This place is known today as Wind Cave, referred to in modern Lakota as Maka Oniye or “breathing earth.” Somewhere, hidden deep inside this passageway, is a portal to the spirit …

Such is the case of Professor Johnstone's visit to Wind Cave in June of 1893. If newspapers are to be believed, a clairvoyant "Professor" named Paul Alexander Johnstone wagered he would …

This place is known today as Wind Cave, referred to in modern Lakota as Maka Oníya or “breathing earth.” Somewhere, hidden deep inside this passageway, is a portal to the spirit …

Wind Cave is one of the best known examples of a breathing cave. The cave is recognized as the densest cave system in the world, with the greatest passage volume per cubic mile.

As the modern Wind Cave formed, many of these newer passages intersected the older filled cave, revealing the red clay and sandstone sediments from 320 million years ago. A three …

Jan 28, 2022 · Many Native American emergence stories surround Wind Cave National Park. Sina Bear Eagles share with us one of the most common.

Located in South Dakota, the cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in the world, and the first cave designated as a national park. Named for barometric winds at its entrance, the …

today as Wind Cave, referred to in modern Lakota as Maka Oniye or "breathing earth." Somewhere, hidden deep inside this passageway, is a portal to the spirit lodge and the spirit …

Indigenous tribes have lived in the Black Hills since time immemorial. These early inhabitants were the first to find what is known today as Wind Cave. Lakota oral tradition refers to a “hole …

Wind Cave lies in the great Pahasapa limestone formation which also contains several other large subterranean caverns. The facts about the discovery of the cave are little known, but it is …