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Archive for May 22nd, 2006

IMG_3693, originally uploaded by Mic2006. As Edgar Allen Poe says in his story “The Premature Burial”, “There are certain themes in which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction”. These topics are, “with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and sustain them”.
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IMG_3714, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Lying on my back in the stream I took another picture of my travelling companion, this time without my flash, relying purely on the light from his helmet mounted LED’s. Just before the sump the tunnel is rounded and pheratic in nature but in silhouette the entry tunnel takes on the distinctive outline [...]

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IMG_3694
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
The classic cave as imagined by most generally forms in limestone. Limestone has a tight, interlocking structure that is impervious to water. Where the surface rock is limestone a karst environment usually develops. In this type of landscape the drainage is invariably beneath the surface where the surface flow penetrates to the [...]

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IMG_3705
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Greetings bloggers; Well I have finally managed to make it back to the blog. Last night when I got back from caving I was too tired and this morning the boss (Maggie) put me to work turning over the vegetable garden and planting tomatoes. As you might have guessed by the picture [...]

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