Running Scared (2002)
“Rhodes’s office, Jack had to wipe sweat from his forehead.
It was hard to believe that when they descended into the cavern, they’d feel chilly.
“How do we get down to the cavern?” Ashley asked.
“Well,” Consuela answered, “if we had more time, we’d go to the natural entrance of the cave and hike down the twisty, turny path to the bottom. But that would take about an hour, and you’d miss your tour. So we’ll use the elevator.”
“Elevator?” That was a surprise to Jack. In all the national parks his ...family had visited, they’d never reached a natural wonder by elevator. That sounded kind of out of line with National Park policy, which was to keep everything exactly as it was in nature.
“Just wait till you try it,” Consuela told them. “It’s quite a ride.”
They’d entered the visitor center, filled with hundreds of tourists from all over the globe who were milling around, strolling from the gift shop to the bookstore to the restaurant and all the other attractions in between.MoreLess
It was hard to believe that when they descended into the cavern, they’d feel chilly.
“How do we get down to the cavern?” Ashley asked.
“Well,” Consuela answered, “if we had more time, we’d go to the natural entrance of the cave and hike down the twisty, turny path to the bottom. But that would take about an hour, and you’d miss your tour. So we’ll use the elevator.”
“Elevator?” That was a surprise to Jack. In all the national parks his ...family had visited, they’d never reached a natural wonder by elevator. That sounded kind of out of line with National Park policy, which was to keep everything exactly as it was in nature.
“Just wait till you try it,” Consuela told them. “It’s quite a ride.”
They’d entered the visitor center, filled with hundreds of tourists from all over the globe who were milling around, strolling from the gift shop to the bookstore to the restaurant and all the other attractions in between.MoreLess
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