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We rode over to Jenolan Caves on our last day in the Blue Mountains. Jenolan is not only the oldest cave complex in the world, at over 340 Million years old, but they are the oldest discovered caves open to the public as well. There are eleven caves open to the public, and we had time to visit two, Lucas and Orient Cave. When it is over 100 degrees out, the cool weather inisde is very welcomed!

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Another great ride into another beautiful valley to get to the caves
 
 
We take a narrow twisty road down to the visitors center
 
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The cave complex is huge
 
Jenolan has eleven caves, and we had time to visit two of them
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Our first cave is Lucas
 
 
This is a departure point for 4 caves
 
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We visited the dam area before our tour
 
Yes, that's how you get in...
 
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Our Lucas cave tour starts here....
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Lucas is the largest cave in the complex
 
 
 
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Our second tour was to Orient Cave.
 
A tunnel was carved thru the mountain to make the entrance easier to use
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Orient is the prettiest cave of the entire complex
 
 
 
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