Chickamauga Cave Earthcache EarthCache
Hidden : 8/27/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

To reach this Cave Earthcache you will need a boat. It is located on the shore of Chickamauga Lake on the Tennessee River.

As a child my grandfather used to take me fishing on Chickamauga Lake at least once a week and we visited this cave quite often. It was one of the places that we used for escape from bad weather as well as the hot sun of a mid-summer day while out on the lake in our boat. He used to tell me the stories about how the Cherokee Indians used the cave for a counsel meeting place. On some of our visits we have found arrowheads and other items that lend proof to the stories that my Grandfather had told me.

This, like other caves, is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term 'cave' should only apply to cavities that have some part which does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters and grottos. Caves are formed by geologic processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion from water, tectonic forces, microorganisms, pressure and atmospheric influences. Most caves are formed in limestone by solution.

Sea caves are found along coasts around the world. A special case is littoral caves, which are formed by wave action in zones of weakness in sea cliffs. Often these weaknesses are faults, but they may also be dykes or bedding-plane contacts. Some wave-cut caves are now above sea level because of later uplift. Elsewhere, in places like Thailand's Phang Nga Bay, solutional caves have been flooded by the sea and are now subject to littoral erosion.

This cave could be compared to a sea cave in ways due to the main way it has been formed. Although the Tennessee River didn't form the cave to begin with it has helped to progress the formation in the recent past. As soon as you reach the entrance to the cave you will notice one of the main ways this cave was originally formed and some of the unique features about the cave.


To log this earthcache you must post a picture of the entrance of the cave and Email me the answers to the following questions...
1)What are the estimated dimensions of the mouth of the cave?
2)Please describe the unique feature of the ceiling of the inside of the cave?
3)What kind/classification of rock is this cave formed in and in your own words how was this cave formed?

Any logs without the required picture and the emailed answers will be deleted.

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