Today we went to
Ruby Falls.
It is an indoor underground waterfall over 100 feet high. You have to go
down in an elevator, then take a guided tour that lasts about an hour.
The whole thing is quite over-hyped, but the waterfall is nice. They played
obnoxious music at the waterfall (Mary does not agree that the music was
obnoxious). They did have the waterfall lit in a nice way. They let us
go "underneath" the waterfall which was the best view. Along the way, we
had to walk through a cave that had lots of formations identified. Since
we had already been to Carlsbad and Mammoth, this cave had nothing new to
offer us. But it did allow very close-up view of some interesting formations
like drapery.
We went back down the Chattanooga Choo Choo, got some ice cream to soothe
my sore throat, then bought choo choo hats in the gift store.
Tomorrow, we want to visit the Ave Maria Grotto in northern Alabama.
We head south and with Mary driving we make it to Cullman, Alabama. We
settle into the motel and make our homemade pizzas, which don't taste
half bad.
