#limestone — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #limestone, aggregated by home.social.
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Montréal souterrain. Détails dans la description (ALT)
Pixel 8, photo traitée sur l'appareil.
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Hype for the Future 171K: City of Athens, Alabama
Overview The City of Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, in the general region known as North Alabama north beyond the scope of the Tennessee River. Today, the community is home to Athens State University and the Alabama Veteran’s Museum.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/hype-for-the-future-171k-city-of-athens-alabama/
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Hype for the Future 164B: City of Groesbeck, Texas
Overview The City of Groesbeck is a community located within and the county seat of Limestone County, Texas, along State Highways 14 and 164. Today, the community is associated with the Limestone County Historical and the nearby Old Fort Parker Historic Site, as well as the Lone Star Inn and Suites on the northern end of municipal limits.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/hype-for-the-future-164b-city-of-groesbeck-texas/
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! ☘️
The Yorkshire Dales and Ireland's Burren share 340-million-year-old Carboniferous limestone.
But the Dales have 2,500+ caves and 400+ km of passage. The Burren, ~56 caves, but 25,000 hectares of exposed limestone pavement vs. our 1,052.
Same rock. Very different worlds.
#geologyrocks #stpatricksday #yorkshiredales #theburren #ireland #limestone #karst
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Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with stone extension
An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent barn at this…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #britishhouses #Design #England #Entertainment #extensions #farmhouses #glass #limestone #residentialextensions #section:all #section:architecture #somerset #UK #woodenarchitecture
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#Calcite on #limestone _ Elmwood mine, Tennessee, #USA _ are certainly among the best calcites in the world.
The largest crystal measures 100mm.
By #GeologyWORLD Antonia Miglioli
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
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Ryugashido Cavern / 竜ヶ岩洞.
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Today I went to the Ryugashido Cavern / 竜ヶ岩洞.
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🌳 Lonely, windswept trees existing on the harsh rocky outcrops of the Yorkshire Dales limestones. There is something evocative about these gnarly trees, symbolising nature's resilience and the idea that life always finds a way. The images were captured using a 1970s 35mm camera and Kodak Gold film.
#FilmPhotography #35mm #35mmFilm #LonelyTree #Ingleton #Limestone #Kodak #KodakGold
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Hype for the Future 101F: City of Bedford, Indiana
Introduction The City of Bedford is the largest city in and county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. Located in Southern Indiana, the community and surrounding areas are associated with the historic significance of Indiana Limestone; however, additional attractions include the Wiley House, the Lawrence County Museum of History, and most notably, Bluespring Caverns Park. Travel The City of Bedford is accessible from external communities within the State of Indiana […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hype-for-the-future-101f-city-of-bedford-indiana/
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Hype for the Future 101F: City of Bedford, Indiana
Introduction The City of Bedford is the largest city in and county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. Located in Southern Indiana, the community and surrounding areas are associated with the historic significance of Indiana Limestone; however, additional attractions include the Wiley House, the Lawrence County Museum of History, and most notably, Bluespring Caverns Park. Travel The City of Bedford is accessible from external communities within the State of Indiana […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hype-for-the-future-101f-city-of-bedford-indiana/
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Hype for the Future 101F: City of Bedford, Indiana
Introduction The City of Bedford is the largest city in and county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. Located in Southern Indiana, the community and surrounding areas are associated with the historic significance of Indiana Limestone; however, additional attractions include the Wiley House, the Lawrence County Museum of History, and most notably, Bluespring Caverns Park. Travel The City of Bedford is accessible from external communities within the State of Indiana […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hype-for-the-future-101f-city-of-bedford-indiana/
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Hype for the Future 101F: City of Bedford, Indiana
Introduction The City of Bedford is the largest city in and county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. Located in Southern Indiana, the community and surrounding areas are associated with the historic significance of Indiana Limestone; however, additional attractions include the Wiley House, the Lawrence County Museum of History, and most notably, Bluespring Caverns Park. Travel The City of Bedford is accessible from external communities within the State of Indiana […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hype-for-the-future-101f-city-of-bedford-indiana/
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Hype for the Future 101F: City of Bedford, Indiana
Introduction The City of Bedford is the largest city in and county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. Located in Southern Indiana, the community and surrounding areas are associated with the historic significance of Indiana Limestone; however, additional attractions include the Wiley House, the Lawrence County Museum of History, and most notably, Bluespring Caverns Park. Travel The City of Bedford is accessible from external communities within the State of Indiana […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hype-for-the-future-101f-city-of-bedford-indiana/
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Old limestone quarry, Buxton, England
📷 Zenit-E 🔎 Mir-1b 37mm
🎞️ #kodakportra160 #35mmfilmEngland; August 2023
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmcommunity #photography #buxton #limestone #kodak #kodakportra
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Limestone sculpture of a man, Iraq, 2400 BCE
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1595554/limestone-sculpture-of-a-man-iraq-2400-bce
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Last week, I went sport climbing in Sicily near San Vito Lo Capo. The area is known for extensive limestone cliffs above the sea and well-bolted sport routes across a wide range of grades.
#climbing #sportclimbing #sicily #sanvitolocapo #limestone #mediterranean #italy
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Keystone (limestone) (Paleontology 🦕)
Keystone is a type of limestone, or coral rag, quarried in the Florida Keys, in particular from Windley Key fossil quarry, which is now a State Park of Florida. The limestone is Pleistocene in age, and the rock primarily consists of scleractinian coral, such as Elkhorn coral and Brain coral. The Hurricane Monument, commemorating victims of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1...
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🤠🐍 Indiana Jones vibes! The Egyptian pyramid-like ruins of an old and long-abandoned limestone quarry, swallowed by the forest. Somewhere in England.
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/cowdale-quarry-england/
#Movies #IndianaJones #Explore #Travel #UrbanExploration #Forest #Ferns #Ruins #Photography #Limestone #Industry
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Crucial Pond-ering.
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#DailyPictureTheme #pond
#vss365 #arbitrary
#WordedArt #crucial (indirectly)
#BlueSkyRelay #limestone ( #FindThePrompt ) #abode
DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) swirl / stork
#WritingCommunity #poetry #nonet
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Rose-Lover's Revenge? (Limerick)
There's a "gash in the #limestone," Trump raged.
(A large wound where his Rose-War was waged.)
"Deep and nasty," he screamed.
"Culprit's barred!" (Trump was steamed.)
That aged crackpot ought really be caged.#BlueskyRelay #Limestone #Flowers #Roses #Poetry #Limerick #Limericks #News #MicroPoetry #Poems #Resist #Trump #MAGA #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #Poets #PoetryCommunity
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Limescale (Petrology 💎)
Limescale is a hard, chalky deposit, consisting mainly of calcium carbonate. It often builds up inside kettles, boilers, and pipework, especially that for hot water. It is also often found as a similar deposit on the inner surfaces of old pipes and other surfaces where hard water has flowed. Limescale also forms as travertine or tufa in hard water springs. The colour varies from...
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Keystone (limestone) (Paleontology 🦕)
Keystone is a type of limestone, or coral rag, quarried in the Florida Keys, in particular from Windley Key fossil quarry, which is now a State Park of Florida. The limestone is Pleistocene in age, and the rock primarily consists of scleractinian coral, such as Elkhorn coral and Brain coral. The Hurricane Monument, commemorating victims of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1...
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New publication: #Liming enhances the abundance and stability of #nitrogen-cycling #microbes: the buffering effect of long-term lime application. #grassland #nitrification #Nfixation #denitrification #limestone
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When I saw "Natural Bridge" on the map, I had to go see it. It's off Bridge Gulch Road in Bridge Gulch, so I'm not the only one obsessed. (Plaque words are in the alt.)
All the details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/10/massacre-natural-bridge.html
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #California #TrinityCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #TrinityNationalForest #PNW #naturalbridge #limestone
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A septarian concretion is a unique rock formation characterized by its striking cracked or geometric pattern. These formations are composed of a combination of minerals, such as #calcite, #aragonite, #barite, and sometimes #pyrite, encased in a hard outer layer of #limestone or #mudstone.
https://www.geologyin.com/2017/12/what-is-septarian-concretion.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawF6ZotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUlrg-EOtQBG1g5VNbu0cwPxq6jrghNg1XJrh0GHd4ddD7lCpNgQ3kI3Og_aem_vWK47Kt4Nh7FQadUWEPG_w
By #GeologyWonders
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The #Batagay or #Batagaika crater in Siberia often referred to as the "Doorway to the Underworld" or the
"Gateway to Hell" is a
#permafrost #megaslump in Yakutia, Russia.Dimensions vary by source, but the site covers around 192 acres (78 hectares)
and stretches two thirds of a mile (one kilometer) in length.Logged of trees in the 1960s, its walls reach a depth of around 180 feet (55 meters)
and expose 650,000 years of geologic history.Since first spotted in the 1960s by surveillance satellites, the crater has grownfrom an insignificant gully to a massive depression at an accelerating rate.
According to Sarah Cadieux, Sr. Lecturer and Associate Director of Environmental Science of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
the crater area increased by almost three times from 1991 to 2018.The Batagaika crater isn’t a crater at all,
it’s a #retrogressive #thaw #slump, a type of terrain called #thermokarst that occurs in areas underlain by permafrost.No longer cooled by forest cover, the slump has become a self-sustaining #feedback #loop,
a portion of the ecosystem which has tipped into a new state.This is not an isolated case, but rather a rapidly growing problem in the Arctic as
💥it warms three to four times the rate of the rest of the planet since 1979.Called Arctic or polar #amplification, this phenomenon is a well established fact measured by instruments,
confirmed in climate computer models,
and reinforced by paleoclimate records.Powerful anecdotal evidence occurred in the scorching heatwave of 2020 that saw the Russian town of Verkhoyansk
which lies north of the Arctic Circle hit a stunning 38° C (100.4° F) on June 20.2020 also saw overall temperatures in the Siberian basin rise to nearly 11° F above normal,
shocking scientists and releasing #ancient #methane
not from ancient organic material,
but from #limestone.Elevated methane in wetlands was expected, but not from #outgassing #rock.
A year later in 2021 Europe’s climate change service Copernicus Sentinel satellites recorded 118° F (48° C) in the Sakha Republic of Arctic Siberia,
and records continue to fall with temperatures over 100° F in 2023 as reported by CNN. -
The #Batagay or #Batagaika crater in Siberia often referred to as the "Doorway to the Underworld" or the
"Gateway to Hell" is a
#permafrost #megaslump in Yakutia, Russia.Dimensions vary by source, but the site covers around 192 acres (78 hectares)
and stretches two thirds of a mile (one kilometer) in length.Logged of trees in the 1960s, its walls reach a depth of around 180 feet (55 meters)
and expose 650,000 years of geologic history.Since first spotted in the 1960s by surveillance satellites, the crater has grownfrom an insignificant gully to a massive depression at an accelerating rate.
According to Sarah Cadieux, Sr. Lecturer and Associate Director of Environmental Science of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
the crater area increased by almost three times from 1991 to 2018.The Batagaika crater isn’t a crater at all,
it’s a #retrogressive #thaw #slump, a type of terrain called #thermokarst that occurs in areas underlain by permafrost.No longer cooled by forest cover, the slump has become a self-sustaining #feedback #loop,
a portion of the ecosystem which has tipped into a new state.This is not an isolated case, but rather a rapidly growing problem in the Arctic as
💥it warms three to four times the rate of the rest of the planet since 1979.Called Arctic or polar #amplification, this phenomenon is a well established fact measured by instruments,
confirmed in climate computer models,
and reinforced by paleoclimate records.Powerful anecdotal evidence occurred in the scorching heatwave of 2020 that saw the Russian town of Verkhoyansk
which lies north of the Arctic Circle hit a stunning 38° C (100.4° F) on June 20.2020 also saw overall temperatures in the Siberian basin rise to nearly 11° F above normal,
shocking scientists and releasing #ancient #methane
not from ancient organic material,
but from #limestone.Elevated methane in wetlands was expected, but not from #outgassing #rock.
A year later in 2021 Europe’s climate change service Copernicus Sentinel satellites recorded 118° F (48° C) in the Sakha Republic of Arctic Siberia,
and records continue to fall with temperatures over 100° F in 2023 as reported by CNN. -
The #Batagay or #Batagaika crater in Siberia often referred to as the "Doorway to the Underworld" or the
"Gateway to Hell" is a
#permafrost #megaslump in Yakutia, Russia.Dimensions vary by source, but the site covers around 192 acres (78 hectares)
and stretches two thirds of a mile (one kilometer) in length.Logged of trees in the 1960s, its walls reach a depth of around 180 feet (55 meters)
and expose 650,000 years of geologic history.Since first spotted in the 1960s by surveillance satellites, the crater has grownfrom an insignificant gully to a massive depression at an accelerating rate.
According to Sarah Cadieux, Sr. Lecturer and Associate Director of Environmental Science of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
the crater area increased by almost three times from 1991 to 2018.The Batagaika crater isn’t a crater at all,
it’s a #retrogressive #thaw #slump, a type of terrain called #thermokarst that occurs in areas underlain by permafrost.No longer cooled by forest cover, the slump has become a self-sustaining #feedback #loop,
a portion of the ecosystem which has tipped into a new state.This is not an isolated case, but rather a rapidly growing problem in the Arctic as
💥it warms three to four times the rate of the rest of the planet since 1979.Called Arctic or polar #amplification, this phenomenon is a well established fact measured by instruments,
confirmed in climate computer models,
and reinforced by paleoclimate records.Powerful anecdotal evidence occurred in the scorching heatwave of 2020 that saw the Russian town of Verkhoyansk
which lies north of the Arctic Circle hit a stunning 38° C (100.4° F) on June 20.2020 also saw overall temperatures in the Siberian basin rise to nearly 11° F above normal,
shocking scientists and releasing #ancient #methane
not from ancient organic material,
but from #limestone.Elevated methane in wetlands was expected, but not from #outgassing #rock.
A year later in 2021 Europe’s climate change service Copernicus Sentinel satellites recorded 118° F (48° C) in the Sakha Republic of Arctic Siberia,
and records continue to fall with temperatures over 100° F in 2023 as reported by CNN. -
The #Batagay or #Batagaika crater in Siberia often referred to as the "Doorway to the Underworld" or the
"Gateway to Hell" is a
#permafrost #megaslump in Yakutia, Russia.Dimensions vary by source, but the site covers around 192 acres (78 hectares)
and stretches two thirds of a mile (one kilometer) in length.Logged of trees in the 1960s, its walls reach a depth of around 180 feet (55 meters)
and expose 650,000 years of geologic history.Since first spotted in the 1960s by surveillance satellites, the crater has grownfrom an insignificant gully to a massive depression at an accelerating rate.
According to Sarah Cadieux, Sr. Lecturer and Associate Director of Environmental Science of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
the crater area increased by almost three times from 1991 to 2018.The Batagaika crater isn’t a crater at all,
it’s a #retrogressive #thaw #slump, a type of terrain called #thermokarst that occurs in areas underlain by permafrost.No longer cooled by forest cover, the slump has become a self-sustaining #feedback #loop,
a portion of the ecosystem which has tipped into a new state.This is not an isolated case, but rather a rapidly growing problem in the Arctic as
💥it warms three to four times the rate of the rest of the planet since 1979.Called Arctic or polar #amplification, this phenomenon is a well established fact measured by instruments,
confirmed in climate computer models,
and reinforced by paleoclimate records.Powerful anecdotal evidence occurred in the scorching heatwave of 2020 that saw the Russian town of Verkhoyansk
which lies north of the Arctic Circle hit a stunning 38° C (100.4° F) on June 20.2020 also saw overall temperatures in the Siberian basin rise to nearly 11° F above normal,
shocking scientists and releasing #ancient #methane
not from ancient organic material,
but from #limestone.Elevated methane in wetlands was expected, but not from #outgassing #rock.
A year later in 2021 Europe’s climate change service Copernicus Sentinel satellites recorded 118° F (48° C) in the Sakha Republic of Arctic Siberia,
and records continue to fall with temperatures over 100° F in 2023 as reported by CNN. -
The #Batagay or #Batagaika crater in Siberia often referred to as the "Doorway to the Underworld" or the
"Gateway to Hell" is a
#permafrost #megaslump in Yakutia, Russia.Dimensions vary by source, but the site covers around 192 acres (78 hectares)
and stretches two thirds of a mile (one kilometer) in length.Logged of trees in the 1960s, its walls reach a depth of around 180 feet (55 meters)
and expose 650,000 years of geologic history.Since first spotted in the 1960s by surveillance satellites, the crater has grownfrom an insignificant gully to a massive depression at an accelerating rate.
According to Sarah Cadieux, Sr. Lecturer and Associate Director of Environmental Science of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
the crater area increased by almost three times from 1991 to 2018.The Batagaika crater isn’t a crater at all,
it’s a #retrogressive #thaw #slump, a type of terrain called #thermokarst that occurs in areas underlain by permafrost.No longer cooled by forest cover, the slump has become a self-sustaining #feedback #loop,
a portion of the ecosystem which has tipped into a new state.This is not an isolated case, but rather a rapidly growing problem in the Arctic as
💥it warms three to four times the rate of the rest of the planet since 1979.Called Arctic or polar #amplification, this phenomenon is a well established fact measured by instruments,
confirmed in climate computer models,
and reinforced by paleoclimate records.Powerful anecdotal evidence occurred in the scorching heatwave of 2020 that saw the Russian town of Verkhoyansk
which lies north of the Arctic Circle hit a stunning 38° C (100.4° F) on June 20.2020 also saw overall temperatures in the Siberian basin rise to nearly 11° F above normal,
shocking scientists and releasing #ancient #methane
not from ancient organic material,
but from #limestone.Elevated methane in wetlands was expected, but not from #outgassing #rock.
A year later in 2021 Europe’s climate change service Copernicus Sentinel satellites recorded 118° F (48° C) in the Sakha Republic of Arctic Siberia,
and records continue to fall with temperatures over 100° F in 2023 as reported by CNN. -
#Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion #mining industry built on #Indigenous land
A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on #StolenLand.
By Taylar Dawn Stagner ● Environment, Tribes ● July 8, 2024
"Skiing, hiking, and other outdoor recreational pastimes have lent Colorado a woodsy — and environmentally friendly — reputation. This image is at odds with the state’s first and biggest industry: #MineralExtraction. From 1858 to 2022, mineral extraction in Colorado has amounted to a $546 billion dollar industry. The state remains one of the leaders in #coal and #gold, but the state is also home to #oil, natural #gas, #limestone, and #helium mining.
"Contrary to the carefree spirit of those outdoor activities that the state is known for, the growth of mining, and the development of its extractive practices, all have origins in the #genocide and forced displacement of #IndigenousPeoples native to the region. A new report by a nonprofit organization called People of the Sacred Land traces the history of how state and federal officials have 'systematically undermined Tribal #sovereignty and #Native self-governance through tactics like genocide and illegal land dispossession to exploit the wealth and resources of Tribal Nations.'"
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"Starting in the late 18th century, a series of legislations established that settlers could not purchase land in the Colorado territory, but many settlers did so anyway, buying land from territorial governments and effectively excluding the tribes from the process. The report names #Denver, #Boulder, #ColoradoSprings, and #PuebloColorado as illegally established on #unceded Native lands. The United States was supposed to protect land belonging to tribes, but as settlers were drawn to the area via the gold rush, the United States failed to protect the land and eventually stopped trying, according to the report.
"In the mid 1800s, tribes were often removed from their land under the threat of violence, or coerced into signing treaties under duress to make room for more settlers, who were interested in the newly established Colorado Territory. But the tribes were never fairly compensated.
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"Colorado’s long history of mining has contributed to #deforestation and water and #AirPollution. 'Mining is an inherently destructive and invasive process, and it continues to impact the surrounding land, water, atmosphere, flora, and fauna long after sites have been abandoned.' the report said. Even unused mines still pose a danger to the environment. Currently there are 23,000 abandoned mines that impair the water quality of streams in Colorado."
Read more:
https://grist.org/indigenous/colorado-mining-industry-indigenous-land/#InformedConsent #StolenLand #CorporateColonialism #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #LandBack
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#camping #winnebago #rvlife #vanlife #workingfromtheroad #workingremotely #statepark#hockinghillsstatepark #winnebagoera #ohio #hockinghills #caves #karst #limestone #waterfalls #canon #mycanonstory #canonphotography #canoneos #trees #optoutside #sick https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/are-you-tired-of-hocking-hills
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More natural beauty in Ohio.
#camping #winnebago #rvlife #vanlife #workingfromtheroad #workingremotely #statepark#hockinghillsstatepark #winnebagoera #ohio #hockinghills #caves #karst #limestone #waterfalls #canon #mycanonstory #canonphotography #canoneos #trees #optoutside https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/hocking-hills---part-2 -
#camping #winnebago #rvlife #vanlife #workingfromtheroad #workingremotely #statepark#hockinghillsstatepark #winnebagoera #ohio #hockinghills #caves #karst #limestone #waterfalls #canon #mycanonstory #canonphotography #canoneos #trees #optoutside https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/hocking-hills-state-park---1516apr2024
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A few shots from the rather fun Tricam workshop day with Rise and Summit at Wintours Leap on Saturday. Leads on Swallow's Nest (VS 4c) and African Killer Bee (VS 4c) including placing some of said (rather versatile as it turns out) pointy devices. Not shown; the faceful of hail I took 3/4 of the way up Swallow's Next - mostly, I suspect, because Kev was rather more concerned for my safety on the suddenly very slimy and rather exciting upper section than taking pics 🤣 Thanks for that, Kev! Also nice to have climbing pics that don't feature my backside!
Pics by https://riseandsummit.co.uk/
#climbing #climbingismypassion #rockclimbing #tradclimbing #limestone #limestoneclimbing #trad #wyevalley #wyevalleyclimbing #wintoursleap #tricams -
Well, I kinda assumed Plump Hill was soft, what with it being very slabby and all, but Shorn Cliff is definitely "proper" trad routes, so either the grades are soft there too, or I'm getting better; this VS 4b actually felt not too bad, and I'm even placing slightly less gear (probably still too much, though....)
#climbing #climbingismypassion #wyevalley #rockclimbing #tradclimbing #wyevalleyclimbing #limestone #limestoneclimbing #trad -
Diving with #manatees in Mexico's unexplored caves https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134740-200-diving-with-manatees-in-mexicos-unexplored-caves/
"Carved into #limestone rock by flowing water, the #cave system, thought to be up to 16,000 kilometres long, links the coast with inland #cenotes, freshwater-filled #sinkholes created when cave roofs collapse."
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You've got to love Roach Stone - it's a facies (variety) of the famous Portland Stone (a Jurassic limestone) that many of the public buildings in London are built from. Christopher Wren made Portland Stone famous when he used it to build the new St Paul's Cathedral in London after the Great Fire. OK, so he had shares in the quarry...
The stone is full of fossil shells - the pointy ones are the famous 'Portland Screws'.
#Geology #UrbanGeology #Limestone #PortlandStone #RoachStone #Jurassic #ChristopherWren #FossilFriday
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The limestone karst rock formations of Palawan, 🇵🇭 📸
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#palawan #philippines #limestone #elnido #bacuitbay #dronevibes #islandvibes #djicreator #dronelife -
South Wales Heritage Coast
The rocky cliffs of the heritage coast vanishing into the horizon miles away#rock #cliff #britain #wales #heritage #water #beach #coast #countryside #sea #geology #south #tide #cloud #country #field #green #limestone #pattern #seaweed #welsh #bay #coastline #european #gb #headland #landscape #stone #view #seascape #southwales #visitwales
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Walkers are Welcome Town - Corsham
Corsham is an historic market town set in walking country on the edge of the Cotswold National Landscape. The town’s old limestone buildings and stone tiled roofs, as well as stately Corsham Court, have all appeared in many film and TV productions. Although close to busy Bath and Chippenham, peacocks often wander the town’s medieval streets.
https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-c-d/waw/203
#WalkersAreWelcome #Corsham #Bath #Walking #Cotswolds #Chippenham #Medieval #Limestone
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“When the climbers in 1953 planted their flags on the highest mountain, they set them in snow over the skeletons of creatures that had lived in the warm clear ocean that India, moving north, blanked out. Possibly as much as twenty thousand feet below the seafloor, the skeletal remains had turned into rock. This one fact is a treatise in itself on the movements of the surface of the earth. If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone.”
~ John McPhee, Annals of the Former World (Mt. Everest is 29,032 feet tall)
