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Caves, Sonora, Texas

The Caverns of Sonora
These caverns are huge with tons of stuff to see with a perfect temperature in the 80s.

History:
The Mayfield family began its ranching operations in Sonora Texas around the turn of the 20th Century. An opening in the rocks was found in the southern part of the ranch when a dog chased a raccoon into this 20-inch opening. Locals began exploring the cave sometime in the early 20’s. They could go back about 500 feet from the entrance to a fifty-foot deep pit. This section of the Cave was eventually known as Mayfield Cave. Labor day weekend, 1955, the discovery of a lifetime took place on the Mayfield Ranch near the town of Sonora, Texas. [read more]

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Location Data
Date: 03.11.2011
Temp: 65°
Elevation: 2129 ft

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