14th July - Point Park and Ruby Falls

The Tennessee River at Chattanooga from Point Park 

The peace monument in Point Park, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park.  This monument was erected by the state of New York to honour those soldiers who fought and died on this Civil War Battlefield.
 Sadly our walking tour of the battlefields had to be held in the visitors centre as we had one of the many heavy rain showers of the last few days just as we were about to set off. I guess that was better than being half way around !!! When it rains here it is instant and heavy !!!
As ever we have so much respect and thanks for the National Parks Service and The Rangers an excellent talk.

As there are still dark clouds and rumbles of thunder we head for Ruby Falls and caverns.
Very busy today being Saturday and school holidays but we have time .
It's a half mile, approx, walk through the caverns to Ruby Falls after descending in the one and only elevator 260 feet.  We were not expecting to do this today so I have the wrong camera with me but........

One of the many flowstone formations in the caverns....
Ruby Falls is 1120 feet underground and at 145 feet high is the tallest and deepest underground waterfall open to the public. Found in 1928 by Leo Lambert, a cave enthusiast, and named after his wife.
As we enter the Falls cavern it is in darkness, you can hear the water falling but not see it, which gives a real wow factor as the lights come on........what it must have been like to have discovered them one can only imagine......

These photos in no way even come close to showing what a fabulous sight it is......it's a sight and sound to see and absorb......

The top part........I see a face in the rock