"Liz" wrote in message
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John,
The Luray Caverns sound perfect. And thanks for the link. This is
great info.
Liz
Some of the lesser known caves are great--the ones where you have to supply
your own lighting. Turn off the light and have some great .....before
someone else comes along. We were almost caught in the Lassen one, in
California.
> Luray Caverns would be the obvious choice--largest cavern in the east,
> quite pretty, and it's a mile off of the fastest route from NYC to
> Birmingham. If you like Neil Gaiman or tourist traps, you should
> probably see Rock City in Chattanooga--it's also very close to the
> fastest route, but it's not really much of a cave. Mammoth Cave will
> take you about 300 miles off the route--it's the _longest_ known cave
> in the world.
>
> Beyond that, here's a list of commercialized caverns in
> Virginahttp://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureid=30.
>
> If you're experienced cavers/climbers (and have a quarter mile or so
> of rope and a good set of ascenders) then you might also want to check
> out Ellison's Cave in Armuchee, GA, which would take you about 60
> miles off your route--has two different 400+ foot pits among other
> things--no guided tours though--it's in a state wildlife management
> area and you're pretty much on your own.
>
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> --John
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