Horseshoe Mesa

Cutaway illustration of Cave of the Domes inside Horseshoe Mesa with a locked gate at the entrance and hibernating bats on the ceiling

Cave of the Domes: the last open cave, and why bats closed it

The one Grand Canyon cave you didn’t need a permit for survived a hantavirus scare but not white-nose syndrome.

September 23, 2026 · 8 min · 1662 words · Justin