Last two shots of Hidden River Caverns- I promise! This bridge spans a section of the Hidden River. The river gets its name from the fact that they have yet to discover where it comes from OR where it goes! You can see one of my fellow photographers in the distance.
Thank you Lisa, Maggie, Connie, Nicole, K1W1, Joan, Katy, and Kerri!
@littleconnie They don't think so. At one point a "caver" (someone who maps out caves) was sent through an opening where the river flowed. He was able to get about 90' beyond the opening before it became too narrow for him to crawl through. Trouble was it was also too narrow for him to turn around so he had to back out the whole way. They have also tried sending small objects and colored dye along the river to see where it comes out to no avail. The conclusion is that it is truly an underground river which never sees the light of day.
@k1w1 If you do, you'll have to let me know when you're going. My son lives in London and I could drive there. I know there is one cave about 2 hours away that is very well-known. Can I think of the name of it now? No! But wouldn't it be fun to have a meet-up there!
Interesting explanation why the river is called Hidden River. and reading your comment to littleconnie explains a lot. I opened your picture in large on black and was able to make out the your fellow photographer. awesome picture.
@louannwarren Thank you Lou Ann! @helenhall Thank you Helen! Yes, I was tempted to "fix" it, but then I liked the way this shot shows how narrow some parts were and the way the path was fit to the earth's contour rather than carving it out to suit human likes/dislikes. One of our photographers (not the one in the pic) is over 6 feet tall and the poor fellow really had to stoop down in a few spots! @henrir Thank you Henri! If memory serves me correctly (and it sounds right) I think we were 100 feet down at the lowest point. But I'm not good at remembering that stuff. I should go back and check their website. @bruni Thank you Bruni! What's really funny (quirky) is that if you didn't know where it was, you'd probably never know it was there!
September 22nd, 2017
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Thank you Lisa, Maggie, Connie, Nicole, K1W1, Joan, Katy, and Kerri!
@littleconnie They don't think so. At one point a "caver" (someone who maps out caves) was sent through an opening where the river flowed. He was able to get about 90' beyond the opening before it became too narrow for him to crawl through. Trouble was it was also too narrow for him to turn around so he had to back out the whole way. They have also tried sending small objects and colored dye along the river to see where it comes out to no avail. The conclusion is that it is truly an underground river which never sees the light of day.
@k1w1 If you do, you'll have to let me know when you're going. My son lives in London and I could drive there. I know there is one cave about 2 hours away that is very well-known. Can I think of the name of it now? No! But wouldn't it be fun to have a meet-up there!
@grammyn Yes, very clear and very cold!
@helenhall Thank you Helen! Yes, I was tempted to "fix" it, but then I liked the way this shot shows how narrow some parts were and the way the path was fit to the earth's contour rather than carving it out to suit human likes/dislikes. One of our photographers (not the one in the pic) is over 6 feet tall and the poor fellow really had to stoop down in a few spots!
@henrir Thank you Henri! If memory serves me correctly (and it sounds right) I think we were 100 feet down at the lowest point. But I'm not good at remembering that stuff. I should go back and check their website.
@bruni Thank you Bruni! What's really funny (quirky) is that if you didn't know where it was, you'd probably never know it was there!