Ancient cave system in Tennessee

We go on a self-guided exploration of Worley's Cave in Bluff City, TN. It is our 4th or 5th time visiting this cave system. The cave is said to be 550 million years old. Although this isn't our deepest exploration of Worley's, we still cover some of my favorite parts.
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*Update on Worley's Cave*
The cave is under new management after the previous owner passed away recently (2024). With this they have updated a couple aspects of your visit. Most notably is that they reopened the upper "dry mouth" entrance. Making it more accessible for visitors. Also they now take Cashapp for the entry fee (previously just cash). You still have to pay your entry and sign a waiver at the house in the front of the property. Directions to Worleys is now accurate on Google Maps.
Watch my deeper exploration of the cave a couple years ago here
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Entering the Cave
02:56 Tight crawl
07:00 First large cavern
09:03 Large formations
13:43 Return Walk
18:54 Daylight again
19:47 Outro

[@steverogers6131]

Thanks for taking us along. Brought back great memories of crawling Worley's when I was in college at App State. Crazy fools with Coleman gas lantern and back-pack full of beer. Beautiful

[@dirkcreates]

Gas lantern must’ve been wild to crawl with! Thanks for watching!

[@KarstRats]

The gate isnt sealed closed. Its just hard to open. Im a local been in hundreds of times unless. Its happened within the last couple months.

[@KarstRats]

The way you were describing what you remembered about the tight crawl being tighter makes me think you were in a different crawl. Cause theres one thats tighter deeper into the creek section that goes up to the second level.

[@dirkcreates]

@@KarstRats word I think we only went back toward the gate from the inside one time it was a few years ago. I thought I remembered it having collapsed rock between gate and opening but who knows haha

[@dirkcreates]

@@KarstRats ah ok that makes sense about the crawl. Didn’t realize there might be two of those. Been in there a few times and have went to every dead end we could find at one time or another

[@KarstRats]

@@dirkcreates . There is a spot that can confuse you if you go too far to the right there is a gate that looks like it’s been collapsed down on, but that’s just like a side piece for extra security. The actual opening gate is to the left and under a little duck under area it’s hard to see until you duck under that little area. And just so you know, I wasn’t knocking the video at all. I was just saying because I noticed your last video of the cave was from a long time ago, so I just figured you weren’t remembering it right. Y’all it’s 4.4 miles long and I think y’all may be about half of it

[@KarstRats]

@@dirkcreates I live in Bristol and go to the cave quite often. If you ever wanna meet up, I can take you way deeper.

[@tboman4128]

Don't forget Nutty Putty Cave.

[@dirkcreates]

Yeah that was a tragedy forsure. We are very careful and luckily the two guys I go with are first responders