Climax Caverns 
Climax Caverns
Welcome to part 5 of our section on Climax Caverns. This part is devoted to more pictures so you can get a better idea of what this natural wonder offers.
This area of Climax is highly decorated with calcite formations. Ice-like calcite formations hang from the ceiling in a myriad of different shapes. A visitor from Alaska might feel at home were it not for the warm atmosphere. The temperature in the cave remains a constant 68 degrees year round, plus or minus two degrees -- a sharp contrast to the cave areas of northwest Georgia, north Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, where temperatures average in the mid-50's.
A Bainbridge, Ga. teenager admires calcite "flowstone" coating the walls of Climax Cave. This flowstone has been heavily muddied by irresponsible cavers. Note that this youth lacks one of the most important tools for caving--a hard hat. NEVER -- ever, enter a non-commercial cave without a hard hat. This youth learned his lesson with several bumps on his noggin.
See bottom of this page to contact state officials and urge them to support development of these sites as a state park.
Climax Cave and these other Southwest Georgia natural wonders need your help if they are to survive. If you are proud of your state's natural wonders, help support its development and preservation as a state park -- contact your state senator, state representative and Governor Barnes and urge them to create a major state park for Climax and the natural wonders in adjoining Grady County.
You can send a message to Georgia Governor Barnes and let him know of your support. Take time to send him and the Georgia Parks Division and Tourist Division a note.
Georgia Governor
State Parks Division
Division of Tourism
CONTINUED in Part 6
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