[Travis T. OJustice]

'It is always very special, knowing that you are the first to step foot into a cave or somewhere where nobody had previously seen, not knowing what you might find and discover.

I highly doubt that. I'm sure the locals and many more knew all about it.

[bert]

When the breakthrough expedition connecting a vast array of passages (can’t remember the name of the system) to Mammoth Cave took place, the spelunkers were literally miles from either entrance.

They discovered a foot print, not a boot print but a foot print.

[gleeaikin]

Just think, Columbus discovered America, the resident Indians certainly didn’t know about it. Sure.