Monday, June 18, 2018

Day trip: Luray Caverns

Luray Caverns is one of those requisite field trips like Mount Vernon and Monticello that all Virginia grammar school students take.  Somehow, I never got there.  I assume our family was living overseas at the time.  No bother - Evan took me there today for one of our last couple outings before our baby girl arrives.  Evan was convinced that we went while dating but having gone there today, I can confirm that I have no memory of it.

It was the perfect day to go because it's unbearably hot outside and it was quite cool underground.  The only negative is that some of the pathways are wet so I had to be extra careful to not slip.  I walked really slowly and held onto the railings when needed.  I was so focused on my footing that Evan took all of the pictures.

I didn't get a whole lot out of the guided tour (I didn't listen most of the time), but I really enjoyed the amazing rock formations. As Evan said, it was like being on another planet.  It doesn't happen often but I was in awe.  I wish we could've toured independently, though I understand why they don't allow that.  It would've been nice to take our time observing and analyzing. Anyway, it'll be a fun family activity one of these days.  We definitely want to take baby girl to Mammoth Caves in Kentucky and do one of their specialized tours that we didn't do when we were there two years ago.  So many activities!  

Pictures:










This looks like something slimy and nasty straight out of Alien:
























So I can contribute something to the photo collection, here are a few cell phone pics I was able to get:





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