El Yoyo, Part 3: Going Up
I’ve gotten my fill of the pit’s bottom, and now I begin one of the most strenuous, terrifying and sublime climbs of my life.
Read more "El Yoyo, Part 3: Going Up"I’ve gotten my fill of the pit’s bottom, and now I begin one of the most strenuous, terrifying and sublime climbs of my life.
Read more "El Yoyo, Part 3: Going Up"We’d like to think that scientific measurement is a fairly straightforward undertaking. It’s really not. Just spend a day surveying underground.
Read more "Caving In El Malpais, Part 2: Making Measurements"The Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas are a vast playground for climbers, hikers and cavers. Crazy thing is that they’re composed almost entirely of defunct sea creatures.
Read more "Piles Of Dead Bodies"There’s a lot of life living underneath us in the deep and dark of the Earth’s crust — probably more than we’ll ever know.
Read more "Deep Life"A trip to Cave of the Domes, the only cavern in Grand Canyon National Park that’s open to recreational caving.
Read more "Caving The Grand Canyon, Part 1: Cave Of The Domes"Like poems, caves take a lot of time to interpret. And even when you do arrive at a coherent interpretation, there’s no guarantee it won’t be usurped by a competing theory.
Read more "On Hermeneutics In Alabaster Cave"Want to make a real discovery? Maybe you should head underground.
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