RHH's photos with the keyword: cave

This is the last photo I'll be posting from our trip to Normandy, this from the Sorcerer's Cave at Pointe de la Courtine looking east at sunset toward La Pertuiser and beyond to the arch and needle of La Manneporte.

These are the last photos from France that I'll be posting, this from the Sorcerer's Cave at Pointe de la Courtine looking west over the Plage des Tilleuls.

The arch is La Manneporte and we were hiking the cliffs from Etretat to the Antifer Lighthouse when the photo was taken.

The Sorcerer's Cave (le Trou de la Sorciere) is high in the cliffs above Tilleul Beach. We were hiking the cliffs from Etretat to the Antifer Lighthouse when we visited the cave.

Taken from the Sorcerer's Cave (le Trou de la Sorciere) on the east end of the Tilleul Beach. The view is east to Le Pertusier with the le Manneporte visible beyond.

At the east end of Tilleuls beach (le Plage des Tilleuls) is a cave which goes through the headland, le Trou de la Sorciere, and which can be reached by ladders within the opening of the cave. This is the view to the west, taken at sunset as we explored the beach, having walked the headlands during the day.

I am back after a long hiatus. My mother died in November of 2022 and my father died this past April. After my mother died we spent our spare time visiting my father and when he died were involved in his affairs as executor of his estate. This past summer I had to speak at a conference in England and another in southern California and am pretty much working again full time. We are only now getting our feet back on the ground and finding time for photos. After the conference in England this past summer (Shropshire), we went on to Normandy with our oldest daughter and spent time first in the area of Etretat and then at the D-Day beaches and in Bayeux. We stayed first in Le Tilleul and then in Le Molay Littry and while staying at Le Tilleul walked the cliffs and watched the sunset one evening at Le Plage des Tilleuls. The photo was taken from Le trou de la Sortiere, a cave at the east end of the beach.

These caves, as the name suggests, have a number of springs in them, and both for the water of the springs and for the shelter they provided, were important to the native Americans who lived in the area and later to the cowboys who ran cattle in the area. They are found in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. The inset shows the remains of an old cowboy camp and there are also pictographs left by the native Americans in some of the caves.

These shallow caves under the overhanging rock ledges are found in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. They were used by native Americans and later by cowboys who valued them for the shelter they provided and for the water to be found in springs and seeps in the caves. These are the remains of a cowboy camp in one of the caves. Others have pictographs left by the native Americans.

These are the box-work formations for which Wind Cave is famous. Wind Cave is part of Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is in New Mexico. We were there over a year ago on a cold wet day that was no good for hiking in the Guadalupe Mountains to the south. We are traveling once again - on our way to Michigan to visit family. We'll be gone a couple of weeks and internet access will be sporadic.

Some of the formations in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.

A ceiling of stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.

These are some of the unusual formations in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. We had been there years ago but had forgotten how extensive the caverns are and how beautiful.

These are a few more photos from Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. We visited the caverns on a cold and rainy day instead of hiking in the Guadalupe Mountains south of the caverns.

These are some of the amazing formations in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Photography was difficult and I was not as prepared as I should have been. Most of these photos as a result were taken with my phone.

Many of the formations in Carlsbad Caverns are lighted but very dimly. Too much light and algae begins to grow on them and ruin them.

When we visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park I took an equal number of photos with phone and camera. I should have had a tripod with me but did not and without a tripod the phone seemed to do a better job of dealing with the lack of light. In any case the caverns are the most beautiful we have ever been in and we've visited Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Wind and Jewel Caves in South Dakota and others. It was a perfect day for being in the cave since it was wet and cold (freezing rain) outdoors. We had planned to spend the day in the Guadalupe Mountains but changed our plans on account of the weather.