ITIT
IS ALSO ONE OF THE MORE POPULA
IN THIS WEEK IN SHHIND
WILDLIFE WE RETURN TO THO
CAVERNS WHERE A
WINTER’S WORTH OF RENOVATIONS
ARE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM BE
BEING ST A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM BE
AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE TYOSE
MUSIC AND GRFXFX
CHET LAYMAN: THURSDAY MORNING
TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR
THIS WEEK IN FISH AND WILDLIFE.
WE ARE IN LEWIS AND CLARK
VERNS
GETTING READY FOR OPENING HERE.
TOM FORWOOD JOINING
AGAIN THIS MORNING. WOW, IT’S
ALMOST SUMMER I MAY NO
FEEL LIKE IT OUTSIDE BUT SUMMER
SEASON AT LEWIS AND CLARK
CAVERNS KICKING OFF HERE PRETTY
SOON.
TOM FORWD/LEWIS AND CLARK
CAVERNS S.P.: YEA,
IT IS COMING IN QUICK. AND FOR
US SCHOOL SEASON IS THE BIG
THING
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER WE OPEN
MAY FIRST AND MOST OF MA
WE’VE GOT SCHOOL KIDS HERE
ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING THE
WEEK.
EVEN THOUGH GENERAL TOURIST
SEASON IN MONTANA HASN’T STARTED
ITS
BIG TIME FOR US AND WE’RE
REALLY EXCITED TO GET
THE PLACE OPEN.
CHET LAYMAN: LETS JUST TALK
ABOUT WHAT FOLKS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO HERE. BECAUSE I
CAKNOW YOU’VE EXPANDED SOME
TOUR OPPORNIES AND THAT. YOU
HAVE THE GENERAL
TOUR, YOU HAVE OPPORNITIES FOR
FO
S THAT MAYBE HAVE A
LITTLE DIFFICULTY LETSLTUST
TALKS ABTAT SOME OF THOSE T
OPTION
FOR PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT LOPIS AND
CLARK CAVERNS HAS AR
OFFER.
TOME FORWOOD: ABSOLUTELY I MEAN
TRADITIONALLY
OFFERED A CAVE TOUR AND IN THE
WINT
BACK NC
THE 90’
WE’VE BEEN DOING THOSE
CANDLELIGHT TOURS.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO TAKE
THOSE OFF THIS YEAR WHIL
CONSTRUCTION WENT BUT WE’RE
GOING TO CONTINU CTHOSE
IN THE FUTURE AND THEN FOR THE
SUMMER SEASON WE’VE ADDED TWO
MO TMOR TYPES KIND OF EXPAND
THE RANGE OFG ABILITY BASICALLY
FOR DOING THCAVE TOUR. WE’VE
GONE WITH A MORE ADVENTUROUS ONE
THE WILD CAVE TOUR NOW WHICH
HAPPEN TWICE A WEEK. FROM MID
JUNE THROUGH MID AUGUST. THOSE
ARE BY RESERVATION
ONLY YOU HAVE TO CALL US AND GET
ADVANCED SET UP TO DO A WILD
CAVE
TOUR AND THOSE ARE SUNDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHTS. NOW EVERYDAY
WE’RE GOING TO BE OFFERING BOTH
OUR PARADISE TOUR AND OU
CLASSIC TOUR. THE CLASSIC TOUR
IS HOW WE’VE LABELED THE O
WE’VE ALWAYS DONE. THE CLASSIC
CAVE TR
LL CONTINUE
EVERYDAY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
THAT’PRPRETTY RIGOROUS
TOUR IT’S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
HARDER TOURS I’VE EVER
BEEN ON THAT’S LIKE A NON-HELMET
WALK THROUGH A CAVE. SO THAT HAS
ALWAYS BEEN LIMITING FOR SOME
FOLKS. WE’VE HAD PEOPLE TRY
PUSH THEMSELVES AND MAYBE GET IN
TROUBLE OR SOMETHING DOING
THAT SO WE REALLY EXPANDED ON
OUR PARADISE TOUR WHICH GOES
IN THE BOTTOM THE BIGGEST ROOMS
IN TEH CAVE AND GIVES PEOPLE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME CHECK THAT
OUT, WITHOUT TAXING
THEMSELVES TOO MUCH IF YOU KNOW
THEIR NOT UP TO A RIGOROUS HIKE.
FOR THE DAY. SO YOU KNOW ITS
GREAT FOR PEOPLE WITH SMALL
CHILDREN MAYBE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND WHA ANOT.
THERE’S
LIKE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE THAT TRADITIONALLY
MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE SEEING THE
CAVE THAT’S GOING TO BE
SOMETHING WE’RE GOING BE
OFFERING EVERY DAY NOW. WE’VE
KIND OF DONE THAT PROGRAM THE
LAST TWO YEARS AND IT’S BEEN A
BI
SUCCESS. WE’VE LIKE DOUBLED
VISITATION ON THOSE TOURS A LOT.
THE LAST TWO YEARS.
CHET LAYMAN: AND MAKE NO MISTAKE
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SEE
EVERYTHING IN THE CAVE BUT YOU
WILL SEE EVERY FEATURE THAT IS
IN
LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERNS.
TOM FORWOOD: EXACTLY, EXACTLY
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ALL THE KEY
TYPES OF FEATURES, ALL MAJOR
THINGS THAT WE FEATURE
THROUGH THE REGULAR TOUR ARE IN
THOSE BIG ROOMS AT THE END
AND YOU’RE SEEING THE BIGGEST
ROOM IN THE ENTIRE CAVE
AND THE BIGGEST FORMATIONS AND
YOU GET TO SPEND A LOT MORE TI
THER THAN A REGULAR TOUR DOES.
SO THERE’S TRADE OFFS BUT
YOU KNOW LIKE I SAID THE REGULAR
TOUR IS PRETTY RIGOROUS THE
CLASSIC TOUR IS PROBABLY NOT
GOING TO FIT FOR EVERY SINGLE
BOX
FOR EVERY PERS. OUT THERE BUT
ITS A GREA
OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE AND
ENJOY LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERNS
AND GET A LOT OF THE SAME
INFORMATION AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY
OF THIS PLACE.
CHET LAYMAN: YOU FOLKS READY? I
KNOW ITS BEEN A BUSY WINTER
WORKING ON THE HAND RAILINGS AND
THE LIGHTING PROJECT AND ALL
OF THAT, ITS BEEN LITTLE
BFFERENT OFF-SEASON THAN YOU
USUALLY HAVE
BUT AS MAY FIRST GETS EVER
CLOSER YOU FOLKS READY TO HAVE
SCHOOL
KIDS AND ALL THE REST OF US COME
THROUGH?
TOM FORWOOD: ABSOLUTELY, ONCE WE
GET OPEN AND WE GET ALL THOSE
SCHOOL KIDS WE GET EVERYBODY
COMING THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE A
GREAT CAVE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE ON
A REALLY WET YEAR
MEANS THE CAVE IS REALLY WET
COMING IN TO THE SPRING OFF OF
THAT HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER SO
D ’RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF
DRIPPING AND ACTIVITY IN HERE.
SO BRING YOUR NOT NICEST
CLOTHEMAYBE IF YOUR COMING OUT
TO SEE THE CAVE THIS YEAR. THIS
IS
GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE FOR ALMOST ANYBOD
THAT’S BEEN IN HERE BEFORE.
EVERY TIME I WALK THROUGTHRIGHT
NOW IT JUST WOW HAS A DIFFERENT
FEEL TO IT SO IT’S KIND OF GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SEE THE CAVE
AGAIN BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
CHET LAYMAN:ERFECT, TOM THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING. AND THAT’S THIS WEEK IN
FISH
ND WILDLIFE.
MUSIC AND GRFX.
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