Outside the cave there are stunning views. Our guide tried to hurry the group along and had really bad breath but we still took our time and made plenty of time for cool pics. The basic tour is great for kids to experience. Broken stalagmites and Stalactites from years ago when folks shot them off with their guns.That is about it though. This cave does have some damage done to it. My tour guide had a few jokes about how he manipulated physically unfit folks through the cave.and though it was funny, I can imagine how miserable the tour can be for someone who doesn't get out much.Īt any rate, if the Ladder Tour does not appear to be your cup of tea, then come for the regular tour. In all, I definitely recommend the Colossal Cave Mountain Ladder tour to anyone! Well, except for the really over weight, or those with chronic injuries. Lots of bugs too, but hey, we were on a mountain! There was plenty of steak sauce to go around. I don't know if it was because I was super hungry, but my steak was wonderfully juicy and satisfying. There were coolers of water and lemonade. The dinner that came with the ladder tour was very delicious! We had salad, steak, pinto beans, and baked potato. However, for the most part, the tour itself was not dangerous unless you have claustrophobia. I can still recall how my poorly used muscles were trembling with slight fatigue after the whole thing! I also got some scrapes from when I slipped a few times-as stone is not a forgiving material. We walked across a ledge to get to the actual ladder part of the tour, which was towards the end of the experience. It was exceedingly adventurous, as we went off the beaten path of the regular cave tour, and were ducking behind columns, climbing into chambers, and squeezing through holes to navigate our way to the exit. The route Phil took us through the ladder tour was actually quite exciting (and physically strenuous for myself, since I am out of shape). However, I saw a variety of very interesting formations that were illuminated by my helmet light. The cave itself is musky, dusty, dry, and dark-since they turned off the main lights. With the exception of a few people, most of us were from out of town. My tour guide was called Phil, and he was wonderful-very energetic, knowledgeable, and passionate about caving. On the night we arrived, there were two tour guides. My uncle and I arrived around 5:30 pm and waited for the tour to begin. There is a small gift shop to browse and buy regular tour tickets. The entrance area to the cave has a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain/valley. Glad to see she’s making games again, and I’d gladly try the next one, so long as it isn’t something like this.Called ahead to make reservations for the Ladder Tour in advance (this is very important, because they are booked)! To enter the parking lot, it is a small 5$ fee. The gameplay was never all that great, although fortunately I was too young and captivated by the aforementioned qualities to notice, back in the day. Her classics, for the most part, worked because of their atmosphere, graphics, and simple but exceedingly charming stories. I’m a huge fan of King’s Quest and most of the Sierra oeuvre, but I don’t revere Roberta Williams as a game designer. We should be playing with the game the game shouldn’t be playing with us. As an adult who still has time to play and still enjoys being stumped by *good* puzzles, I still have no time for games like this which don’t seem to respect the players time. When I had enough free time that hours of frustration would be redeemed by wandering into that one room just one more time and learning the PUGH spell, and things like that. This is the kind of game that might have been up my alley as a youngster with enough free time to derive satisfaction from mathing everything out and figuring out the optimal way to beat the game. This review was extraordinarily well written and made for a top-to-bottom enjoyable read.
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