Northern California’s chilly fall and winter are the perfect time to head for the Mojave Desert for cavern adventures.
A tour group walks along the Cave Trail to the entrance of Mitchell Caverns. You must have a guide to enter the caves, but the cave trail is open to all visitors. OK, you’re probably not on your way to Needles. But say you’re headed to Las Vegas or Lake Havasu, and you’re looking for a fascinating stop along the way.
What makes Mitchell Caverns distinctive are some unusual formations dating back to the Pleistocene epoch. The resort chugged along from 1934 to 1954, then the aging Mitchells arranged for the state to take over and preserve the land, making these the only limestone caves within the California State Park system.
Tours enter through the “eyes of the mountain,” the dual opening of El Pakiva, then move through that cave into the next. The winding path is illuminated by small LEDs, except for a brief moment when the guide cuts the lights, plunging visitors into darkness. It’s such a complete erasure of light, the air instantly feels empty and disorienting, like falling through space.What makes Mitchell Caverns distinctive are some unusual formations dating back to the Pleistocene epoch.
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