Mom said I needed to update our adventures again (not sure why every day is a necessity, but oh well). Today (Wednesday) has been a goof off day, just doing some laundry and playing Wii. But on Tuesday, Dena was off and Bryce was able to get off a little early, so in the morning, Dena, Mom and I went to a botanical garden and had a good time seeing the little bonsai trees (above), the butterfly garden and so forth. The weather was a little rainy, but cool and nice.
After lunch, we met Bryce and drove to a nearby State Park called Cathedral Caverns. It is a cave system that used to be owned privately and was taken over by the state about 8 years ago. For some reason we weren't expecting much, but we were all pleasantly surprised. We walked in there about 3/4 of a mile (much easier than the hike up to Timp Cave) and saw some pretty cool things in there. It was a small group of about 10 (Bryce wanted to lose a couple of the noisy little kids) but was pretty good altogether. There were a lot of stalagmites coming up from the floor that didn't seem to have a corresponding stalactite above it. They also tended to be really tall and skinny instead of cone shaped. The picture below is the portion that earned it the name Cathedral Cavern.
After we got done at the cave, we drove to Scottsboro and went to a store that claims to have all the merchandise left on airplanes from all over the country. It's called Unclaimed Baggage. It's like a really big thrift store with all kinds of things there. Lots of clothes (of course), CD/DVDs, and who knows what else. I really shouldn't have started listing it all because there really seemed to be at least one of everything you can think of. Some of the prices seemed kind of high for used merchandise, but it was lots of fun to look around. Mom found a nice turquoise necklace that she liked, and we ended up getting it for her for her birthday. They kicked us out at 6:00, so we went out to dinner for Bryce and Dena's anniversary (happy 8th!) and that was it for the day. Now mom says I have to stop and make specialty for dinner, so I guess I better go. Headed to Atlanta tomorrow. Don't know for sure what happens then. We'll let you know, though. Dad
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