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The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby photophill » Sep 13, 2011 1:50 am

:waving: At last its on the Web..... :clap:
Check out the Auckland Speleos Group Expedition from Feb 2011 to Megamania Cave in the South Island of New Zealand. Press F11 to go to full screen. Set slideshow speed and use spacebar to pause. A truly amazing cave with Anthodites!
https://picasaweb.google.com/1145797757 ... 0144229810
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby batrotter » Sep 13, 2011 5:32 am

Awesome picture show! Thanks for posting!
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby Steven Johnson » Sep 13, 2011 10:46 am

Wow -- now I'm even more sorry about missing this trip :-/
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby JR-Orion » Sep 13, 2011 3:04 pm

Great pics!

The Pit of Death. Great name. Also really liked that one solo helegmite that just took off on it's own, growing up and at an angle. The Crystal Jewel Formations were quite pretty. The tree roots were kind of creepy looking, and those huge spiders, wow.

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Letting the days go by / water flowing underground
Into the blue again / in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones / there is water underground.
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby NZcaver » Sep 14, 2011 8:12 am

Great shots, Phill - especially the macros and wides. Many familiar faces. Thanks for sharing! :clap:

When's the next trip...? :woohoo:
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby Downundercaver » Oct 22, 2011 12:52 pm

Gotta Love VB

By the way great photos how far in do the caves go?
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Re: The Great Megamania Cave Expedition 2011

Postby Cheryl Jones » Oct 22, 2011 5:58 pm

Excellent! Thanks! Nice cave. :wtg:

Tree roots definitely spooky. Formations outstanding.

How long is the cave? How many trips did you make to it from your campsite? How often is it visited, considering that access is by chopper?

Give us some scoop! :wink:
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