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August 20, 2003
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
This past weekend, Jacob and I went to a cave.
It had amazing stalagmites. Also stalagtites. Caleb the tour guide gave us a handy pneumonic device to remember which is which, but you probably already know it.
Though we were repeatedly instructed not to touch any of these living wonders,
the stinky man in front of us with a bunch of babies did anyway.
Near the end we came to an entire room full of fried eggs.
But none of the formations could, ahem, top this favorite:
The best part was when we got to go outside and play with Grendel the dinosaur and his orange family.
I had a good time on our field trip to Natural Bridge Caverns, and I learned a lot. Mostly that I don’t like Icees anymore. And that caves are not always refreshing and cool. I also don’t like screaming children or adults who don’t think they have to listen or follow instructions. But truly, the most important thing I realized was that no matter what I do on a Sunday with Jacob, it’s almost always brilliant.
Posted by pogo at August 20, 2003 10:51 AM
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also in the caves
Because of constant drips and flowing water, the formations retain a luster that can be seen in few caverns. Under these growth conditions the formations appear to be made of wax, yet are as hard as limestone. [Read more]
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did you see neo and trinity having sex anywhere?
Posted by: chris on August 20, 2003 11:10 AM
i really enjoy these pictures! i love caves. my favourites are the ones that are dug straight across a big mountain. your favourite formation reminds me of..mm, you know someone with very, very bad skin? under an electron-microscope.
the first icee i tried was in texas. it did taste a bit of stalag*, of bubbling carbone underwater..i didnt like it much. on the other hand, slush (puppy) taste like glacier, clouds and caribou.
Posted by: pippi2003 on August 20, 2003 01:36 PM