Our camp in the Ponderosa Pinr forest of the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Jewel Cave National Monument - the second longest cave in the world. It is covered with crystals and flowstone.
Jewel Cave - note the "drapery" formations on the right
The long strip in the middle is called a ribbon - this oe looked like a giant piece of bacom due to the coloring from the iron.
This shows a "soda straw" - a hollow tube formed as the mineral rich water flows.