点评:My friends and I were visiting Asheville for my bachelor party, which was focused on outdoor activities. I found Worley’s Cave by doing some online digging, about 1.5 hours north of Asheville. I was super excited to find this non-commercialized cave to explore.
I thought about going without a guide as I had a little caving experience, but thought it would be best to go with a guide since the other guys were not too experienced. I was quickly disappointed when I realized most of the guide companies were opening up their trips to over 30 people! I felt it wouldn’t quite be the experience I was looking for if there were that many people involved.
HOWEVER, just when I was about to give up, I was lucky enough to find Appalachian Underground, which is available for private tours. I began an email conversation with Mel, who was super friendly, thorough, and quick to respond. We booked on Saturday for just 4 of us.
We met Jon at the cave around 11:30. We were a bit late due to some early morning setbacks, but Jon was very patient and understanding. We were a surprised at the number of cars in the parking lot, but it ended up not being an issue at all, as the cave is massive!
Jon had all of the gear ready for us, including snacks and super cool fanny packs! Upon entering the cave, we were blown away by Jon’s knowledge of the history and geological features. He has been leading groups into the cave for 23 years, and it shows! He let us create our own expedition, so to speak, based on our sense of adventure. In all, we spent about 3 hours in the cave, which was just enough time.
On the way back to Asheville, we were all talking about how kind and genuine Jon was. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide!
I’m looking forward to returning to Worley’s Cave in the future and will absolutely 100% use Appalachian Underground.
Thanks for everything!
翻译:我和我的朋友正在阿什维尔参加我的单身派对,该派对的重点是户外活动。我通过网上挖掘找到了沃利洞穴 (Worley’s Cave),该洞穴位于阿什维尔以北约 1.5 小时车程处。我非常兴奋能找到这个非商业化的洞穴来探索。
我想过不带导游去,因为我有一点洞穴探险的经验,但我认为最好带导游去,因为其他人都没有太多经验。当我意识到大多数导游公司都向超过 30 人开放他们的旅行时,我很快感到失望!我觉得如果有那么多人参与的话,这并不是我想要的体验。
然而,就在我快要放弃的时候,我很幸运地找到了阿巴拉契亚地铁,这是可以私人游览的。我开始与梅尔进行电子邮件交谈,她非常友好、周到且回复迅速。我们周六只为我们 4 个人预订了房间。
11点30分左右,我们在山洞里遇见了乔恩。由于早上的一些挫折,我们有点晚了,但乔恩非常耐心和理解。我们对停车场的汽车数量感到惊讶,但这根本不是问题,因为洞穴很大!
乔恩为我们准备好了所有装备,包括零食和超酷的腰包!进入洞穴后,我们被乔恩对历史和地质特征的了解所震惊。 23 年来,他一直带领团队进入洞穴,事实证明了这一点!可以说,他让我们根据我们的冒险意识来创建我们自己的探险队。总共我们在洞里呆了大约3个小时,时间刚刚好。
在返回阿什维尔的路上,我们都在谈论乔恩是多么善良和真诚。我们找不到更好的指南了!
我期待着将来回到沃利洞穴,并且绝对 100% 使用阿巴拉契亚地下铁。
感谢你所做的一切!