linville caverns

so on our way up to beech mountain this weekend we stopped by linville caverns! i think i was waaaay more excited than anyone else about seeing the inside of a mountain, but the girlies and nate obliged and we went in!!! i was amazed at the stalactites and stalagmites!! the colors were amazing...the bats weren't really that scary and it was super cool! they even told us that the cavern was used as a hideout for both sides during the civil war....the picture below of our tour guide shows where the soldiers would make their camp fires when they were inside....when they turned out the lights on the tour we got to see total darkness which was pretty amazing too!

the door says....beware of bats! this did not suit cam well....

                                                   cam did not want to take this pic....she wanted out!!