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Mammoth Caves

            I'm not a spelunker, but sometimes I wish I was. Caves fascinate me. They transport me to a world so different to that of our surface-dwelling species, tens of thousands of years in the making. 
These is the fascinating Mammoth Cave, a large limestone cave 21 km south of the town of Margaret River in south-western Western Australia. It lies within the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park and is surrounded by karri and marri forest. Over 10,000 fossils had at one time accumulated inside the cave; many of which were found to be remains of Australian Megafauna (giant animals) that became extinct around 46,000 years ago.

Stalagmites, stalactites & columns create scenes that are magical to me, like quiet sentinels of some ancient deep secrets held tightly within the earth. They fire my imagination. 

Did anyone else like the Journey to the Centre of the Earth movie, the 1959 original, not the 2008 remake? I loved it as a kid. Except for the part where Gertrude the duck, well, you know, made his premature exit. And I love the Rick Wakeman Journey to the Centre of the Earth album. It's awesome to play through headphones while going to sleep and imagining being on the journey. 

Anyway ... I wanted to open a bar inside these caves, but the police stopped me. They said it was illegal to sell alcohol to miners. I said you grotto be kidding me! So I asked would it be okay if I played music - rock music? They said no! Rather than get into a stalag-fight with them I caved in and left.

Happy Sunday out there :)

Taken in: Australia / West Coast / Forest Grove (show map)

Taken on: October 20, 2023

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