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| With the breakdown in this area of the cave... many times we are stuck on the tour trail... | ||
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| so we have to beam all of our light in one area... is that one??? | Some get tired and need a break (or actually look under ledges for bats)... they can be anywhere!! | Arghhh!! Too much flash!! |
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| Finally we started seeing some mats of myotis (common cave bat). | These guys usually like to cluster together for hibernation | and usually above water as that tends to kinda stabilize the temperature above it so they can sleep soundly. |
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| Bunk beds.. | Bunk house... | They even crowd together in cracks in the ceilings... |
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| Getting the group back together to continue down the trail... we split up sometimes to cover all of the areas. | ||
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| Waiting for the group that want to the lower rooms | A sensor... they are throughout the cave recording temperature/humidity readings every hour | These brave souls will go down gun barrel to check for bats... |
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| We may never see them again... | Adios... | Dang... they found the exit! <grin> |
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| Everyone made it! but alas... no bats. | Hello Mr. Pip... err.. gotta call him his new name...Versicolor... neopolitian... multi... ahhh...forget it... | all by himself... |
