THE WORLD FAMOUS CARLSBAD CAVERNS ~ NEW MEXICO ~ USA ~ AWESOME !
THE VIDEO SHOWS CAVE DIVING IN FLORIDA USA ~ EXTREME SPORT ~ EXCITING
WHWEREVER I go in this Old World
If theres a CAVE I cant resist it
I love the Dark & Quiet & Cold
Love the UNKNOWN ~ I cant desist it !
MY FRIENDS think Im BATS ~ they inhabit CAVES !
I often go alone ~ not recommended
If I slip and fall ~ no one to save
My *One & Only Life* has been expended !
STALACTITES look down and calm my FEARS
STALAGMITES look up and COLUMNS form
Theyve been growing here for years & years & years
Long long before I was ever BORN !
I love to find a passage UNEXPLORED
A place no TROGLODYTE has stepped before
The beauty of the CRYSTALS leave me floored
I sketch & photograph them all in awe !
There are unwritten rules when you are CAVIN*
Take care not to break the JEWELS by misbehavin*
The GUIDES all will announce ~ in sombre tone
No specimens allowed ! Your Geologic Hammer leave at HOME !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Yours BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡
Ive done most of my POTHOLING ~ CAVING in the Peak District (DERBYSHIRE ~ UK)
It is home to the famous BLUE JOHN MINES ~ a rare mineral only found there.
Like other Minerals and the Stalactites & Stalagmites in UK CAVES ~ it is an offence
to remove any from the CAVES ! Plenty of good specimens are available to purchase at
reasonable prices ~ in the many Mineral Specimen Shops in Matlock and other Towns.
Angela & I love the PEAK DISTRICT and often go for a WEEKEND or Longer !
Not all Countries are so protective of there Mineral Heritage. I was in Yugoslavia and
there was a sign saying *HOLE* ! No Fee no Reception Desk no Guide. I had a
torch so I ventured in. There were lots of lovely Stalactites & Stalagmites but what
saddened me was that several of the Stalactites had been BROKEN OFF (shock horror)
and were lying trampled on the FLOOR ! Being a Scientist I know the intrinsic value of
shards of rock lying underfoot so I decided to give them a decent BURIAL ! I selected
about SIX to prevent further damage and took them back home ! At College I asked
the GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT if in return for one complete specimen they would slice
others into sections and polish them ~ which they did. The JEWELLERY Department
mounted them on chains and we sold them to the students for £10 ($13) and raised
over £500 ($650) for our COASTAL EROSION FIELD TRIP ! Yours BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡