Gregory's Cave opened in July 1925 to the public for tours, fifty cent admission and kids were free. J.J. Gregory and Elvira Gregory owned this land until 1935 when NPS gave the family a lifetime dowry. Somewhere from 1818-1865 saltpeter mining occurred here, about 300ft in is a shaft on the right that goes 100ft. Here you can see miners tally marks. During the Cold War the cave could hold one thousand people as a shelter. Cave is 20ft to 50ft wide 15ft tall 435ft deep. #cadescove #cadescovetn #spelunkersparadise #speology #speologicalsociety #hikedontwalk #gregorysrip #notforgotten #offtrail #picnic #vintagepicnic #caveridge #nps #gsmnp #mikethehikingguide #trailmagic #clifbars #tyashi Quick break for a delicious Clif bar. So as Nate and I exited from Gregory's Cave Ranger Looney approached us asked us if we had seen a bobcat on the trail, we had replied "No". He told us he sort of stereotyped the vehicle for bad news at the cave. We laughed and I began to explain all my knowledge/history of the cave and how it looks beyond the bars. I think we were in good graces, so I explained that I was traveling around the smokies on behalf of Clif Bars and handing them out he was stoked for free Clif bars! You can tell from above picture!
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