{"id":7348,"date":"2022-09-24T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T14:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2022-09-24T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T14:45:08","slug":"forbidden-caverns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7348","title":{"rendered":"Forbidden Caverns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While in eastern TN we found that there was a nearby cave to explore.&nbsp; We both planned to go through it but the first thing the guide did was talk about the section that was about 200 feet long, between 5 and 20 feet high and barely wide enough to hold your elbows out by your side.&nbsp; That was it for me!&nbsp; With some mild claustrophobia I didn\u2019t think I could manage that.&nbsp; For a few feet maybe, but 200 feet!&nbsp; NOPE!&nbsp; So I waited in the truck and Jeff toured it without me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said afterwards that there were just a few short places that I would have a problem with but it was too late at that point.&nbsp; Oh well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cave had lots of formations and they used colored lighting to highlight them.&nbsp; There was a large group and the guide said to only take pictures when the group stopped so Jeff didn\u2019t get as many pics as he sometimes gets.&nbsp; But it looks interesting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69e5add537b90Spinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5add537b90Spinner > div{\r\n\t\t\t  background-color: #333;\r\n\t\t\t  height: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t  width: 6px;\r\n\t\t\t  display: inline-block;\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69e5add537b90-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t  animation: rbs_gallery_69e5add537b90-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite 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