Crystal Caverns

On day three, we took a tour of Crystal Caverns. It was a really hot day so the natural air conditioning of the caverns felt great. It was a constant 60 degrees in the cavern. Since some of us are now into geology, this was a very educational experience. Lots of questions were asked of our tour guide, who was knowledgeable. There were several things to do at the cavern. There was a wild expedition that takes you crawling through mud, climbing rocks, and sliding two stories down slippery rock to exit out. We chose not to do that one but may come back some day. Instead, we chose to pan for gemstones and fossils. Anthony and Matthew both really enjoyed that. Anthony got several emeralds and some arrowheads. Matthew got several different gemstones and some fossils. We'll use those for next year's 4H project! We made some quick friends from Louisiana who happened to be staying at the campground we were headed to next. They were so friendly, the little boy wanted to give Kathy some of his gemstones but she told him how kind he was and that he could keep them. The closing of the day found us at a WONDERFUL campground in Trenton, Georgia. It's on Sand Mountain with a great view of Lookout Mountain. We're up 1,100 feet. They also have a very nice swimming pool where we made more new friends from North Carolina. Their family is the same age as everyone in ours and they have two boys. Therefore, the boys have been swimming and jumping on the jumping pillow and hanging out with them.