Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park

In late October 2020, trees had already begun to shed their leaves and a cold front was slowly making its way through the area when we drove from Miami for a few days' visit. We enjoyed soft light, foggy mornings, and an extensive trail system through a variety of plant communities where we photographed from dawn to dark.

The sinkholes of Cedar Sink and Turnhole Bend were particularly impressive with their collections of wildflowers and ferns growing in the cracks and crevices of the rock walls. We spent over three hours on the Historic Cave Tour - a self-guided two mile walk inside the largest chamber of the world's longest cave system (over 400 miles of surveyed passages to date).