Steve and Stephanie Jones: Chattanooga

Way back at the beginning of February, Steve, his parents, and I decided we all really needed to get out of town. We decided to head south to Chattanooga, TN.

We began our weekend with going to Ruby Falls. Ruby Falls is the nations largest and deepest waterfall open to the public. It is located 1120 feet beneath the surface.

We began our adventure by going in an elevator that took us down 1120 feet. We then made our journey through the cave. Leo Lambert discovered the fall in 1928. He was exploring the cave and dug through the cave on his belly for 17 hours before he found the fall. On my claustrophobic!! This is what he was wedging his way through...

This is where he finally got to stand up

The cave was unlike any other cave I have been in before. The entire thing was lit. There were no bugs, bats, or creatures of any kind. I kept telling Steve I thought it was all a conspiracy. It just seemed unreal!

Cave formation

After walking through the cave we finally got to a dark room. The guide told us where to stand. Suddenly music started playing. The tour guide gave some big speech and then he presented RUBY FALLS!! All these bright lights came on, flashing around the falls. The whole thing was a little too produced for my liking, but the fall itself was spectacular.

Ruby Falls

They let you walk around the fall. The back of the fall looked like falling diamonds. So beautiful.

After the fall, we went downtown. We spilt up for lunch. Steve and I went and got sushi. It was some of the most delicious sushi I have ever had!

After lunch we went to a little shop that featured Moon Pies. Kevin kept telling us we had to go get Moon Pies. He insisted we go to this shop. As we walk in the shop he told us that they really aren't very good and he really doesn't like them. Oh well! It was a cute little shop. FYI- they really aren't that great.

Then we went to the Walnut Street Bridge. It is the longest pedestrian bridge in the world! It was so beautiful. It passes over the Tennessee River and takes you into the cutest little town.

After we walked across the bridge and back, we headed over to the art museum. To get to the art museum you have to cross a glass bridge. Steve, Kevin, and Cindy walked across it without thinking twice. I was scared for my life.

After we crossed that stupid bridge we decided not to go inside the museum. We walked around and looked at the statues outside and admired the mansion that is part of the museum.

This horse statue looked like it was made out of wood, but it was made out of metal. Pretty cool.