Ruby Falls – Chattanooga, TN (October 2013)

October 11, 2013

Amber-lit stalactites inside Ruby Falls cavern

The cave formations deep inside Lookout Mountain

Cave passage with stalactites and tour signage

Navigating the narrow passages on the tour

Textured limestone cave wall in warm light

Every inch of the wall tells a geological story

Golden-brown limestone formations along the cave wall

Millions of years of water carved all of this

Stalactites hanging from the ceiling above a blue-lit cave floor

Looking up at the stalactite-covered ceiling

Dense cluster of stalactites in the cave

Thousands of years in the making

Cave rock wall with a red sign labeled Fish marking a named formation

The guides name the formations — this one's Fish

Cave stalagmite formation labeled Turtle

Can you see the turtle?

Green-lit stalactite formation with a Dragon's Foot sign

Dragon's Foot — one of many named formations on the tour

Selfie in front of Ruby Falls with blue-purple light illuminating the cave

Standing at the base of the falls, 145 feet underground

Portrait in the waterfall chamber with deep blue and purple cave lighting

The waterfall chamber — worth every step

Ruby Falls cascading down the cave wall, lit in vivid pink and purple

Ruby Falls — 145 feet underground and 44 feet tall

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