Jeff Nicholson's photos with the keyword: Valentine Cave

Lavabeds 3 - 02

Lavabeds 3 - 02

Jeff Nicholson
08 Jan 2011 68
Valentine Cave is huge and reminds me of Geiger's bio-mechanical alien ship in the first Alien movie.
Lavabeds 3 - 08

Lavabeds 3 - 08

Jeff Nicholson
08 Jan 2011 83
The far end of the cave, about 600 ft in, where the floor meets the ceiling and the lava stopped flowing.
Lavabeds 3 - 07

Lavabeds 3 - 07

Jeff Nicholson
08 Jan 2011 54
Chocolatey alien goo.
Lavabeds 3 - 01

Lavabeds 3 - 01

Jeff Nicholson
08 Jan 2011 57
Our third day camping in the deserty volcanic Northeastern California and caving at Lava Beds National Monument.
Lavabeds 3 - 05

Lavabeds 3 - 05

Jeff Nicholson
08 Jan 2011 60
Lava that slumped just as it was cooling.
Lavabeds 2 - 06

Lavabeds 2 - 06

Jeff Nicholson
07 Jan 2011 50
This is the Valentine Cave, with a large circular room at the entrance.
Lavabeds 2 - 04

Lavabeds 2 - 04

Jeff Nicholson
07 Jan 2011 70
Close up of some of the drippy lava at the cooling stages.
Lavabeds 2 - 02

Lavabeds 2 - 02

Jeff Nicholson
07 Jan 2011 40
The caves are a series of lava flow tubes that form a myriad of rooms, shafts, blowholes, and collapsed trenches.
Lavabeds 2 - 01

Lavabeds 2 - 01

Jeff Nicholson
07 Jan 2011 50
We spent a day at Lava Beds National Monument on our 2004 Northeastern California desert trip, and returned in 2008 for a three day stay to camp and visit all the caves.