Mammoth Cave National Park: 426 Miles of Memories

Fuzzy… Chicken… Nuggets…

This was how our park ranger chose to describe the bats that inhabit the cave systems in south-central Kentucky — a perfectly timed attempt to ease the fear of the unknown for anyone who hasn’t had the pleasure of being close enough to actually see these creatures.

I’ll be describing bats this way for the rest of my life. ~

Our first experience at a National Park as RV travelers landed us at Mammoth Cave National Park.

On day one, we tucked ourselves into the campsite and did our best to get our bearings — and taper the fear of the unknowns…

…There was no electricity or water at our site inside the park — a new set of challenges we had planned for but never actually experienced. We filled the onboard water tank at the camp store, leveled the trailer, and hauled the generator out of the back of the truck to charge the single RV/marine battery during the approved hours — careful not to become those people during quiet time…