My guide, Bucky Jackson leads the way down the caves. The thin formations hanging from the ceiling actually are hollowed out like straws. The longest one in the caverns is about 5 feet long.
The red formation on the ground looks like Lava flowing.. Sonora caves are active caverns, meaning that there is still water down there. When it rains above, many rivers are formed below. This is Horseshoe lake.
The Stalagtites in this room look like christmas trees. This shot is looking up at the ceiling of what is known as Dracula's cave
A Helactite is a formation that jets out all over the place. No relation to the ever annoying California phrase "hella" as in "That helactite was hella sweet dude." Popcorn Alley.
Called "Milk of Magnesia", these deposits really are made from magnesium. This pile of hardened rock really looks like applesauce.
This rare formation looks like a sharks tail. Rarer still is two next to each other resembling a butterfly.
When Stalagtite meets Stalagmite, a collumn is formed. A sleeping monk.
Many openings in the cavern still contain black arrows like this one, whic were burt by cave explorers to mark the way out.