Saturday, August 02, 2008
11:15 AM
Aust trip Day 15 - Jenolan Caves
hav u been to a place dat's 340 million yrs old? well, this is it --- e oldest cave system in e world, e jenolan caves! to put into context how long exactly is 340 million yrs, let me remind u dat dinosaurs oni became extinct 65 million yrs ago. oh my god...
inside e nettle cave~~
gg to e orient cave~~ unlike e nettle cave which is penetrated by sunlight, e orient cave is pitch dark!
e formations, which are a result of interactions btw water, limstone, gravity & time r really beautiful! there r countless of wondrous shapes, some on e walls or floor, others hanging from e roof.
this is one example where e stalactite & stalagmite hav not joined yet. when dissolved limestone is deposited as crystals onto e ceiling by water dripping into e cave, a stalactite is formed. similarly, those on e floor will grow to become stalagmite. the process will eventually resulted in e formation of a column. 
e grand column~~ formed by e ultimate joining of a stalactite & stalagmite! it's really impressive!
they named this structure e 12 postles!
hav u been to a place dat's 340 million yrs old? well, this is it --- e oldest cave system in e world, e jenolan caves! to put into context how long exactly is 340 million yrs, let me remind u dat dinosaurs oni became extinct 65 million yrs ago. oh my god...
after a 1.5hrs coach ride from katoomba, we finally arrived at the jenolan caves~~
the blue lake~~
there r 11 discovered caves here, & we went into e nettle cave (which is above ground) & orient cave (which is underground).
on e way to nettle cave...
inside e nettle cave~~
gg to e orient cave~~ unlike e nettle cave which is penetrated by sunlight, e orient cave is pitch dark!
e formations, which are a result of interactions btw water, limstone, gravity & time r really beautiful! there r countless of wondrous shapes, some on e walls or floor, others hanging from e roof.
this is one example where e stalactite & stalagmite hav not joined yet. when dissolved limestone is deposited as crystals onto e ceiling by water dripping into e cave, a stalactite is formed. similarly, those on e floor will grow to become stalagmite. the process will eventually resulted in e formation of a column. e grand column~~ formed by e ultimate joining of a stalactite & stalagmite! it's really impressive!
they named this structure e 12 postles!