<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ddf610/2147483647/strip/false/crop/767x764+0+0/resize/530x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwutc%2Ffiles%2F202011%2FCaves_1_0.jpg" alt="Ruby Falls">(Ruby Falls)More than 10,000 caves are known to lie beneath the surface here in Tennessee - and thousands more can be found in the states that surround us.Michael Ray Taylor tells that story in his book, “Hidden Nature:  Wild Southern Caves.”<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/61cbb9c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/400x403+0+0/resize/400x403!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwutc%2Ffiles%2F202011%2FCaves_2.jpg" alt="Michael Ray Taylor">(Vanderbilt University Press)<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52f7ffd/2147483647/strip/false/crop/333x499+0+0/resize/333x499!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwutc%2Ffiles%2F202011%2FCaves_3.jpg" alt="“Hidden Nature” book cover">

(Ruby Falls)More than 10,000 caves are known to lie beneath the surface here in Tennessee - and thousands more can be found in the states that surround us. Michael Ray Taylor tells that story in his book, “Hidden Nature: Wild Southern Caves.” (Vanderbilt University Press)

(Ruby Falls)More than 10,000 caves are known to lie beneath the surface here in Tennessee - and thousands more can be found in the states that surround us.Michael Ray Taylor tells that story in his book, “Hidden Nature:&nbsp; Wild Southern Caves.”(Vanderbilt University Press)

Deep Into The Wilderness Underground

"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become. We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs. We are "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.

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