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Short hike today. All in all 11 km, including the part in the town. #castles #caves

Wooden bridge to castle ruins. A square tower with trees partially obscuring the view.

In a room without roof in the castle looking upwards to the blue sky. A tree grows over the wall.

A small cave with a large hole in the roof.

The entrance of the cave viewed through leaves.

#SerumpunDiaries:

Gue ngerasa begitu banyak kebahagiaan setiap kali berkunjung dan bersilaturahmi ke sinagoga, pura Hindu, vihara, dan gereja. Di tempat-tempat seperti ini, rasanya begitu mudah menemukan Tuhan.

#gombak #selangor #malaysia #bricstourism #hinduism #mogotes #caves #limestonecaves #temples #architecture #dravidianarchitecture #statues #icongraphy #seetheirfaces #people #shotoniphone #apple #laterfed #vsco

An image of a woman in a teal and orange sari walking across a temple in front of Batu Cave’s main statue of Murugan.

Devils Punchbowl in Otter Rock, Oregon

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.#rockformations #beach #ocean #caves #geology #section-Atlas
Devils Punchbowl

Exploring the big 3 caves of the Sierra de Huetor. Fascinating 14km hiking route takes you to 3 impressive caves formed by karstic erosion in limestone rock. A mix of natural beauty, geology & a bit of spelunking

Cueva del Agua – underground stream and stunning rock formations

Cueva del Gato – named for its openings that let in light, accessible without headlamps

Cueva de los Mármoles – large chambers and historical significance (poss Roman burial site)

#Hiking #Walking #Spain #caves

Group of hikers on a trail with a view south to a snow covered mountain range

Group of hikers passing through some forest trails

Inside a dark cave with 2 openings. The right opening has a person passing by

A group stand at the entrance to a large cave system

Got to do some biosurvey studies on a gorgeous property recently. It is nice to work with landowners who want to share their places, learn about the life and ecosystems they have, and work to properly maintain the ecology. Today they were also planting some native trees not seen around in recent years, and tackling invasive species. Caring for nature is bipartisan; keep fighting for our home, the Earth.

#nature #ecology #biology #cave #caves #caving #photography #NaturePhotography #speleology

A vertical panoramic photograph where the rock walls are layered and raise up towards a slot of green in the upper distance - the trees above the pit. A rope hangs into the pit towards the back of the photo (in the middle) and a person in blue long sleeves and olive green pants wearing a seat harness with vertical gear attached to it stands looking upwards. The cave itself is lit with a flash giving a weird depth because shadows are from the flash not the surface sunlight.

Buchan Caves - Gippsland Victoria

https://makertube.net/w/tqbCxtwYfMmPBQSW8i8n5e

This week's #NewBooks at the library: a deeply discounted copy of For the Love of #Mars; a second-hand copy of the really intriguing Sacred Darkness: A Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of #Caves; and a review copy from @princetonupress @princetonnature: Shark: The Illustrated Biography. #Books #Scicomm #Bookstodon #Sharks #MarineBiology #Astronomy #Anthropology @bookstodon

A top-down photo of three books lying down on a small, brown, wooden table. On the left, For the Love of Mars, showing a cartoony drawing of a black rocket lifting off. In the middle, Sacred Darkness, showing the brightly lit opening of a cave mouth, photographed from inside a large cave with a wide and flat floor. On the right, Shark: The Illustrated Biography, showing some 10 colour illustrations of different shark species. The background shows a beech-coloured laminate floor.

🦇 Bat foot in UV light 🤩 Thank you @TarkabarkaHolgy 😊 😊

https://caveandart.com/uv-project/

#Caves #UVLight #Fluorescence

Two furry clawed paws clinging onto something, and hanging upside down. The background is mottled an dark brown, the fur and claws are glowing blue.

Visited the Museum of Natural History today and came across an exhibit by geologist and photographer Berentés Ágnes. She photographed caves in UV light. It's stunning. It's my new favorite thing.

https://caveandart.com/uv-project/

#geology #rocks #caves #photography #nature #science

Castleguard Cave in Canada

Canada’s longest cave system is home to creatures found nowhere else on the planet, as well as rare cave pearls.#adventure #caves #nationalparks #section-Atlas
Castleguard Cave

4⭐ Gaviota Wind Caves, Goleta CA
https://www.trailspotting.com/2025/04/gaviota-wind-caves-goleta-ca.html
A highlight of touring the California coast, the Gaviota Wind Caves hike explores curious wind-worn caves high in the sandstone hills.

#Outdoors #Hiking #California #Coast #Caves #SantaBarbara #Nature #Trails #Trees #Rocks

In the foreground, the rugged cave entrance frames the view like a natural window. Jagged rocks and rough textures create a contrast with the soft light filtering in from outside. A large, gnarled tree stands proudly just beyond the cave, its branches stretching out like welcoming arms. Its leaves are a mix of deep greens and golden yellows, hinting at the arrival of autumn. Sunlight dapples the ground, casting playful shadows and illuminating patches of lush grass. Beyond the tree, a serene valley unfolds, with rolling hills covered in a patchwork of greenery. The distant mountains rise majestically against a backdrop of a crystal-clear blue sky, dotted with a few fluffy clouds.

Photo taken inside the Batu Caves, Malaysia.

#nature #temple #caves #HinduTemple #LimestoneCaves

Almost five years of cave climate monitoring in Australia and New Zealand

It was back in 2020 and COVID lockdowns that ACKMA, the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, decided to lead a volunteer, citizen science project to measure the 'baseline cave climate'. That is, to collect data for the first time for tourist caves which were temporarily closed at the start of the pandemic. Move forward almost five years, and cave climate data is still being collected from some of the original participating caves....

http://andy-baker.org/2025/04/22/almost-five-years-of-cave-climate-monitoring-in-australia-and-new-zealand/

#caves #climate #citizenscience #ACKMA

Historical holes: Beneath the surface, caves hold the key to Australia’s wildfire history

My colleague @michcampbell recently held a postdoctoral research grant from AINSE. They've just released this 2025 Research Spotlight for early career researcher awardees all about her fire research. I think this is nicely done. If you'd like to know how caves and cave stalagmites can be used to reconstruct records of past fires, here's the article

http://andy-baker.org/2025/04/22/historical-holes-beneath-the-surface-caves-hold-the-key-to-australias-wildfire-history/

#academia #fire #caves #karst #AINSE #ANSTO #UNSW

"Saliendo hacia el nuevo comienzo"... 📸

#blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #nature #caves #trails #darktable #bnw #blancoynegro #blackandwhitephotography #naturephotography #natureartwork #photooftheday #noiretblanc

a B&W photo of a stretch trail among tall plants which leads to a cavern in the background as an enter and exit at the same time located in a hill.

For everyone in the world outside the US starting up the isolation process...remember how well that worked in the 1930's. It left tens of millions to die, turning back refugees sent them to their deaths, and fascism still came for their countries anyway. Isolation & abandonment is not a great policy. The world is even more globalized now than it was 100 years ago. The faster we realize we can rise or fall together, the better off everyone will be.

Politics can be complicated, but empathy is not. Empathy demands that we look at what is going on in all oppressed nations and peoples, and bear witness. And no one with empathy can then refuse to help. This is why empathy is being made to be the enemy. This is why individualism is being touted.

So. Let's all climb out of this pit now, and together, as the people of the Earth.

#cave #caves #caving #adventure #photography #geology #empathy #care #waterfall #nature #NaturePhotography #unity

A vertical pit cave as a vertical panoramic. The top is blue skies above with trees stretching up towards the heavens. A waterfall in the back beats its way into the depths of the pit, full of moss and leaves. A climber is on rope just left of the waterfall, hanging in freespace, but making their way towards the light.

Test over very steep climbs ✅ 🔥😛
so, finally this little gear and I pushed ourselves to the limit on the hill and climbs of hell and we passed the test, beyond what I could have done with a conventional bike, I know that model is not usually for those purposes, but I still have to say that I had some hard trails that I had to do a little hiking... it was fun and because it's an e-bike doesn't mean you don't exercise, as I said before everything still depends on the cyclist.

#BikeTooter #eBike #Cycling #Biking #Nature #Outdoors #Hills #Caves #Bicicleta #Trails #Bike

a photo of my ebike over a dirt road in a hill surrounded by dry shrubs.

a photo of the ebike parked in a moderate downhill.

a photo of a little cavern among the bushes.

The controller of the ebike marking 12 km of distance.

There is a cave which (was) accessed through a pipe culvert. Due to housing development, it is no longer there. It was a historic record site for cave crayfish and I think cave fish as well. The directions to where the culvert intercepts the cave are accurate, but the bottom of the pipe turns to stone, and it appears the cave was filled in.

This is obviously a horrible idea for many reasons - the selfish reason being "your house may literally cave in" as chucking limestone rock into a solution cave that is carving out limestone is obviously not going to work. In the nearby city there is a law against filling a cave because they learned quickly this is horrible structurally. But this is the county where no such regulations exist.

A classic example of how it may sound good in theory to have fewer regulations and oversight so you can "get shit done easier", but the reality is, regulations are there so you don't fuck shit up. Of course, if one also just ignores rules & regs and does whatever they want to whomever they want, we have a different kind of problem. :blobthinking:

#caves #caving #progress #construction #conservation #geology #regulation #law

A concrete culvert yellowing with age in a grassy ditch with limestone cobbly stone from a quarry around it. Entering this small 2 foot diameter culvert we can see a small person in a red caving suit and black muck boots. Just their legs and rear.

Baatara Gorge Waterfall in Chaoui, Lebanon

Surrounded by natural bridges, this picturesque waterfall drops hundreds of feet into an underground cave.#caves #waterfalls #section-Atlas
Baatara Gorge Waterfall

#PhotoOfTheDay: #Bodhisattva #Padmapani, found in Cave 1 of the #Ajanta #Caves, is probably the most famous Ajanta #Mural.

This large, life-size figure, holding a lotus flower, is considered a masterpiece of Indian art. The painting is known for its beauty, elegance, and the skill of the artist in portraying the bodhisattva.

#WorldArtDay

https://www.britannica.com/art/Bodhisattva-Padmapani

#Caves

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