{"id":597719,"date":"2023-05-01T08:39:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=597719"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:58:19","slug":"the-quest-for-the-best-underground-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/the-quest-for-the-best-underground-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quest for the Best: Emma&#8217;s Underground Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"143\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA.png 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Template-TQFTB_EUA-696x124.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our hero\u2019s quest is far from over! This time, Emma dives deep underground, into the world\u2019s longest cave system. What can she learn down there, and who will finally take the lead in the quest for the best?<br> Let\u2019s tune in and find out.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=EDEUA3328937001&#038;sharing=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597184\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1.png 947w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1-696x695.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nat-Icon-min-1-420x420.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We\u2019ve got some exciting news! Guess what? Emma found an amazing cave system to explore. Thank you everyone for suggesting Mammoth Cave! It was a great idea.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597172\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min.png 947w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min-696x695.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Icon-min-420x420.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Emma was super lucky to get to examine the world\u2019s longest cave system! More than 400 miles of caves are down there, and they have many stories to tell \u2013 from ancient explorers to miners, and let\u2019s not forget the number of different rare animals that call these caves home! Amphibians, Bats, Fish, Insects, Reptiles, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597721\" width=\"768\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-1536x817.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-696x370.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-1068x568.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance-790x420.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Entrance.jpg 1881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Emma shared a great trick on how to tell apart stalactites and stalagmites! Do you have other tricks to know which ones are which?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597722\" width=\"512\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-1068x700.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-641x420.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior-741x486.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mammoth-Cave-Interior.jpg 1526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597173\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min.png 947w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min-696x695.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan-Icon-min-420x420.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Let\u2019s take a look at Ryan\u2019s journey today: He went to visit Wind Cave, National Park. Still, he could have tried to learn about cave animals\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597731\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-National-Park-Prairie-min.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Wind Cave national park is supposed to be a great place to explore. Underground, the Wind Cave is 154.2 miles long, making it the seventh-longest cave system in the world. It is known for its &#8220;Boxwork&#8221; walls &#8211; making the rock look like a bee&#8217;s honeycomb. Aboveground is just as interesting! You can find fields with bison, elk, deer, prairie dogs, and antelope. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597732\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wind-Cave-Boxwork-min.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Photo of Boxwork &#8220;Honeycomb&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So&#8230;why did Ryan not explore this amazing place more? He could have talked about the boxwork that the cave is known for or found some animals who spend time in caves. Actually&#8230; Can you guys think of any animals he could have talked about that live close to caves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The next assignment is a tricky one Earth Rangers! Emma and Ryan need to find \u201ca unique ecosystem unlike anywhere else in the world\u201d. Can you think of an interesting area for her to explore, that\u2019s not too far from Tenessee? Make sure to share your suggestions in the comments! Emma is counting on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time for this episode\u2019s trivia competition: The first person to type the correct answer to this Trivia question into the comments will win a \u201ckeep on ranging\u201d podcast T-shirt for their avatar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cWhat disease is bothering many bats across North America?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be the first to guess the correct answer! As always, the winner will be announced in the next episode\u2019s shownotes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597723\" width=\"187\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo-696x697.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Froggo-419x420.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#x1f3ba; Congratulations to Earth Ranger Audrey for being the first to comment the correct answer!!&nbsp; &#x1f3ba;<br>The solution to <em>\u201cWhat class of animals do frogs and salamanders belong to?\u201d <\/em>is \u201camphibians!\u201d<br>Be sure to check your inbox for the award code to receive your special t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"88\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-A-Message.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50049\" style=\"width:225px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Know any unique nearby ecosystems that Emma can explore next? Let us know in the comments!<br>Careful \u2013 Don\u2019t forget the no airplane rule!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><ins>Want to instead try your best with the trivia question? If you don\u2019t have any ideas for either of those, I\u2019m sure Emma would love to hear some cool animal facts to help inspire her! She needs all the trivia she can get to help her win the competition!<\/ins><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our hero\u2019s quest is far from over! This time, Emma dives deep underground, into the world\u2019s longest cave system. What can she learn down there, and who will finally take the lead in the quest for the best? Let\u2019s tune in and find out. We\u2019ve got some exciting news! Guess what? 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