Caves and Mines
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Shot from the Knysna Heads looking across to Featherbed Nature Reserve (which is currently closed due to the fire damage)
Two enormous cave entries on the banks of the ocean. Would have loved to get to see these close-up but we it's all closed off at moment due to the fires from June. \the perspective doesn't quite do the scale of this justice
The Vari Cave, also known as Pan Cave and Cave Archedimou is cave on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus in Attica , north of Vari . The cave is an important archaeological site as the interior is decorated by the sculptor Thireos Archedimo the 5th century BC .. The cave in ancient times was a place of worship, Apollo and Pan. The cave excavations made in 1901 by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens .
The cave is located on the hill bed, at an altitude of 260 meters in the north Weights, on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus. The cave is the Vari walk about one hour (5 km dirt road from the Military Academy ), but is more easily accessible from Voula and the road continues after the cemetery. Located a short distance from the small cave Sykia . The cave can not be visited for the public. Its opening, measuring 5 by 2 meters, is almost vertical and the rim carved steps that have now been destroyed. The main hall of the cave, with a length 26, width 23 and a height of 10 meters, was the sanctuary and the walls are carved steps and reliefs. Divided by a wall of stalactites in two parts.
The first traces of habitation in the cave dating from the 6th century BC According to the inscriptions in the cave, the cave reached sanctuary from Thireos sculptor Archedimo, who decorated and skalise steps, inscriptions and reliefs, the most important one that portrays him holding a chisel and hammer and a headless statue of the goddess seated on a throne . Ek then the cave was a place of worship until the 3rd century BC, when it was abandoned. .
The first for visiting the cave was the traveler Richard Chandler in 1765 and then visited by other tourists who passed from Attica, including Lord Byron . The cave conducted the period 1901-1902 excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens , directed by Charles Weller. In the cave were discovered hundreds of lamps and reliefs, two of which are exposed to the Sculpture Collection of the National Archaeological Museum .
Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns, show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England Paper/parchment was made here
and cheese was made and stored here.
I had to walk down the left side of the cave so that I could take a photo of a cave dwelling to the right. It got a little sketchy for me.
I think a return trip to Hocking Hills needs to happen soon. This is Ash Cave, and the falls at the far end are 90' high.
Bears' Cave (Peștera Urșilor) is located the western Apuseni Mountains, on the outskirts of Chişcău village, Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It was discovered in 1975 by "Speodava", an amateur speleologist group.
Bears' Cave received its name after the 140 cave bear skeletons which were discovered on the site in 1983. The cave bear, also known as "Ursus Spelaeus", is a species of bear which became extinct during the Last Glacial Maximum, about 27,500 years ago.
The variety and shapes of icebergs is endless and like snowflakes, no two are alike. I particularly like the older blue disintegrating icebergs with their fantastic shapes. This berg had beautiful blue caves, The mountains of Jameson Land are in the background. Hall Bredning, Scoresby Sund, East Greenland.
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In Japan there is a cave that was used by smugglers/pirates. They had created tunnels that connected to the cave so they could bring goods in without anyone seeing. Now those caves are all open to the public. They are not that big, but certainly worth a stop if you are in the Shirahama area, south of Wakayama.
In this image they had some lights in the cave that gave it that color, that's not a natural rock color, I hope you already knew that. I used a slower shutter speed to show some motion in the water, but not too much. I wanted to be able to see the waves still. Let me know what you think!
We made the short hike which includes a slickrock ascent, to the Sand Caves near Kenab, Utah. The caves were created in the 1970s by sand miners to make glass. The caves are now a popular tourist attraction. Near a highway, they receive a lot of visitors. Many of them have chiseled graffiti in the sandstone.
Happy Flare Friday!
Fairy Cave is a huge natural cavern near Kuching in Malaysian Borneo. It's well known but seemingly seldom visited these days. The ceiling is covered in squeaking bats and the floor slippery with guano & condensation.
Though I could have walked further in, at the point I took this shot was where the natural light started to fade at the back of the cave.
On Thursday I took a wander up to Corndon Tor on Dartmoor. This was the first time I'd visited this tor and the area looked gorgeous covered in Heather and Gorse.
About 50 yards or so up from the road sits Cave-Penney Cross. It's a memorial to Evelyn Anthony Cave-Penney, who was shot dead by an enemy sniper whilst leading his troops in Palestine on June 8th 1918.
Cave-Penney was a lieutenant in Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides who can be argued were one of the most famous regiments of the Indian Army. He was only 19 when he was killed.
There is an inscription on the other side of the memorial that reads...
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF
EVELYN ANTHONY CAVE PENNEY
LIEUT. Q.V.O. CORPS OF GUIDES
FELL IN PALESTINE WHILST
GALLANTLY COMMANDING HIS MEN
JUNE 8TH 1918 AGED 19
LOOK UP AND LIFT UP YOUR HEADS"
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Felt like some greens today.
Looking forward to their return.
While hiking along the Hoh Rainforest's Spruce Nature trail I entered a tunnel of dank, dark and encircling overhanging boughs. Ahead I spied this bright, appealing circle of light pulling me onward. Thought perhaps Legolas or Tauriel might be around the corner….
The bright vibrant variation in the green hues and cave-like setting tickled my imagination, and trigger finger. Hope you find it interesting and appealing as well.
Seahawks onward to the Super Bowl!
Enjoy a wonderful weekend.