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I took a few new photos on my revisit to the caverns on 29Nov04. I brought a BIG LANTERN FLASHLIGHT this time, to see into all the dark areas...
   

A fossil of a nautilus. The open end is on the left, curving clock-wise
A grotto in the caverns, fully exposed in the dim light
I set my camera to a lengthy exposure time and "painted" this cavern portal
Here I am "painting" a trench. The top shows where the water level once was
It is tricky to hold the mini-tripod with one hand and "paint" with the other!
Little stalactites forming on the ceiling of a tunnel blasted out 72 years ago