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The Ape Cave

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
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Ape Canyon

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

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See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.
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