The Old Ruminator
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A few photos from my recent trip.
Mammoth Cave, Western Australia
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my grandson in the back pack.
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last year i visited lake cave. the photos are here somewhere. this wa limestone is a little over one million years old and was formed as dunes when the sea level was much lower.
the stal active phase seems to have passed as most formations are fairly dry now.mammoth cave is so called due to its huge size. the showcave conversion has been tastefully done. perhaps we shall see similiar one day in another little cave i know well.
the stal active phase seems to have passed as most formations are fairly dry now.mammoth cave is so called due to its huge size. the showcave conversion has been tastefully done. perhaps we shall see similiar one day in another little cave i know well.
Roger W
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Good to see your photo-uploading finger is still in working order!
That 3rd photo is interesting, where the stalagmites look to be some way out of the vertical. I'm presuming that the rock they are standing on has moved - or is it some OR photo trickery?
I expect the mods will move this lot somewhere else though - it's not really about tackle or technique...
That 3rd photo is interesting, where the stalagmites look to be some way out of the vertical. I'm presuming that the rock they are standing on has moved - or is it some OR photo trickery?
I expect the mods will move this lot somewhere else though - it's not really about tackle or technique...
The Old Ruminator
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hooray a response.
job to know where to put some foreign stuff. i thought it more photo orientated than expedition.
in both lake and mammoth there are lots of huge fallen blocks with non vertical formations. i assume the stal building era was a long time ago in a different climate as many formations are getting quite inactive now. its interesting to learn about the limestone only being just over a million years old and originating not from water sedimentation but from wind. i think the present caves are much the same age as mendip caves at about 300,000 years old. anyway it was a family trip and this was all i was allowed.
job to know where to put some foreign stuff. i thought it more photo orientated than expedition.
in both lake and mammoth there are lots of huge fallen blocks with non vertical formations. i assume the stal building era was a long time ago in a different climate as many formations are getting quite inactive now. its interesting to learn about the limestone only being just over a million years old and originating not from water sedimentation but from wind. i think the present caves are much the same age as mendip caves at about 300,000 years old. anyway it was a family trip and this was all i was allowed.
DannyW
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Get in touch with the local club http://www.wasg.org.au/ on your next visit and I am sure we can organise some wild caving
