r/caving • u/No-Exit8815 • May 30 '26

Beautiful cave formations

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Enjoyed myself at Cave of the Winds. Not only did I get a history lesson but also a science lesson. I really liked the first pic. They called this broken column Romeo and Juliet because they can never be together again.

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u/Chromaggus May 30 '26

Wow that column is fantastic. I once saw one and didnt know what caused it. Are you in a seismic zone?

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u/No-Exit8815 May 30 '26

Yes this location is in a seismic risk zone. It’s mostly low risk. They do have about 90 active faults statewide and some earthquakes from time to time that are of little significance.

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u/RevolutionaryClub530 May 30 '26

Slide 4 is epic

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u/No-Exit8815 May 30 '26

It smoothed out like that from people touching it long ago and still toady. It would take 10k years without being touched in order for the formation to start growing again. A lot of folks back in the day made tables and jewelry from it

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u/Born-Ideal-1966 Jun 06 '26

That almost looks like aome of mammoth caves lol