resembles the screen of a TV set.
Twelve Feet Short	08/09/1987	Jim Nepstad, Mary Laycock, Jim Pisarowicz, Darren Ressler	It was in this passage that the total length of Wind Cave came up 12 feet short of 50 miles. This set the stage for the Fifty Mile Celebration 15-16 August 1987.
Twilight Zone	09/18/2003	Rod Horrocks, Chris Amidon	The named seemed appropriate to the explorers of this new passage, especially since they were using the "TZ" survey designation.
Twin Chamber	04/19/1891	Alvin McDonald, Joseph Duhmiel, Oscar Huff, E.L. McDonald
Twine Room	10/19/2004	Rod Horrocks, Larry Shaffer	A roome with heavy 1890's twine strung through it.
Twisted Tape Pass	05/01/1988	Darren Ressler, Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza, Shaun Larson	A 90-foot long walking passage where the survey tape got so twisted up, Darren and Bob had to perform surgery on it.
Two Cent Stope	3/14/2001	Rod Horrocks, Dave Shurtz, Ryan Shurtz, Jordan Shurtz	A small corkscrewing, paleofilled dome that was completely excavated out in 1935. In the small room at the top, a "Montegomery Ward Refund Check" for 2 cents was found tacked to the wall. The names "Virgil H. Ray Nucla, Co" and "Kelly Mitchell May 24, 1938" were written in pencil on the back of the check.