On our final day, we traveled back up Lookout Mountain for a trip to Ruby Falls. I had been nervous about this part of our trip since before we left. When you get here, you are loaded into what appears to be a freight elevator in packs of about 15 people. You then decend about 260' into an opening in the rock. I started to get nervous on the elevator when I realized that the elevator door was glass. You get a nice view of all of the solid limestone that you are about to be UNDER. I had a little trouble breathing when we first got off the elevator but I quickly remembered the breathing techniques I was taught in childbirth classes! They help in other situations too folks!! Anyway, you go with a tourguide on a trip that is 1 mile total. .5 miles to the falls and .5 miles back (along the same path) to the elevator. Jake was truly in awe of all of the stalagmites and stalagtites in the cavern. I really believe this was his favorite part of the whole trip. We completed the mile journey and got back to the elevator where we were again loaded on with about 12 other people. This time, the elevator operator thought he would have some fun with an elevator that was mostly female. He slowed the elevator down to a turtle like pace...this caused 4 or 5 of the women (me excluded) to squeal very loudly. He then looks at them and says "don't worry, it won't take them long to get us out of here," That didn't help the situation any!! He sped the elevator back up and we made it to the top safe and sound!!
We left Chattanooga a short while later for what seemed like the longest drive ever. We made it home safe and sound and overall we had an excellent time!
This was called "Mirror Lake."
The picture does not do it justice!
The falls.
Stone teeth as Jake calls them.
This was called "Mirror Lake."
The falls.
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Oh don't you know that Chad would have totally found that hysterical. He likes to tell a story of his brother going down in the elevator with a bunch of old women and finding humor in saying "I got one word for you....earthquake" and then spazzing out in laughter when the woman nearly had a heart attack.
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