The Space Between

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rhamphotheca:

underthevastblueseas: Underwater Rivers?

A group of amateur cave explorers discovered a river in Mexico with banks, trees and leaves just like an ordinary river, but with an additional metric shit ton of “WTF,” because they were hovering 25 feet over it in scuba gear when they discovered it.

While underwater water doesn’t seem possible, the “river” is actually a briny mix of salt water and hydrogen sulfide. It’s much more dense than regular salt water, so it sinks to the bottom and forms a distinct separation that acts and flows like a river.

Deep sea lakes look like normal lakes, complete with sandy and rocky shores. Scientist call these lakes “cold seeps,” but they’re a hotbed for life, because apparently waterfront real estate is a hot commodity under water, too. The “rocky” shores are actually made up of hundreds of thousands of mussels. Even weirder, the lakes under the waves have waves of their own.

Photos by Anatoly Beloshchin,source,

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ryanpanos:

Schusev State Museum of Architecture by Yuri Polonski, Anton Demakov, and Mark Ars

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armchaircaver:

The latest in professional caving attire.

photo-underview:

Ibn Ammar Cave - Portugal

AESDA - Associação de Estudos Subterrâneos e Defesa do Ambiente

Caver: Luciana Simões

It must be warm there!

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Massively unattractive photo of me taking a couple of children down Goatchurch, Burrington, last weekend.

sunslate:

Cliff Dwellings at Bandelier National Monument

I like to see under the skin of the earth and into the minds of the humans.

Raging torrents, quiet recesses and slow beauty built up over millenia.

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99lions:

William Horton

Close-up of the Ice Cave near Bandera Volcano close to Grants, New Mexico.

punchingaunicorn:

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50shadesofhairspray:

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solent:

50shadesofhairspray:

solent:

armchaircaver:

solent:

carriedawaytoparadise:

Paradise…

Hey you waterfall, I’d love to lose my wellies to you!

You need tighter wellies! I can’t take mine off even when I want to.

Ah yeah I used to have tighter wellies but on the long walk to and from Gaping Gill, they gave me blisters. Still debating whether I should go back to the wellies that are exactly my size (pros: they keep my feet warmer because of less welly-water to warm up, I don’t lose them in waterfalls, cons: blisters on long walks to caves) or have the bigger ones (pros: no blisters, cons: feet are colder, can get lost in waterfalls)… Hmm now that I think of it, I should go back to the tight-fitting wellies :-)

Bro, Pro tip: Wear comfortable shoes on the hike to the cave and change into your wellies when you get there. Unless you plan on doing a through trip and coming out a different entrance, you can stash your shoes under a rock or something while you’re underground. It’s more to pack, but having my running shoes to squeeze into after a long day makes the prospect of the long hike back to the vehicles way easier to take.

I know, I know, we just didn’t really know what we were in for that day. It was totally worth it by the way! But yeah this will ultimately be the plan in a similar situation.

Bro tip: thick sealskinz/generic neoprene socks are warm when wet AND don’t give you blisters. 
I know about the wellies yo, I wear a size 6 ;)

I need to invest in some neoprene socks so badly. There’s not really anywhere near here that I can buy them though… Until then I’m stuck with wool socks from the Wal Mart hunting section. Classy, I know.

No buying online? I would of put this in your ask but you don’t have one ;)

I just noticed somebody tagged this as “Wellies debate”. 

Lol. 

Say what you see.

punchingaunicorn:

50shadesofhairspray:

punchingaunicorn:

solent:

50shadesofhairspray:

solent:

armchaircaver:

solent:

carriedawaytoparadise:

Paradise…

Hey you waterfall, I’d love to lose my wellies to you!

You need tighter wellies! I can’t take mine off even when I want to.

Ah yeah I used to have tighter wellies but on the long walk to and from Gaping Gill, they gave me blisters. Still debating whether I should go back to the wellies that are exactly my size (pros: they keep my feet warmer because of less welly-water to warm up, I don’t lose them in waterfalls, cons: blisters on long walks to caves) or have the bigger ones (pros: no blisters, cons: feet are colder, can get lost in waterfalls)… Hmm now that I think of it, I should go back to the tight-fitting wellies :-)

Bro, Pro tip: Wear comfortable shoes on the hike to the cave and change into your wellies when you get there. Unless you plan on doing a through trip and coming out a different entrance, you can stash your shoes under a rock or something while you’re underground. It’s more to pack, but having my running shoes to squeeze into after a long day makes the prospect of the long hike back to the vehicles way easier to take.

I know, I know, we just didn’t really know what we were in for that day. It was totally worth it by the way! But yeah this will ultimately be the plan in a similar situation.

Bro tip: thick sealskinz/generic neoprene socks are warm when wet AND don’t give you blisters. 
I know about the wellies yo, I wear a size 6 ;)

I need to invest in some neoprene socks so badly. There’s not really anywhere near here that I can buy them though… Until then I’m stuck with wool socks from the Wal Mart hunting section. Classy, I know.

No buying online? I would of put this in your ask but you don’t have one ;)

desertstrings:

This might be my favorite line from Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

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timetravelteam:

The excitement of caves

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underwater-in-art:

The great depths of the ocean aren’t accessible to everyone, but the mysterious beauty of this underwater world can still be seen thanks to the work of many brave photographers. One of these adventurous people is landscape photographer Marcio Cabral who created the project entitled Anhumas Abyss.

Located in Brazil, Anhumas Abyss is an underwater cave that is accessible by rappelling down roughly 235 feet through a large gap in the rocks. Upon arrival to the base of the cave, Cabral proceeded to dive underwater to capture the enchanting world that lives below the surface, inspired by the streaming spotlight of light that occurs just a few days each year when the sun aligns perfectly with the small opening at the top of the cave. Marcio Cabral’s website   source