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glimmer
a faint or wavering light
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Ruakuri Cave
Sunday-Stills22-0724-Road-Tripping
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road tripping
A usually lengthy trip taken in a motor vehicle,
especially for pleasure.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk282-Cavern
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cavern
a large cave
or chamber in a cave
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The cavernous spiral into and out of …
…the
Ruakari Cave
at…
…Waitomo Caves,
New Zealand
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge…Wk282-Cavern
FOWChallenge-Glow
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glow
give out steady light without flame.
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An ideal photo for this challenge.
Glow Worms in Ruakuri Cave
Waitomo, New Zealand.
Just in case you think I have posted a black square,
upon careful examination you will
see some glow worms.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:…Glow
One-Word-Sunday-Spiral
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One far away spiral one not so far away.
Ruakari cave
Ruakari cave
The Vatican’s
Spiral Staircase…
…complete with arches which could have
been used last week 🙂
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One Word Sunday Challenge: Spiral
Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk239-Winding
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winding
a twisting movement or course.
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The walk to Waitomo’s
Ruakuri Cave entrance…
…is gentle.
However, once through the entrance we were
greeted by this long winding ramp
which took us down into the cave proper.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk239 – Winding
Lens-Artist-PC-100-Long-Winding-Road
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This would be nearly as long a piece
of straight road as you would find in
the Great Ocean Road area.
Even on a quiet day it only takes one
overly cautious driver to have traffic
bumper to bumper.
Along winding walk down into the Ruakuri Cave
at Waitomo Glow Worm Caves
New Zealand.
And there is only one entry/exit,
so another long winding walk
up to ground level.
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti: Long-Winding-Road
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya: Long-Winding-Road
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy: Long-Winding-Road
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina: Long-Winding-Road
MCoW-Mt-Elephant
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Decided to skip back across the ditch
to MY Corner of the World this week.
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If you use your imagination…
…it is not a great leap to think of this shape as
the top half of an elephant.
And I guess that was running through
early settlers/explorers minds when they named
this extinct (I hope) volcano
Mount Elephant.
Mount Elephant is just one of
half a dozen volcanic cones
(that I can think of off-hand)
which dot Victoria’s Western District farmland.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: #17
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MCoW-Ruakuri-Cave
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Still in New Zealand’s
North Island.
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Some images…
…inside Ruakuri Cave…
…one of three caves…
…at the
Waitomo Cave Complex
New Zealand.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: #16
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Lens-Artist-PC-51-Unique
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As soon as I saw this week’s theme…
…I thought of the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand.
These photos come from Ruakuri Cave.
Photography is not permitted in the Glow Worm Cave.
None of the stalactites, stalagmite formations are the same
The average growth rate of
a stalagmite/stalactite is around 0.13 mm per year
(the fastest growth rate being 3 mm per year).
Therefore, at an average growth rate
these formations would increase
by approximately ONE centimetre
(half an inch) every century.
And while many appear to be similar…
…they are all unique.
In Ruakuri Cave photography is permitted.
While the glow worms are nowhere as prolific
as in the Glow Worm Cave there were some.
As to be expected a hand held camera
could only partly record the light.
As soon as we spoke of a New Zealand
North Island road trip…
Waitomo was first stop on our list.
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti: Unique
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya: Unique
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy: Unique
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina: Unique
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