Summary
A man named George Wear discovered a large cavern while hiking in Tennessee. He shared his discovery on Instagram, showing a video of the cave's interior, which includes stalagmites, stalactites, an underground river, and waterfalls. The post went viral and highlighted the presence of lesser-known cave systems in the U.S.
Key Facts
- George Wear, from Dallas, Texas, discovered a cave while hiking in Tennessee.
- The cave was initially hidden by a small hole that Wear mistook for an animal burrow.
- Wear explored the cave, which opened up into a large cavern with stalagmites, stalactites, and an underground river.
- His video of the cave exploration on Instagram received over 53,000 likes.
- The cave is thought to be part of a larger, mapped cave system.
- The U.S. has several major cave systems, such as those in South Dakota and New Mexico.
- Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is the longest cave on Earth, over 400 miles long.
