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Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave Room Names - Y

Room

Date

Named By

Explanation

Y.M.C.A. Hall

<1923

  Located near the Candlelight Tour route, possibly at WE4?
YCC Passage

08/03/1988

Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz, Dennis Shreves Discovered by a YCC crew doing restoration work off of Whitney Avenue.
Yellow Brick Road

05/08/1982

Heather Pullen, Christen Lichtenfels, Adir ?, Wendy ? This yellowish, sandy passage was once hoped to go to the Blowhole.
Yellow Submarine

05/26/1991

Paul Burger, Stan Allison, Dina Venezky, Bob Younger  
Yosmite Falls

04/19/1891

Alvin McDonald, Joseph Duhmiel, Oscar Huff, E.L. McDonald  
Yukon Trail

12/02/1964

Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn Named because the passage was heading north towards Alaska. Resurveyed on 12/28/1971 by Chris Hill, Dave Springhetti,and Lee Tierney.
Stemless Hymenoxys  

Did You Know?
The scientific name for the Stemless Hymenoxys is Hymemoxys acaulis. Acaulis means "stemless" and referes to the leafless stalks which bear the flower heads.
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Last Updated: September 25, 2007 at 16:35 EST