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10/23/2006 11:35:36 PM · #1 |
Went on a great three hour spelunking trip with my 6-year-old today to Ape Cave near Mt. St. Helens. Ape Cave is a 2 mile long lava tube. We did the upper portion today which is fairly hard with a great deal of scrambing over rock piles and climbing some other obstacles.
The first shot is just sorta for fun. It isn't that great. I really like the second shot, but the 640 px canvas doesn't do it justice so I decided not to enter it into Free Study.
 
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10/23/2006 11:59:39 PM · #2 |
Very cool. I've been caving once, in Arkansas.
Are there several places along the lava tube where light comes in? The thing I rememebr most is how incredibly dark is was inside the caves.
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10/24/2006 12:06:40 AM · #3 |
No the spot you see is the only place in two miles other than the two enterances.
Yes...with the lights off, it is darkness on a whole 'nuther level.
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10/24/2006 01:43:39 AM · #4 |
Hey, I've been there! I climbed St. Helens three summers in a row: '91-'93. The second year, we walked through Ape Cave before going up.
It's a really cool lava tube. :)
The darkness was kinda creepy and kinda fun. I was glad we all had flashlights!
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10/24/2006 11:22:20 AM · #5 |
I did try to use Leroy's suggestion to mask off the bright areas and reduce the NI there. I think it helped a bit, but the shot, overall, was just so technically challenging that it may have been beyond getting.
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