美国-南方四日游-3

2017年美国旅游实录（3）

美东四日游（三）

- Ruby Falls, Rock City & Incline Railway in Tennessee

本网记者 March 31, 2017

03/29/2017 在LookoutMountain山顶, Rock City Gardens. 地址：1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-2600; 电话：1 706-820-2531

在LookoutMountain山顶, Rock City Gardens, 03/29/2017

在Rock City Trails, 03/29/2017

在Ruby Fall, 03/29/2017上午

Ruby Falls is a 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States. The cave which houses Ruby Falls was formed with the formation of Lookout Mountain. About 200 to 240 million years ago。Ruby Falls Cave features many of the more well-known types of cave formations (or speleothems) including stalactites and stalagmites, columns, drapery, and flowstone. Address: 1720 South Scenic Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37409. Ruby Falls is owned by the Steiner family of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Ruby Falls 接待中心门前

接待中心门前留影

召导在买票

Ruby Falls 接待中心

Ruby Falls 接待中心室内

How was Ruby Falls found: In the 1920s a chemist and cave enthusiast named Leo Lambert thought that he could re-open the Lookout Mountain Cave as a tourist attraction, and formed a company to do so. He planned to make an opening further up the mountain than the original opening and transport tourists to the cave via an elevator. For this purpose, his company purchased land on the side of Lookout Mountain above Lookout Mountain Cave and in 1928 began to drill through the limestone. In doing so, they discovered a small passageway about 18 inches high and four feet wide. Exploring this opening, Lambert discovered the formerly hidden Ruby Falls Cave and its waterfall. On his next trip to visit the cave, Lambert took his wife Ruby, and told her that he would name the falls after her.

召导作官方导游的翻译. Ruby Falls is named one of the Ten Most Incredible Cave Waterfalls on Earth. It is America's deepest commercial cave and largest underground waterfall. Enjoy a guided tour through the fascinating cavern with its unique rock formations. It's always fifty nine degrees inside of naturally wonderful Ruby Falls.

发现此洞的Leo Lambert

通往Ruby Falls的石洞

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋。洞里还配置了灭火器。

通往Ruby Falls的石洞

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋，此处像驴尾巴。

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳，此处像龙脚？

地上有水，小心滑倒，使用旁边的铁扶手。

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳，此处像天使之翼？

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳，此处像成排的烟叶。

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石笋和石钟乳，此处像尼亚加拉瀑布？

通往Ruby Falls的石洞有各种形状的石块

到了Ruby Falls

The highlight of the tour is the sparkling 145-foot underground waterfall, Ruby Falls.

The highlight of the tour is the sparkling 145-foot underground waterfall.

Ruby Fall Cave内的各种岩石和流水奇观,此处水潭如镜。

Ruby Fall Cave内的各种岩石和流水奇观。

Ruby Fall Cave内的各种岩石和流水奇观，此处如象脚？

Ruby Fall Cave内的各种岩石和流水奇观。

洞外道路和停车场旁的招牌

从Ruby Falls Cave出来后在停车场留影

从Ruby Falls Cave出来后在停车场留影

Ruby Fall Cave 之后的第二个景点是 Rock City. Rock City six miles from downtown Chattanooga, Rock City is 1700 feet above sea level, with a 100-foot waterfall that cascades down the mountain, and the famous Swing-A-Long bridge that spans nearly 200 feet. This self guided tour along the brow of Lookout Mountain gives visitors a birds-eye view from high atop Lookout Mountain. Some of Rock City's other features include the climbing wall at Lover's Leap where you can "See Seven States," and the Fairyland Caverns. Address: 400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750