Cuevas de Bellamar P1010076, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Shortly after leaving the tourist section of the Cuevas de Bellamar there was this reddish hump in front – it was a rippled flowstone ramp, over which I wriggled and there in front was …..
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The Hump in Front
Posted in Adventures, articles, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, cave formation, Caves, caving, Caving in Cuba, central America, crystals, Cuba, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, history, holiday in Cuba, Interesting, Matanzas, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, Photography, picture of, rocks and minerals, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Travel, tunnels, Uncategorized, underground, vacation, varadero, tagged Add new tag, Caves, caving, Caving in Cuba, Cuevas de Bellamar on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Big Chunk of Natural Silver
Posted in abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, books, Buy The Book, Canada, Cobalt, collecting rocks near Bancroft, Education, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, industrial archeology, Interesting, looking for gems, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, science, silver, silver mines, strange places, Travel, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged Add new tag, Cobalt, mineral collecting, museum, raw silver, rock and mineral, rockhound, rockhounding, silver, silver mines, Travel on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Raw Silver in Cobalt Mining Museum dad 043, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Here is my dad in the Cobalt mining museum. Sitting on top of a safe they have a chunk of silver that they dug out of the earth nearby worth around $14,000. I doubt that must be the value by weight – maybe [...]
It Would Hurt a Lot
Posted in accident, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, bizzare, Buy The Book, Canada, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, crazy things, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, Hamilton, hiking, Interesting, Life, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, Ontario's geology, people, Personal, philosophy, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks in Ontario, science, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged Add new tag, caving, Caving in Ontario, death, exploration, extreme sports, risk, sport on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A calculation of risk and reward. Why do I obsess over stuff like this? IMG_8240, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Here is a tunnel – a crawling tunnel that had once been half filled with water. It is possible to wriggle through here without touching the roof but my concern would be, how safe is it? [...]
I Think I’m Gonna Die – Sanctum, Cave diving in 3D
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, bizzare, Canada, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, crazy things, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, Interesting, Life, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, Ontario's geology, people, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks in Ontario, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged Add new tag, Cave divers, Cave diving, Cave diving Sanctum 3D, Caves, caving, Caving in Ontario, extreme, extreme sports, ontario, Sanctum, Sanctum 3D, sport, underwater caving on September 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is caving in Ontario Caving in Ontario – Sanctum of the Bruce! It is what you might call a rather challenging mental problem – an exercise in self control – sensory deprivation. What is it about pushing the boundaries that is so appealing? Physically – oh there’s no problem there. I will fit. [...]
A Hollow Bonking Sound Came From Down the Tunnel
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, backpacking, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, Canada, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, crazy things, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, hiking, Interesting, Life, My Book, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged Add new tag, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario on August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An Ontario Cave IMG_7647, originally uploaded by Mic2006. You would be surprised how cold ground water can be in August. While exploring an Ontario cave I heard this strange hollow bonking sound, it was really loud, a sort of chugging, slurping gong. It kind of freaked me out until I realized that it came from [...]
Pink Buddhas a hot commodity at the Bancroft Gemboree?
Posted in Bancroft gemboree, beading, bizzare, Caves, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crystals, Family Stuff, gemology, gems, gemstones, Interesting, looking for gems, my life, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Photography, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, sculpture, Travel, tagged Add new tag, Bancroft, Bancroft gemboree, collecting minerals, gems, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bancroft Gemboree 2008 P1010580, originally uploaded by Mic2006. This lady was selling pink buddhas at the Bancroft Gemboree. I have just got back from spending the weekend there and I have taken a number of interesting photos of the people and the minerals that were being sold. This was the first person that I saw [...]
Bats in Ontario Mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, animals, bats, bizzare, Canada, Caves, creepy places, environment, exploration, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, mines in northern Ontario, my life, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged abandoned mines in Ontario, Add new tag, bats, mine, mines in northern Ontario on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bats Looked Healthy to me P1010706, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Much has been said of the mysterious disease that had been killing bats this spring. Having just seen numerous bats in Northern Ontario (Bancroft area) I was unable to notice any of the white fuzz around the nose. This disease might possibly have just [...]
The Bancroft Gemboree
Posted in Adventures, articles, Bancroft gemboree, beading, books, Buy The Book, Canada, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crystals, culture, Education, environment, Family Stuff, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, My Book, my life, ontario, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, trade, Travel, travel writing, tagged Add new tag, Bancroft, Bancroft gemboree, festivals, gems, ontario, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
An experience of the northern rockhound culture gemboree1 008, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Ontario rockhounds look forward to the Bancroft Gemboree, it is the biggest rock and gem show in Canada. I have taken a week off work to attend the gemboree and visit various rock collecting sites up in that area. In my book (as [...]
The Cuevas de Bellamar – Caving in Cuba
Posted in Adventures, articles, bizzare, Caves, caving, central America, crazy things, crystals, environment, exploration, geography, geology, Interesting, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, people, Photography, photos, picture of, Rocks & Gems, rockwatching, science, strange places, Travel, underground, tagged Add new tag, Caving in Cuba, Cuba on June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fantastic Formations in this Cuban Cave P1010091, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I just got back from Cuba and am busily crafting several travel articles. My intent had been to visit Cuba and do some kind of special on the Cuban caves in the Valle de Vinales but from where we were staying it was just [...]
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