Caving with Talbot Park Baptist Church

Wow! Great trip last weekend with the kids from Talbot Park Baptist Church. The kids had a great time, worked well together, weren't afraid to get a little wet and dirty... It doesn't get any better than that.

We got a couple of great shots of "the Wedding Cake" a flowstone structure in the upper chamber of the cave. Here's one that gives you an idea of the size. This structure grew from minerals deposited through a seam in the ceiling of the cave.

Here's a happy caver coming out of a hole down in the "Popcorn Room." Popcorn, or 'cave coral' is made when a mixture of minerals and moisture are squeezed through a porous rock. Once the moisture is released, it feeds the growth of a coral-like mineral deposit which vaguely resembles popcorn.

Finally we have a picture of ice stalactites and stalagmites growing near the entrance to Indian Cave. The icicles are very similar to actual speleotherms, and give us a great idea of how the amazing structures grow underground...