We decided to skip church today to get some running around done before the rain moved in. We started the morning off with some good Mexican food on the north shore of the Tennessee river. Then we made our way to the REI on the east side of town. Leslie needs a good pair of hiking boots that fit right. We bought some boots back in January, but we found out they were much to small after a hike in the Everglades that tore her feet up. We got some good help getting a proper fitting pair of boots at REI and are looking forward to giving them a workout. After REI we made our way to Lookout Mountain. We had reservations for the 4:30 tour of Ruby Fall Caverns ($56). We just managed to get in before the rain came pounding down. The tour through the Caverns was nice. The caverns formations are a bit sparse compared to other caverns we have toured, but the falls at the end is spectacular. The falls is 90 feet tall and fed by rainwater from a yet to be discovered source. The falls were discovered in 1928 and the privately owned caverns opened in 1929. T the point where the falls are located, you are 1,120 feet below the surface. The lighting makes the falling water glitter. The tour is roughly 1 mile in length and David had to duck down a lot, but the trail is easy to follow and mostly flat.
After the tour, we drove to the top of Lookout Mountain and drove around the top of the mountain. We made our way to Military Point Park, which overlooks Chattanooga, but found it was closed off. So after driving around the mountain for a while, we headed back just as the rain began pounding down on us.
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Entrance Sign
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Ruby Falls
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Tobacco Leaves Cavern Formation
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Niagara Falls Cavern Formation
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Ruby Falls
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Us Standing in front of the falls
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