• Entropywins@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I have gone to a couple lava flow caves and went to one in Central Oregon that I had to crawl through a tiny hole for about 5-6 feet not too bad but it opened up to this amazing little geode room thing…out of the ten of us only 4 of us went in there it was terrifying but worth it…turning off your flashlights in caves is something else!!!

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      Dude that sounds awesome!! I’ve explored one small cave in NY with some coworkers – was sort of tricky to get into, you had to go in sideways leading on your back, but it opened up into a big room with a way to climb further down a bit. I have some friends who were way more into it, had the gear, made maps, researched living things they found inside, etc, but I didn’t get into it at the time.

      That thing about going further when others stay back-- or the feeling of turning off the lights and waiting for your eyes to adjust but still you can’t see anything – pretty cool!

      Someday I’d like to go to Mammoth in KY or one of those caves in NZ with the glow worms!