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The Natural Bridge Caverns are the largest known commercial caverns in the U.S. state of Texas.The name was derived from the 60 ft natural limestone slab bridge that spans the amphitheater setting of the cavern's entrance.
The cavern of the lost souls is a derelict slate mine, so glad i finally got to see this last year. Thanks to who help with the info on this, truly is one of the most unique places in the UK.
An old 400 feet (120 m) long, 40-foot (12 m) high man made slate mine in the heart of the Lake District. A stunning look back into the history of these old quarries and structures, Many of which have now collapsed and are unsafe to enter. Thanks to the National, trust, this place is safe and a wonderful place to visit. Especially during conditions like these, where the light flooding through the hole creates a beautiful light ray into the cave.
My first trip to a cavern. These formations are breathtakingly intricate. Shown here is the Dream Lake with its stalactite reflections.
GB Cavern Mendip - View Large
This is a try out of a large shot of GB using SIT and light painting combined.
This was stop five, I think, on the Southwest adventure tour with Tom, Kathy, Wilson, Tofu, Reagan and myself. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large cave chamber, the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber which is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and 255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty eight largest in the world. Hard to imagine when you are down there, that this is only 5th. Kathy and I spent some time shooting the cave before the crazy speed demon kids showed up with Tofu and Grandpa. The tripods were a requirement for sure. I tried bracketing the images, but in the end the single darker images were my favorite. Shooting the family down there was as hard as I thought it would be. So was getting the boy to stay quite. Reverence? Not Wil. I think the whole cave listened to Wil sing songs from the Muppet's
Most Wanted film. Over, and over and over.....
Originally called Luray Cave, is a large, celebrated commercial cave just west of Luray, Virginia, USA, which has drawn many visitors since its discovery in 1878. The underground cavern system is generously adorned with speleothems (columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, mirrored pools, etc.). The caverns are perhaps best known for the Great Stalacpipe Organ, a lithophone made from solenoid fired strikers[citation needed] that tap stalactites of various sizes to produce tones similar to those of xylophones, tuning forks, or bells
After spending three hours in the caverns and snapping at least 150 photos, it was time to get back on the road and complete my migration to Texas.
This former monastery school and chapel were built between 1615 and 1628 by Carmelite friars.
The building that used to house the monastery school now contains a collection of Colonial religious art. In the crypt below the school you can find 12 mummified bodies of former parishioners. The bodies were left in the crypt after the school secularized and was finally abandoned in 1861. Due to soil conditions the bodies dehydrated and naturally mummified.
The mummies were discovered by members of the Liberation Army of the South looking for monastic treasures during the Revolution. The soldiers left the mummies in place, but left the crypt uncovered. Over the following years, the bodies were rediscovered by people secretly exploring the decrepit building and became famous among the locals. In 1929 the mummies were placed in their velvet-lined wood and glass caskets that are still in use today. In 2012, the crypt was fully restored and opened to the public.