The Match Struck in Mammoth Cave
In 1838, explorer Stephen Bishop descended into Mammoth Cave in Kentucky carrying nothing but a lantern and a coil of rope. Deep in the cave...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 2:10-11.
In 1838, explorer Stephen Bishop descended into Mammoth Cave in Kentucky carrying nothing but a lantern and a coil of rope. Deep in the cave system — hundreds of feet below the surface — the darkness is so absolute that the human eye cannot adjust to it. Scientists call it "zero-lux darkness." You could hold your hand an inch from your face and see nothing.…
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