What a Wonderful World 💙 Marble Canyon

Does anyone feel dizzy while looking at this photo? 😉

 

PEARL OF KARELIA. Ruskeala

2-day trip on the weekend 2.-3.9.2017.

 

This huge bowl was carved by man in the array of marble formation, born at the bottom of an ancient sea nearly two billion years ago. Its gently sloping and steep marble cliffs reach a height of 25 meters.

 

This is an old quarry of stone mining, which had been developed almost for three centuries. Today, it is a favorite place for lovers of historical heritage and “collectors” of natural phenomena.

 

The sides of the canyon are penetrated surface and underwater adits, drifts and mines. In one of the walls of the quarry there is a marble grotto – an important landmark of Ruskeala. It is possible to get to the grotto but only by water, using a boat.

 

The crystal clear lake is surrounded by green spruces and pines in summer, and in winter – the sparkling white snow gently covers marble, shimmering in the rays of winter sun.

 

View from mountain.

 

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