On our way up to Pigeon Forge, we stopped at the Lost Sea Cave. This cave is so amazing, with a pretty big lake inside the cave. We walked through the cave and even rode a boat onto the lake. The cave was used by Native Americans and new settlers as shelter, and even a bar. In the sixties, the cave was excavated for tourist to enter. While building stairs and lights, they found dance floors, a bar, and a moonshine maker. Our guide also told us that in the fifties, this cave had been set up as a fall-out shelter. They stored enough food for thousands of people. They still had about fifty boxes of saltine crackers down there.
Here we are taking the tunnel down into the cave
The inside of the cave was very interesting
Here is a very bad picture of the lake. It was very dark down there
Finally we made it to Pigeon Forge. We took full advantage of our one full day there. First item up is zip lining in the smokies. We were able to zip line in St. Lucia a few years ago, and we had so much fun we decided to do it again.
The course was pretty long, and so much fun.
Here is my video from one of my zips.
and here are few more photos...
After a morning of fun in the trees, we headed over to Cades Cove. Cades Cove is a beautiful ten mile drive through the Smokey Mtns. Along the path, there are old churches and houses from the first settlers in the area. The view is so gorgeous, and seeing how people lived way back when is so interesting. I can definitely see why they settled here.
Well another great ending to a fabulous weekend.
