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Wind Cave National Park

Pictures by QT Luong

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Large Format photos of Wind Cave National Park · Panoramic photos of Wind Cave National Park

Beneath the native mixed-grass prairie and rolling hills covered with ponderosa pines lies a long limestone cave decorated by boxwork, an unusual formation composed of thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs.

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Thin blades of calcite projecting from cave walls and ceilings. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ranger lights up boxwork in the Elks Room. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Boxwork ceilling cave formation. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cave mouth, where strong winds equalize pressure between inside outside. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tall grass and hills at Bison Flats, sunrise. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie of tall grasses with subtle autumn color. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie grasses at sunrise. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Beebalm flowers, trees on skyline, morning. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Grassy hills and tree. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ponderosa pines and rolling hills near Gobbler Pass. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Limestone cliff. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Forest edge in summer. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Butterfly on horsemint flower (Monarda fistulosa, Lamiaceae). Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cottontail rabbit. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie Dog town. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope and hill. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope cow and calf in the prairie. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope in pine forest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rankin Ridge and cumulonimbus cloud in late afternoon. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Row of trees under a storm cloud at sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tree on Hill and storm cloud, sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Sunflowers, hills, sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rolling hills with distant lightening storm at dusk. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cave ceiling with boxwork formation. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cave ceiling. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Large cave room. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Boxwork in dolomite layers. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cave concretions. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Honeycombed cave formation. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Boxworks underground formations. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Cave ceiling with boxwork. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Cave ceilling with rare boxwork concretions. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cave walls. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

The cave unique boxwork, a calcite formation. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs in cave ceiling. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Boxwork. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

The cave unique boxwork, a calcite formation. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tall grasses and pink cloud, sunrise. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tall prairie grass and dark sky at Bison Flats, early morning. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie with tall grasses and dark sky, early morning. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tall grass prairie in fall. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tall grass prairie. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie grasses on cloudy autumn morning. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Gently rolling hills with trees on ridge. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Prairie landscape with wildflowers and trees. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Wild Bergamot flowers, trees on skyline, morning. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Wildflowers and rolling hills with trees on crest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Close-up of wildflowers and grasses. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ground close-up with cactus and prairie flowers. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ground close-up with grasses, flowers, and prairie dog burrow entrance. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ground close-up of prairie with flowers and grasses. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ponderosa pines on rolling hills. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rolling hills with ponderosa pines. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie, hills, and Ponderosa pine trees. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Lone tree and storm cloud, sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ponderosa pine on hill and pink storm cloud, sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Grasses and rolling hills with pine trees. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tallgrass prairie. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rolling hills covered with grasses and scattered pines, dusk. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rolling hills covered with scattered pines, dusk. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Hills, sunset. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope cow and calf. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope bull and cow. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pronghorn Antelope in pine forest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Cottontail rabbit. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rabbit and wildflowers. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Wild Bergamots (Monarda fistulosa, Lamiaceae). Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Meadow and young Ponderosa pine trees. Wind Cave National Park (Panoramic color)

Flowers on meadow and hill covered with pine forest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Flowers on meadow and hill covered with pine forest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Purple Horsemint flowers and young ponderosa pines. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pine forest. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Limestone rock and ponderosa pine cones. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Wildflowers on Rankin Ridge and ponderosa pines. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Grasses and flowers on Rankin Ridge above rolling hills with pine forests. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rolling hills with ponderosa pines and grasslands. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Grasses, pine forest at night. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Prairie, pine trees on rolling hills at night. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Visitor center. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Visitor center at dusk. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pine and hill, Visitor center window reflexion. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Pine, hill, building, Visitor center window reflexion. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Interpretive sign, Rankin Ridge view. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Interpretive sign, hills. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Gravel road through Red Valley. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Unpaved road. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Gravel road and pine tree. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Park visitor looking, prairie and rolling hills. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Tour group listening to ranger. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ranger pointing flashlight at boxwork. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Ranger pointing at speleotherm in large cave room. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Rankin Ridge tower at dusk and starry sky. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

Lookout tower at dusk, Rankin Ridge. Wind Cave National Park ( color)

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