downtime; Spelunking for amateurs:; Cave of the Mounds; Geological wonder lets visitors get up close and personal with science

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: July 27, 2006| Author: Joe Ahlers | Copyright information

The easiest way to remember which geological formation is which is to think of it this way: Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, and stalagmites might get to the ceiling someday.

That's what seventh-grade science, a semester of spelunking (the "sport" of caving) at UW-Milwaukee and our tour guide, Lori, taught me to remember when touring a cave.

The part about not touching anything, however, I got from my mother.

I hadn't been to Cave of the Mounds in more than 10 years,...

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