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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Luray Caverns
Last summer, on the way to a friend's cabin in the Shenandoahs, I stopped by Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. It was probably the most commercial travel thing I have done in ages. Let's start with the good. The cavern is beautiful and the largest in the eastern United States. The guides are very knowledgeable and the place seems to be well taken cared of...but unlike some of the caverns I have been to, there is no choice but to go with a guide.
Being full of knowledge is good but, the guide I was with was inundating us with so much data and was equipped with a loud and screechy voice. His volume was really unnecessary (we were in a cavern after all). The lights are set up in the cavern so that it is perfect for photographic purposes - but I question if this is really a good thing because the lights that they have set up allow for photosynthesis to occur. If you watch closely in the video you will see spots of green moss growing. I am not sure if this is detrimental to the caverns' integrity or not but it would definitely not have happened had they not lit up the place.
So is it something you absolutely HAVE to see? I would say yes - if you are in the area (the Shenandoah Valley area that is). The Shenandoah area is beautiful and worth visiting especially if you are into wineries. The wineries there are fantastic and the area is absolutely beautiful. There is one winery I am particularly fond of which hosts an annual polo match around the same time they release their latest wines.
Overall, the caverns were interesting and pretty, but not that exciting. I hope you enjoy the vid, I finally resolved the 'squished' logo issue I was previously having, thanks to Liz Sobol (who also designed the logo).
Being full of knowledge is good but, the guide I was with was inundating us with so much data and was equipped with a loud and screechy voice. His volume was really unnecessary (we were in a cavern after all). The lights are set up in the cavern so that it is perfect for photographic purposes - but I question if this is really a good thing because the lights that they have set up allow for photosynthesis to occur. If you watch closely in the video you will see spots of green moss growing. I am not sure if this is detrimental to the caverns' integrity or not but it would definitely not have happened had they not lit up the place.
So is it something you absolutely HAVE to see? I would say yes - if you are in the area (the Shenandoah Valley area that is). The Shenandoah area is beautiful and worth visiting especially if you are into wineries. The wineries there are fantastic and the area is absolutely beautiful. There is one winery I am particularly fond of which hosts an annual polo match around the same time they release their latest wines.
Overall, the caverns were interesting and pretty, but not that exciting. I hope you enjoy the vid, I finally resolved the 'squished' logo issue I was previously having, thanks to Liz Sobol (who also designed the logo).
2 Comments:
Nomadic Matt said...
I like this blog. Looking forward to reading it more often. Just thought I would share that.
Sebastien said...
Thanks Matt! Admittedly I have been slacking lately but I hope to get back to a normal rhythm soon.
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