BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam

Subject: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 02:42 PM

I thought catters would enjoy reading about this incredible cave in Vietnam. The pictures are remarkable.

national geographic article

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: gnu
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 03:00 PM

Cool. Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Beer
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 03:07 PM

Remarkable is right. Love this stuff.
Adrien

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Rapparee
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 03:27 PM

Were I still spelunking that would almost be enough to entice me to visit Vietnam.

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 04:44 PM

Wow! My gob has not been so smacked for a long time :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 04:50 PM

I have seen programs on this on the NatGeo cable channel. It is truly amazing.

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 05:36 PM

Certainly an amazing creation.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: GUEST,ChanteyLass
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 06:12 PM

Gasp! Thank you!

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Apr 12 - 06:49 PM

As a former cave guide in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave region, I have to say that this one jumps ahead to a whole new level of big and interesting. And be sure to keep reading - at the end of the photos they link to the cave in Mexico (found via a lead mine) with humongous selenite crystals. They make humans look tiny as they walk around them.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 11:41 AM

Thanks for the link.

Here's the Cavern of Crystal Giants NatGeo article about Cueva de los Cristales.

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 11:45 AM

Thanks for the info about the giant crystals, Becky and SRS.

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: GUEST,Stim
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 12:41 PM

Amazing. It shows that, as much as we think we know, there is still a lot to be discovered.

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Don Firth
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 05:28 PM

The prolific and imaginative Edgar Rice Burroughs not only wrote the Tarzan series and the John Carter of Mars series, but a series about "Pellucidar," a great cavernous world inside the earth, populated by humans, but also by all kinds of strange critters and monsters (not all dinosaurs died in the meteor strike 60,000,000 years ago--some moved "indoors" and continued to evolve). Great stuff! Burroughs doing his thing.

But it kinda makes you wonder sometimes. . . .

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 08:58 PM

I don't usually comment twice on such a thread but this is the most amazing cave I've ever seen. One doesn't need to worry about bumping one's head.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: a remarkable cave in Vietnam
From: Bobert
Date: 27 Apr 12 - 09:03 PM

Cool story and great pic...

B~