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Lake of the Ozarks 2013

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Lake of the Ozarks 2013

Caves & lake country — July 2013

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Caves & Lake Country

A July-4th weekend in the Missouri Ozarks — down into Bridal Cave near Camdenton, with its amber-lit columns, soda straws, and mirror-still pools, then out to the long blue water of the Lake of the Ozarks. Tap any photo to enlarge it, or open the map.

A Fourth of July weekend in the Missouri Ozarks, and another trip that started underground. Bridal Cave near Camdenton is a beauty — amber-lit columns, delicate soda straws hanging from the ceiling, and pools so still they mirror the rock above.

Back in the sunshine, the long blue water of the Lake of the Ozarks was waiting. Cool caves and warm lake: a good formula for a Missouri summer.

This trip ran 2 days, July 4–5, 2013. Along the way we spent time at Bridal Cave and Lake of the Ozarks. The gallery below tells it day by day, in 23 photographs.

Day 1

Thu 4 Jul

Bridal Cave

Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveDeep inside Bridal Cave, lit amber and gold.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveStalactites hanging in a stone curtain from the ceiling.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveA still cave pool mirroring the formations above.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveFlowstone draping the cavern walls.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveColumns where stalactite met stalagmite over the ages.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveSoda-straw formations crowding the cave roof.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveReflections doubling the cavern in the underground water.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveThe cave's famous flag formation, lit up in the dark.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveDeep inside Bridal Cave, lit amber and gold.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveStalactites hanging in a stone curtain from the ceiling.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveA still cave pool mirroring the formations above.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveFlowstone draping the cavern walls.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveColumns where stalactite met stalagmite over the ages.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveSoda-straw formations crowding the cave roof.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveReflections doubling the cavern in the underground water.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveThe cave's famous flag formation, lit up in the dark.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveDeep inside Bridal Cave, lit amber and gold.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveStalactites hanging in a stone curtain from the ceiling.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveA still cave pool mirroring the formations above.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveFlowstone draping the cavern walls.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveColumns where stalactite met stalagmite over the ages.
Bridal Cave
Bridal CaveSoda-straw formations crowding the cave roof.

Day 2

Fri 5 Jul

Lake of the Ozarks

Lake of the Ozarks
Lake of the OzarksEvening settling over the Lake of the Ozarks, boathouses and still water.

Where we wandered