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Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>Crawling in cold water in small spaces to study biodiversity. Yeah, it is pretty fun!</p><p>Earlier this week we helped some freshly graduated from college folk get footage underground for their film projects. Enjoying science and art, they are entering science communication by working in visual arts. Some were getting video for a project on salamanders of the region, and another was there for groundwater. Salamanders are charismatic, a wonderful choice. Groundwater is often ignored, but so important, showcasing it in a fun and engaging way will help people care about it.</p><p>The kids are okay. 🙂</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/karst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>karst</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>Me: I am really working too much and need a break.</p><p>Also me: BUT THERE ARE CAVES. </p><p>*schedules more field work days, which increases work load exponentially*</p><p>I called this photo, "And This Was the Good Passage!"<br>...Don't ask.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Jennifer<p>Got invited on a cave trip this weekend to a very wet cave so just tried squeezing myself into some ancient wetsuits. One actually still fits, woohoo, win of the month! <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caving</span></a></p>
Kier<p>Cave Exploration by Isaac Bowen (2014)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uploads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uploads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Dare<p>Rigging an intro-level cave for our SRT students. Even though the cave and rope work may be introductory level, deploying the ropes is a bit more advanced.</p><p><a href="https://kamu.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://kamu.social/tags/GrotteDesEymards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrotteDesEymards</span></a> <a href="https://kamu.social/tags/vercors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vercors</span></a></p>
`Da Elf<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@Jennifer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Jennifer</span></a></span> </p><p>Damn. The best way to beat heat I've ever seen!</p><p>Also, gorgeous.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a></p>
Jennifer<p>Weekend shenanigans when it was too hot to be outside. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>If Pattie Gonia and others flew a flag high on El Capitan (<a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/21/trans-flag-hung-yosemite-national-park/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepinknews.com/2025/05/21/tra</span><span class="invisible">ns-flag-hung-yosemite-national-park/</span></a>) let's take the progress pride flag deep underground! Less sexy and no media but whatev's.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/transRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transRights</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pride2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pride2025</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a></p>
Jimmy CarimaliAu cavage d'une carrière de craie.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/quarry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quarry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/chalk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chalk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/underground?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#underground</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/untertage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#untertage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/caving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@nev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nev</span></a></span> asked if I'd ever been in a lava tube, and the answer is yes, multiple times! Lava tube caves are cool, and are varied in size, shape, and formations, just like limestone caves. Here is a photo in a lava tube cave with my little bat buddy for scale to show some of the variety of textures and colors that can be found. If ya'all like this, I can post some lava tube cave geology / formation type stuff! Comment to let me know what you'd like to see...passage? formations? critters that call these places home?<br><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/volcano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volcano</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lava</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>A large passage with breakdown floor somewhere in Tennessee.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>I missed International Cave Day because I was actually underground instead of on the Internet.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sport</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventure</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Freed eXplore<p>Welcome to the depths of this abandoned quarry, as we explored this timeless corridor, one detail stood out: a chemical formula written directly on the wall.</p><p>CaC₂ + 2H₂O → C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂</p><p>That’s the reaction inside carbide lamps. Calcium carbide reacts with water to produce acetylene gas, which burns with a bright, warm flame. It feels raw and full of character.</p><p>📷 Nikon Z6 | 14-24mm | 2,5s | f/8 | ISO 400</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Urbex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urbex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Acetylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acetylene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Natgeoadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Natgeoadventure</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>Got to do some biosurvey studies on a gorgeous property recently. It is nice to work with landowners who want to share their places, learn about the life and ecosystems they have, and work to properly maintain the ecology. Today they were also planting some native trees not seen around in recent years, and tackling invasive species. Caring for nature is bipartisan; keep fighting for our home, the Earth.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/speleology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speleology</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>For everyone in the world outside the US starting up the isolation process...remember how well that worked in the 1930's. It left tens of millions to die, turning back refugees sent them to their deaths, and fascism still came for their countries anyway. Isolation &amp; abandonment is not a great policy. The world is even more globalized now than it was 100 years ago. The faster we realize we can rise or fall together, the better off everyone will be. </p><p>Politics can be complicated, but empathy is not. Empathy demands that we look at what is going on and bear witness. And no one with empathy can then refuse to help. This is why empathy is being made to be the enemy. This is why individualism is being touted. </p><p>So. Let's all climb out of this pit now, and together, as the people of the Earth.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventure</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>care</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/waterfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterfall</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unity</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>There is a cave which (was) accessed through a pipe culvert. Due to housing development, it is no longer there. It was a historic record site for cave crayfish and I think cave fish as well. The directions to where the culvert intercepts the cave are accurate, but the bottom of the pipe turns to stone, and it appears the cave was filled in. </p><p>This is obviously a horrible idea for many reasons - the selfish reason being "your house may literally cave in" as chucking limestone rock into a solution cave that is carving out limestone is obviously not going to work. In the nearby city there is a law against filling a cave because they learned quickly this is horrible structurally. But this is the county where no such regulations exist.</p><p>A classic example of how it may sound good in theory to have fewer regulations and oversight so you can "get shit done easier", but the reality is, regulations are there so you don't fuck shit up. Of course, if one also just ignores rules &amp; regs and does whatever they want to whomever they want, we have a different kind of problem. :blobthinking: </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Kier<p>U.S. National Park Service Search and Rescue staff walking through a river inside of a cave. (1979)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uploads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uploads</span></a></p>
LupusInFabulaSpeleology/ Caving is not only an “hobby” or “sport”. It becomes a way of leaving and learning how to respect Nature and the crucial importance of Friendship, alone you won’t arrive anywhere # friendship <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/caving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a>
Jennifer<p>Today went out to an Alabama cave preserve my husband manages and put up some new signs at the parking area then hiked around to look at the cave entrances. One entrance with a waterfall was really nice. There's a 400+ foot pit not too far inside. We ran into some guys who had just rappelled to the bottom and climbed back up. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caving</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a></p>
Jeff Munroe<p>A year ago this week I was with a team conducting research in the Scărişoara Ice Cave, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romania</span></a>. This spectacular place contains <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> dating back more than 10,000 years! This unique archive holds valuable information about past <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> variability in this region. Some of the interesting work that has been done in this cave is reported here: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01397-w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-017</span><span class="invisible">-01397-w</span></a> Photo by M. Blatnik. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caves</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/caving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caving</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/earthscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthscience</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
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