We took a trip to Linville Caverns while we were in NC - we had been once before when Scout was about 18 months old and we have a lot of the same pictures from then - needless to say Scout doesn't remember the first visit...
...There were lots of limestone formations like this....
...the fish swimming out of the cavern - this is how they found the cave - because they saw the fish swimming out....
...This is the Wedding Chapel - you can see the bride and groom in the middle...
...a big slimy blob of limestone - you weren't allowed to touch anything - but I'm sure it was slimy....
...just some more limestone....
...more weird formations - our guide asked us what it looked like??? - lots of funny answers....
...one of the original lanterns used for exploring the caverns - then the guide turned off all the lights and we were in total darkness - you couldn't see anything at all - it was really a disorienting sensation...
...then she turned on this one light - you still can't see much - but as your eyes adjust - you can imagine what it must have been like for the original spelunkers - wading through the water (we're walking on fairly dry sidewalks) with these lanterns exploring the caves - imagine if they dropped their light - Yikes!!!
...just some more pretty formations....
...and finally the 'bottomless pit' - they know it's over 250 feet deep but they have never reached the bottom umwha-ha-ha-ha....spooky...
...There were lots of limestone formations like this....
...the fish swimming out of the cavern - this is how they found the cave - because they saw the fish swimming out....
...This is the Wedding Chapel - you can see the bride and groom in the middle...
...a big slimy blob of limestone - you weren't allowed to touch anything - but I'm sure it was slimy....
...just some more limestone....
...more weird formations - our guide asked us what it looked like??? - lots of funny answers....
...one of the original lanterns used for exploring the caverns - then the guide turned off all the lights and we were in total darkness - you couldn't see anything at all - it was really a disorienting sensation...
...then she turned on this one light - you still can't see much - but as your eyes adjust - you can imagine what it must have been like for the original spelunkers - wading through the water (we're walking on fairly dry sidewalks) with these lanterns exploring the caves - imagine if they dropped their light - Yikes!!!
...just some more pretty formations....
...and finally the 'bottomless pit' - they know it's over 250 feet deep but they have never reached the bottom umwha-ha-ha-ha....spooky...
Cool!
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