The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
and their grandson, Alex Jones
at Ruby Falls on Lookout Mountain
July 3, 2011
Ruby Falls is a 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain, near Rock City and Chattanooga, Tennessee. About 200 to 240 million years ago the eastern Tennessee area was covered with a shallow sea, the sediments of which eventually formed limestone rock. This area was uplifted and subsequent erosion has created the current topography. The limestone in which the cave is formed is still relatively horizontal, just as it was deposited when it was below sea level.
Ruby Falls - Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, tN
the grandson of the two RV Gypsies and the guide a Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls Cave had no natural openings and was not able to be entered until the 20th Century.
Can YOU see the formations described below?
Angel's Wing
Ruby's Drapery
Angel's Wing drape formation
Ruby's Drapery
Below: find the Bacon
Bacon at Ruby Falls
Bacon at Ruby Falls
Below: Beehives
Below: The south end of a donkey going north
Beehives at Ruby Falls
The south end of a donkey
Below: Cactus and Candle
Cactus and Candle sign at Ruby Falls

Below: Hey dummy - You are not supposed to touch the formations.

Cactus and Candle sign at Ruby Falls
Cactus and Candle sign at Ruby Falls
Below: Dragon's Foot
Dragon's Foot at Ruby Falls
Dragon's Foot
Dragon's Foot
Below: Totem Pole
Below: Leaning Tower
Totem Pole  at Ruby Falls
Leaning Tower  at Ruby Falls
Below: Elephant's Foot
Elephant's Foot at Ruby Falls
Elephant's Foot at Ruby Falls
Below: Niagara Falls
Below: Fish
Niagara Falls  at Ruby Falls
Fish formation at Ruby Falls
Below: Potato Chip
Below: Tobacco Leaves
Potato Chip at Ruby Falls
Tobacco Leaves at Ruby Falls
Below: Turtle
Below: Steak and Potatoes
Turtle at Ruby Falls
Steak and Potatoes
Below: Western Sunset
the grandson of the two RV Gypsies at the Western Sunset At Ruby Falls
Western Sunset At Ruby Falls
Western Sunset at Ruby Falls
End of formations, but there is plenty more to come.
Below: Alex Jones walking through the Weight Watchers Isle.
The grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Weight Watchers Isle at Ruby Falls
The grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Weight Watchers Isle at Ruby Falls
The grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Weight Watchers Isle at Ruby Falls
Alex at Ruby Falls
Onyx Jungle  at Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls
the grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Ruby Falls
Ruby falls
Ruby Falls
Below: Alex Jones walking through Leo's Passage.
the grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Leo's Passage at Ruby Falls
The Falls are located at the end of the main passage of Ruby Falls Cave, in a large vertical shaft. The stream, 1120 feet underground, is fed both by rainwater and natural springs. It collects in a pool in the cave floor and then continues through the mountain until finally joining the Tennessee River at the base of Lookout Mountain. Different colored lights shone on the falls, but the photos all showed up in purple.
The Waterfall at Ruby Falls |
(3 photos and a postcard of the Falls)
The Waterfall at Ruby Falls
The Waterfall at Ruby Falls
Lights at the bottom of the falls gave the illusion that the water changes colors - but all pictures taken today by the two RV Gypsies showed a pinkish-purple color.
The Waterfall at Ruby Falls
waterfall at Ruby Fallsl

Walking behind the waterfall - Note: the two RV Gypsies came here again in 2014 with Karen Duquette's sister, and tourists were no longer allowed to walk behind this waterfall. How sad, because Karen thought this was the best part of the tour. The guide said someone complained, so they stopped it. How Dumb! And why should that one person's opinion ruin the experience for everyone else. So the two RV Gypsies will never return here and will not bring anyone else here. Besides, three times is enough anyway.

the grandson of the two RV Gypsies Walking behind the waterfall  at Ruby Falls
the grandson of the two RV Gypsies Walking behind the waterfall  at Ruby Falls
Walking behind the waterfall  at Ruby Falls
Walking behind the waterfall  at Ruby Falls
Below: Views from the outside tower
View from the outside tower
View from the outside tower
Below: A partial view of ONE of several parking lots
View from the outside tower
Ruby Falls Cave combines with Lookout Mountain Cave to form the Lookout Mountain Caverns, although the two caves are not actually connected by any passage. Ruby Falls Cave is the upper of the two and contains a variety of geological formations and curiosities which Lookout Mountain Cave does not have.
look down
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Dragon Dreams Museum
Incline Railway
Point Park
Rock City

Ruby Falls (this page)

Chattanooga River Boat
Cloudland Canyon in Rising Fawn, Georgia (2 pages)
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