General

Information

Activities**:

    

August 16th:

à Tour of Jack Daniel’s Distillery

à Lunch at Mary Bobo’s, Jack Daniel’s Favorite Boarding House

à Private tour and catered dinner with cash bar at the Chattanooga Aquarium

à Presentation on the Karst of the Cumberland Plateau—Dr. Will White

 

August 17th:

à Hiking, swimming, and caving at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee

à All American Grill Out Picnic Lunch

à Private Tour of Cumberland Caverns

à Catered banquet inside the cave at Cumberland Caverns

 

August 18th:

à Shopping and sightseeing and lunch  in historic downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee

à Catered banquet  at the Pine Mountain State Resort Park

à Presentation on the karst of Cumberland Gap National Park  - Mike Crockett, Cave Research Foundation

 

August 19th:

à Walking tour of Gap Cave

à Karst Road Rally

à Vertical Through Trip of Gap Cave

(experienced cavers only, trip  size limit)

 

 

Lodging Information:

 

à Hotel style lodging with air conditioning

à All rooms have two queen beds and private bath facilities

à Free Internet (with personal laptop)

à Outdoor Swimming Pool

à Smoking/ Non smoking rooms available

 

Trip $310 USD

All scheduled activities, lodging, caving, and transportation are included in the price of the field trip!

 

Bring spending money in US currency for: 

 

à Shopping on the 18th in Chattanooga

 

à Alcoholic Beverages, Lunch on the 18th, and dinner on the 19th are at your own discretion. 

 

à Be prepared with food for caving/ lunch on Sunday the 19th (opportunities to buy food on Saturday morning for caving). 

 

**Activities are subject to change.

 

 

Cumberland

Karst and Culture

 

 

Field Trip: August 16th—19th 2007