State park ranger Andrew Fitzpatrick gives a tour of the Mitchell Caverns in the eastern Mojave Desert's Providence Mountains State Recreation Area in Essex, Calif. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. The caverns, which are the only limestone caves in the California State Parks system, will reopen to the public Nov. 3 after being closed for more than six years. (Photo by Rachel Luna, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)