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tips for driving from New York to Birmingham
Liz-- It might help if you let us know which route you're taking. Straight interstate, or do you have time to wander on back roads? There are lots of nice B&Bs in the area around the Smokies (look up Townsend or Wear Valley, Tennessee, or areas around Asheville). *There are caverns throughout Kentucky, and SW Virginia, too, if I remember right (but I'm blanking on names). But those aren't on your way, unless you have detour time. Sarah Good point, Sarah. We haven't decided yet. I haven't taken the days off yet - so if sounds appealing, we might drive longer. My boyfriend is the one who wants to drive and I guess we're balancing the tension between not taking forever and not spending 16 hours on an interstate. Liz |
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tips for driving from New York to Birmingham
John,
The Luray Caverns sound perfect. And thanks for the link. This is great info. Liz Luray Caverns would be the obvious choice--largest cavern in the east, quite pretty, and it's a mile off of the fastest route from NYC to Birmingham. *If you like Neil Gaiman or tourist traps, you should probably see Rock City in Chattanooga--it's also very close to the fastest route, but it's not really much of a cave. *Mammoth Cave will take you about 300 miles off the route--it's the _longest_ known cave in the world. Beyond that, here's a list of commercialized caverns in Virginahttp://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureid=30. If you're experienced cavers/climbers (and have a quarter mile or so of rope and a good set of ascenders) then you might also want to check out Ellison's Cave in Armuchee, GA, which would take you about 60 miles off your route--has two different 400+ foot pits among other things--no guided tours though--it's in a state wildlife management area and you're pretty much on your own. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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tips for driving from New York to Birmingham
"Liz" wrote in message ... John, The Luray Caverns sound perfect. And thanks for the link. This is great info. Liz Some of the lesser known caves are great--the ones where you have to supply your own lighting. Turn off the light and have some great sex....before someone else comes along. We were almost caught in the Lassen one, in California. Luray Caverns would be the obvious choice--largest cavern in the east, quite pretty, and it's a mile off of the fastest route from NYC to Birmingham. If you like Neil Gaiman or tourist traps, you should probably see Rock City in Chattanooga--it's also very close to the fastest route, but it's not really much of a cave. Mammoth Cave will take you about 300 miles off the route--it's the _longest_ known cave in the world. Beyond that, here's a list of commercialized caverns in Virginahttp://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureid=30. If you're experienced cavers/climbers (and have a quarter mile or so of rope and a good set of ascenders) then you might also want to check out Ellison's Cave in Armuchee, GA, which would take you about 60 miles off your route--has two different 400+ foot pits among other things--no guided tours though--it's in a state wildlife management area and you're pretty much on your own. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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