A TWO-MILE ... TWO HOUR WALK CAN
TAKE YOU THROUGH MONTANA’S FIRST
STATE PARK AND MILLIONS OF YEARS
BACK IN TIME.
MTN’S CHET LAYMAN RECENTLY SPENT
TIME IN LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERNS
WHERE AN OFF-SEASON EFFORT WILL
MEAN THIS YEAR’S VISITORS WILL
SEE THE CAVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
{CHET LAYMAN: LEWIS AND CLARK
CAVERNS STATE PARK WILL OPEN FOR
IT’S 81ST SEASON ON WEDNESDAY.
A SNOWY WINTER IN THE AREA ABOVE
GROUND MEANS AN ACTIVE VISIT
UNDERGROUND}
{TOM FORWOOD/ LC CAVERNS STATE
PARK MANAGER:THEY ARE GOING TO
HAVE A GREAT CAVE EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE A REALLY WET YEAR MEANS
THE CAVE IS REALLY WET COMING IN
TO THE SPRING OFF OF THAT HEAVY
SNOW WINTER SO WE’LL HAVE A LOT
OF DRIPPING AND ACTIVITY HERE SO
BRING YOUR NOT NICEST CLOTHES
MAYBE IF YOU’RE COMING OUT TO
SEE THE CAVE THIS YEAR}
{CHET LAYMAN: IT WAS ALSO ACTIVE
INSIDE THE CAVE THIS OFF-SEASON.
CREWS SPENT MONTHS WORKING ON
HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHTING...AND
NEW HAND RAILS THAT WILL BOTH
MAKE THE WALK THROUGH THE CAVE
MORE PLEASANT THIS SEASON}
{TOM FORWOOD/ LC CAVERNS STATE
PARK MANAGER:STAINLESS STEEL IS
CONDUCTIVE ITS NOT AS MUCH SO SO
ITS A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE
EXPERIENCE AND ITS GOING TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GRAB AND USE
THE HAND RAILS WHICH IS WHAT WE
WANT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE}
{CHET LAYMAN: THE LIGHTING WILL
ALSO ENHANCE THE VISIT. IF
YOU’VE NEVER BEEN OR HAVE BEEN
THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES...THIS
SEASON PROMISES TO PROVIDE
SOMETHING NEW FOR EVERYONE}
{TOM FORWOOD/ LC CAVERNS STATE
PARK MANAGER:WE’VE DEFINITELY
POINTED OUT AND BROUGHT OUT SOME
FEATURES THAT YOU MAY HAVE
MISSED BEFORE THAT ARE STILL
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND SHOULD
BE EXPOSED TO THE HUMAN EYE. I
MEAN I’VE HAD A COUPLE THINGS
JUST WALKING THROUGH TODAY WITH
YOU THAT WAS LIKE I’VE NEVER
SEEN THAT, AND AFTER OVER
2-THOUSAND TRIPS THROUGH THE
CAVE THAT’S A RARE MOMENT FOR
M}
{CHET LAYMAN: LEWIS AND CLARK
CAVERNS OPEN FOR REGULAR TOURS
ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SEPTEMBER. AT LEWIS AND
CLARK CAVERNS STATE PARK...CL
MTNNEWS}
