21 Oct 2019
Leaving our
Harvest Host campsite, we continued south and decided to visit the Russel CaveNational Monument. It is in rural northern
Alabama and our GPS took us right to it.
It is a very small national site with some hiking trials and an exhibit
area explaining the importance of the site.
It is a
short and easy walk to the cave site and if you have visited a lot of caves it will
not immediately impress you. What makes
this place so special is the fact that humans lived at this site for over
10,000 years. This time frame is the oldest known human occupation in the
southeast United States. The cave has
been mapped for over 7 miles and is still being actively studied. Knowing that humans have lived here for such a long period of time is what makes it so impressive.
4 comments:
I love those hidden gems that have so much history.
I love caves. They remind me of those deep dark places under cutter's engines while cleaning the bilges. ;c)
That is so cool! We are from Georgia...it is close to home. We will have to check it out!
Were you able to explore inside the cave? If we're in the area again, we'll definitely pay this cave a visit.
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