Marengo Cave: One of the most beautiful caves on earth (Marengo, Indiana)

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @brianwatson3705
    @brianwatson3705 2 года назад +18

    Marengo Cave is absolutely beautiful ! There is a lot of cave that visitors do not get to see. I'd definitely suggest taking the "wild" tour if you can.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      I would have to lose a lot of weight, but that blowing bat crawl section sounds amazing!

    • @brianwatson3705
      @brianwatson3705 2 года назад +2

      Watching further into the video reminded me how nice it is to sit on their porch eating an ice cream while it's raining.
      Any cave passage under a foot high is out for me lol.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +5

      @@brianwatson3705 I was talking with the Wyandotte Cave property manager, and he mentioned the largest known cave column in North America, if you want to crawl about a mile: “Pillar of the Constitution.”

    • @wmcbarker4155
      @wmcbarker4155 2 года назад

      @@brianwatson3705 ah! rain on the porch. agree

    • @whatyoumakeofit6635
      @whatyoumakeofit6635 2 года назад

      I happened to notice your name. Did you grow up in South haven ?

  • @stevenhigby3512
    @stevenhigby3512 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for the tour. I have never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      It is the jewel of Southern Indiana, though Squire Boone is also very beautiful.

  • @jamesbreeden9016
    @jamesbreeden9016 2 года назад +10

    I worked at Marengo Cave back in the big 80's when I was 15-18. It is very beautiful cave. I now work part time at Indiana Caverns. Brother, if you would like a tour to review it for your channel just let me know. You do good work on your videos. Blessings

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +4

      Funny you should mention it: I just filmed Indiana Caverns last month, hope to edit it next! Have only briefly looked at the footage, and haven’t yet written the screenplay. I hope to tell a story about the immense cave system, early exploration, ice age finds, and the people that had a dream of sharing it with the world. I wish I had pictures of those early explorations and developments, but I don’t! 🙂

    • @brianwatson3705
      @brianwatson3705 Год назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger man I wish I'd seen this sooner. I could have put you in touch with the IKC. Dave Everton , Rand Hezlit , Tim Pride and several others that have been pushing the Binkleys cave system for years.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +1

      @@brianwatson3705 Hey Brian! I’m cooking a project in my head: a film about ALL of Indiana’s show caves. How they were discovered, developed, what they have to offer tourists, how each are unique. I’m holding out on Wyandotte, hoping to get in, May 2023.

    • @brianwatson3705
      @brianwatson3705 Год назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger that will be great to see. I'd love to see Wyandotte reopen. I know that there has been talks with the DNR people about it. There have been many caves in the past that were privately owned tour caves that didn't work out. IF you haven't heard of them , Central Indiana Grotto has members that know about them more than I do.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад

      @@brianwatson3705 I’ve only heard about two showcaves that didn’t work out: the one behind Becks Mill, at Salem, and River Cave at Cave River Valley. Seems like I recall hearing that both had lights mounted on the ceilings.

  • @RetiredLovingIt
    @RetiredLovingIt 2 года назад +5

    Marengo Cave is wonderful! Definitely one of our favorites. We love the history. Our first love is Squire Boone Caverns.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +2

      Both awesome caves, for different reasons! Since Squire Boone Caverns expanded the original tour, there’s a lot more to see and the lighting is spectacular. And, water is EVERYWHERE! Eventually I’ll do a comparison video, showing what all the caves have to offer.

  • @WinteryMix84
    @WinteryMix84 Год назад +3

    My son and daughter in law got married in Marengo Cave. I was skeptical at first, but it was a beautiful ceremony- gorgeous venue!!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +2

      It really is a wonderful place, like an underground wonderland!

  • @geraldmeehan8942
    @geraldmeehan8942 2 года назад +4

    Thank you posting this video. Marengo cave is spectacular. All of Crawford County is scenic as can be

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      Marengo Cave and Crawford County hiking trails are amazing! Hope to film Rich Cave Hollow, Messmore Cliffs, and Arrowhead Arch area this fall.

  • @wmcbarker4155
    @wmcbarker4155 2 года назад +2

    lucky kids! you can bet they were truly amazed. I am

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      I would’ve been in so much trouble if I’d found a cave near where I lived!

  • @babs7179
    @babs7179 2 года назад +2

    Thank you greatly for your research of history. Always look forward to your videos.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      Thank-you kindly! I go down a lot of rabbit holes at times, but try to produce things I’d want to watch. 🙂

  • @GrandmaBev64
    @GrandmaBev64 Год назад +2

    I just love this kind of stuff. So much has been destroyed, sometimes we don't even realize what was there.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +1

      This is truly a crown jewel of Southern Indiana, just a wonderful cave. 🙂

  • @riverbottomband
    @riverbottomband Год назад +6

    I've been to a lot of the places you film and have to say you do a great job. Southern Indiana has some of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I live around Owensboro KY but I find myself driving around Southern Indiana every chance I get. Buzzard Roost area is amazing to me. Have you done one on the flood of Leavenworth? Thanks for the videos.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +1

      My pleasure!
      I did a video about Leavenworth, briefly spoke about the flood, showed what’s left of the town, and went into the old pump house.
      Leavenworth & Alton, Indiana (A Travelers Guide)
      ruclips.net/video/6jXkhSKeuMw/видео.html

  • @rogertimmons1937
    @rogertimmons1937 Год назад +1

    Thanks, Roger.

  • @jamesthedog7783
    @jamesthedog7783 2 года назад +2

    Excellent video Roger, haven't been here since i was a kid on a field trip. Thanks for the content , keep up the good work! !

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      My pleasure, James! I’ve waited to do some of my favorite childhood memories, after I got the right equipment and a better understanding of lighting. Dad took us to every show cave in Indiana, except for Indiana Caverns, that opened decades after he passed away, and I wanted to do them justice.
      These places are very special, for those of us that shared them as a family memory, and especially for those that can no longer go. I hope the videos bring back good memories and encourage new generations to see something remarakable.

  • @KentuckyGirl
    @KentuckyGirl 2 года назад +3

    Great video, I loved hearing the back story history. Can you imagine the dreams those children had while they believed they saw diamonds 💎 on the walls of the cave.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +3

      Not only can I imagine, I lived it! 🙂When I was a kid, my Mother told me a story handed down to her, about a Southern Indiana cave with silver, gold and even jewels. Did I ever have dreams of hitting it rich! I ended up making the film. "Dark Silver" about it.

  • @talesfromanoldmanpatoneal6372
    @talesfromanoldmanpatoneal6372 2 года назад +3

    Wow! What a beautiful spot. It's like God reach down and touched it with just his finger. The only cave I've really been to is Ruby falls in Tennessee. Great video sir I really enjoyed that. Thanks for taking us on the adventure.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      Been to Ruby Falls! I love the Chattanooga area.
      Marengo Cave is great because it’s not a ton of stairs, and there is SO much to see.

  • @ericzerkle5214
    @ericzerkle5214 2 года назад +2

    Love Marengo Cave as well as Wyandotte and Blue Springs..

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      All have something special! I filmed Indiana Caverns last weekend, may be able to do Wyandotte next spring. It all depends on a little rare bat, the reason they closed Wyandotte this year!

  • @jarmyvicious
    @jarmyvicious Год назад +1

    Great Documentary, very pleasant and concise! The whole way I was having flashbacks of the summer "cave vacations" of my youth! Cheers and Salutations....

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +1

      Thank- you! One summer in the 1970’s, Dad took us to every showcave in Indiana. I was hooked ever since! They all have a unique, timeless beauty, and bring back such great memories. 🙂

    • @jarmyvicious
      @jarmyvicious Год назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger Oh! I agree! Mom and Dad hauled us around from the late 70s to the early 80s every summer, though my favourite year we hit Squire Boone and Wyandotte, along with Marengo and another, maybe Blue River before turning our sights west....stopping at every tourist site from Indiana to Wyoming. When my Brother and Sister and I had finally hit our threshold of caves, corn palaces, monumental sculptures, quaint towns, curious geography, Deadwood and Bedrock City, panning for gold and minerals, Reptile Gardens and Bear Country U.S.A., architectural wonders and achievements, public parks and beaches for hiking swimming and fishing, Badlands, museums, historic homes and hotels, seasonal festivals, native American and candy shops, flea markets....over a week later, we simply turned back and casually made our way home, not even caring that we were not going to Six Flags! That good old Pontiac LeMans was road proven and road worthy, though on the way up to Rushmore she burnt through some water and could have overheated with a down others, all stalled along the gravel shoulder due to the excessive heat!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад +1

      @@jarmyvicious Those are some awesome memories, you'll always treasure! Every family needs a huge roadtrip!

  • @charliehay1520
    @charliehay1520 2 года назад +1

    I live 20 minutes from Marengo cave it is an awesome cave experience

  • @rustyfowler2285
    @rustyfowler2285 2 года назад +1

    i haven’t been since my now-adult children were very young. this is a great video, Roger. i may have to head down there again sometime. thanks for sharing!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      My pleasure, Rusty! Out of all the Indiana show caves, it’s still the easiest to get in and out, with the fewest stairs / steep ramps. Squire Boone Caverns was also very beautiful, but that spiral staircase, at the end, took the wind out of me!

  • @hikerzeek8844
    @hikerzeek8844 2 года назад +1

    I've been twice and can't wait to camp out in there

  • @RobLents
    @RobLents 9 месяцев назад +1

    Tour guide there from 83 late 85. Many of us worked there during high school, great memories. Samuels signature from Sept 9th, 1883 is still visible,

    • @BransonYT
      @BransonYT 4 месяца назад

      Where is that?

    • @RobLents
      @RobLents 4 месяца назад

      @@BransonYT Marengo,Indiana

    • @RobLents
      @RobLents 4 месяца назад

      @@BransonYT yes if you enter signature hall as you’re coming down the dripstone tour, it is on the left kind of the upper left. Maybe a quarter of the way in

  • @lilbird4198
    @lilbird4198 Год назад +1

    GORGEOUS! 💚

  • @jasonheiney69
    @jasonheiney69 2 года назад +2

    Been there , we actually had a private walk , it was very beautiful !

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +2

      I love Marengo Cave! Weekends can be crowded, and May through early August are prime tourist season. But the rest of the year is wonderful, small groups, sometimes just you and the tour guide!

  • @helenwilks4304
    @helenwilks4304 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for your channel!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      My pleasure, Helen! For some I bring back memories, for others I launch new family trips, and for people looking for a little peace, I hope I help them find it. But for everyone, I’d like to think I give a sense of adventure and wonder. 🙂

  • @chrisblack8390
    @chrisblack8390 2 года назад +1

    Very beautiful. I went to a cave when i was maybe 7. It sure wasn't that one! Have to ask my dad which one. Thanks

  • @staceyn2541
    @staceyn2541 2 года назад +2

    Despite my parents living in Marengo for about 4 years in the early 90s, I only remember going to Marengo Caves once, and I mostly just recall the gift shop. You keep doing great videos about places I have seen and traveled through all of my life but barely remember. Not to mention interesting history and crazy cryptid stories I have never heard. I am starting to question the whole point of my existence! I mean, how can I go to all these cool and amazing places and barely remember any of it? I am sitting here right now, a 30 min drive from world renowned fall foliage and probably won't make it to Brown County again this year. Smh. Seriously though, thank you for doing these films. Indiana is so often glossed over and it really is a pretty interesting and beautiful place if you know where to look. Which I obviously don't.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +4

      My parents were big on weekend road trips across Indiana, and I’ve never got it out of my system! Dad took us to all the showcaves and historic places, and after he passed away, Mom and I hit all the mansions, museums and state parks. I’ve inadvertently become a walking encyclopedia of Indiana tourist attractions and folklore! 🙂
      There is so much to share, and it’s my sincere pleasure to help people reminisce about family road trips, or provide ideas for new ones. And sometimes, a person just needs a quiet place above the Ohio River, to help their soul.

  • @donniebanks6852
    @donniebanks6852 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful caves be in both with my daughter

  • @jeffbarton4398
    @jeffbarton4398 2 года назад +1

    Wow. I lived right down the road in Mitchell for 5 yrs never went. Looks like little Carlsbad

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      It’s a true gem! Even though Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is much larger, I’d pick Marengo over it, for beauty.

    • @jeffbarton4398
      @jeffbarton4398 2 года назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger Mammoth is pretty boring after Carlsbad. Size is really it's only claim to fame

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      @@jeffbarton4398 Totally agree! I’ve had friends ask me about Mammoth, and I talk them into Marengo / sight-seeing in southern Indiana. Plus, not everyone is physically up to doing Mammoth or Carlsbad.

    • @jeffbarton4398
      @jeffbarton4398 2 года назад

      @@AdventureswithRoger True it's a hike. I did a lamplight tour of mammoth that was great though. Tight squeezes and chances to fall. Big waiting list though

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад

      @@jeffbarton4398 Wyandotte down here went from a lighted showcave, to issuing everyone lighted helmets. Then, shut down completely, due to white nose syndrome, that was killing Indiana brown bats. It shut down again this year, as another rare bat was found in the cave. Hopefully it will reopen in May 2023!

  • @davidwalczak1297
    @davidwalczak1297 2 года назад +4

    Hey I have some awesome spots if you are interested, we have access to many caves few people even know are around on private property. Love the videos man

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +1

      I have a friend from Cave Capers, that’s always scoping out new or lightly explored caves. Once you start cave hopping, you can’t stop! 😀 There’s a few in Perry and Martin counties that interest me, as they might have evidence of Native American occupancy.

    • @Niko-ht3ih
      @Niko-ht3ih 2 года назад +1

      I'd love to see the spots

  • @chriscourson2824
    @chriscourson2824 2 года назад +1

    Do you ever do anything on Corydon or Harrison County , IND?

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 года назад +2

      Hi Chris!
      I did some short segments on Morgans Raid at Mauckport, New Amsterdam, and the Constitution Elm. I just finished filming for a complete segment about Harrison County sites to see, and Indiana Caverns, last month. It will be a pretty good sized item! I took my time, as Harrison County means a lot to me. It’s one of the first places I remember seeing as a kid, on our many family outings from central Indiana. 🙂

  • @The_Phill_A_Blunt
    @The_Phill_A_Blunt 2 года назад +1

    Never been to it but I want to

  • @rogerscottcathey
    @rogerscottcathey 2 года назад +4

    Why do things stick to the ceiling?
    "Though not a buried treasure, the Penny Ceiling at Marengo Cave is a treasure overhead
    Dann DennyThe Herald Times
    MARENGO - Every few days for the past month, Gary Coomer and Mark Schultz have climbed a pair of 16-foot ladders to reach directly above their heads and carefully pry pennies from a thin layer of mud clinging to the ceiling of Marengo Cave.For sheer pleasure, it\'s a job that ranks right up there with gutter cleaning and toilet plunging.But Coomer, Marengo Cave\'s adventure program manager, and Schultz, the cave\'s steward, are happy to do it.Why? Because every copper coin they drop into their 5-gallon plastic buckets will be donated to The Nature Conservancy of Indiana\'s Blue River Project.The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit organization that will use the money to help preserve the animal and plant life in and around the 90-mile long Blue River."The Blue River is considered the most threatened karst stream in the world," said Carol Groves, vice president of the Marengo Cave and Blue River Outdoor Center. A karst area is a region of porous limestone characterized by underground caves and streams. "And Marengo Cave\'s two subterranean rivers form one of the Blue River\'s major tributaries, Whiskey Run Creek."In addition to providing about $1,500 worth of pennies (plus a few nickels, dimes and quarters) for the Conservancy, the ceiling scouring project is helping to preserve a 100-year Marengo Cave tradition - that of allowing visitors to toss pennies upward into a mucky surface called Penny Ceiling.The pennies stick in the half-inch-thick layer of soft clay, which stays eternally moist due to the cave's 100 percent humidity.The result is a metallic melange - a smattering of shiny copper pennies, a sprinkling of silver-colored coins, but mostly pennies with a bluish/gray hue caused by oxidation."
    www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/1999/03/04/hough-not-a-buried-treasure-the-penny-ceiling-at-marengo-cave-is-a-treasure-overhead/118866416/

  • @capiccirillo
    @capiccirillo Год назад

    Hello!
    My name is Caitlyn, and I work at INNOVATIVE-a multimedia marketing agency based in Indianapolis. We’re partnering with Governor Eric Holcomb on a series of short, immersive videos to showcase the quality of life here in Indiana.
    I am reaching out to request permission to use a few seconds from THIS video of yours in one of the Governor's videos about Marengo Cave.
    The final videos may be used on a variety of digital platforms (social media/websites/etc.), as well as in-person meetings and presentations. They will NOT be used for any commercial purposes or anything political in nature.
    Can you please let me know if we have permission? Thank you!

  • @aisforapple2494
    @aisforapple2494 5 месяцев назад +1

    Little girl at 10:37 is breaking the rules!
    DO NOT LEAVE THE PATHWAY!
    The stalagmites will cease growing if you touch them!
    This natural wonder is 8 miles from my home. ✌️

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  5 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve been to many caves, but Marengo and Squire Boone are the most beautiful!

    • @aisforapple2494
      @aisforapple2494 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger
      I need to go to Squire Boone. ✌️

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@aisforapple2494 A few years back, they expanded the tour and improved lighting: it’s amazing! But the spiral staircase up is still bad 😉

  • @GavinYurisich-bo7ly
    @GavinYurisich-bo7ly Год назад

    B
    Where'd it all go?? .

  • @cincyjohn69
    @cincyjohn69 4 месяца назад

    Always 52 degrees year round

  • @johnnicrenshaw2994
    @johnnicrenshaw2994 Год назад +1

    Boy I sure hope that man hooked those kids up for finding it and he made the money.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад

      I’ve never heard that they even got free admission after that!

  • @landonp629
    @landonp629 Год назад

    It's certainly the most scenic cave in Indiana - but FAR from most scenic in the world.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Год назад

      What’s your pick for most scenic in the world? I’ve heard good things about Carlsbad.