This Spring Break 2
Posted by spartlow on April 29, 2010
This Spring Break I went to the Redwoods in Northern California and the Oregon Caves. The Oregon Caves had many different formations like stalactites, stalagmites, and curtains. The entire cave was actually made of marble, but the formations were a different kind of mineral called calcite that covered the marble. The caves were a 90 minute tour underground. I saw two bats and lots of moths. There were over 500 steps!
The entire cave is marble, but covered with formations.
There are stalactites and flow stone covering the ceiling.
Cave bananas? No. These are stalactites covered in flow stone!
Later, we went to Lady Bird Johnson Redwood Grove. Lady Bird Johnson is one of the reasons why there are Redwoods still left. Loggers were clear cutting them at an enormous rate. Lady Bird collaborated with fellow environmentalists and raised money to preserve the Redwoods. As we were walking the trails, we noticed many different species of plants, not just Redwoods! There were ferns, flowers, and a plant that looked like giant clover.
SEE how big this tree is?
This was from Pics4Learning.com.
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September 24th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Wow! These are definitely big trees,and awesome caves. But these are no strangers to us!We have quite similar things here on Vancouver island.
Sincerely,
The Huzzahnian Laina.
May 4th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
As usual, I love the photos from your blog. What a neat place!!
Ms. Riddle
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Wow!! That’s soo cool sounds like a nice Spring break!!
April 30th, 2010 at 9:50 am
For spring break i just stayed home and read a lot. I would of loved to go to that place were the picture were taken. The pictures looked so cool.