The day has come for this much overdue trip to Emerald Village. Halfway between Boone and Asheville is Little Switzerland, nicknamed the Jewel of Blue Ridge Parkway. The scenic is worth all the curves and turns. :)
For a few nights in 2015, Emerald Village hosts a special event, Black Light Mine Tour. We arrived just in time to begin the tour.
We were lead to a cave with large deposits of Hyalite Opal. The walls are plainly looking with specs of sparkles. Although the cave is no longer harvested, The the rail track is still in place.
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| I am in a cave! And there are bats! |
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| This is my favorite! I love the purple and orange! |
It is bizarre, but wildly spectacular to see nature in a different light (pun intended!). :)
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