- IMG 2928
Who knows? Just cool. - IMG 2926
A couple of the stunning, finger-like projections of stalagmites we encountered. - IMG 2925
Some beautiful flowstone. - IMG 2920
The little puffs of rock are called "popcorn." - IMG 2919
Sharp spikes hanging from the ceiling. Occasionally I imagined these snapping of and skewering me. - IMG 2918
The coolest of the pillars were the ones that seemed to be composed of armies of mushrooms from floor to ceiling. - IMG 2914
The roof of the first large room. The flash does a poor job of lighting it up, but that is some testament to the shear size of the place. Tourist Mecca, perhaps, but worth a stop. - IMG 2913
From just within the cave entrance. - IMG 2912
We chose the "natural" entrance, and were warned that it would be quite challenging. The naturaly entrance consisted of asphalt-paved, gently-inclined trail all the way through the cave. With lights. But hey, it was pretty and hassle-free. I won't complain. - IMG 2911
This is the view from the parking lot of Carlsbad Caverns. Not bad. - PICT0076
Kacee, and a statue of Mr. Vondel (of Vondel Park, where we sat all day) - PICT0074
The group. We didn't move for 6 hours. Except for very exciting trips to the bathroom. - PICT0073
The people watching in Amsterdam was world-class. We liked our neighbor picnickers--the gay skinheads. - PICT0072
Deciding she'd rather have fresh armpits than her dignity, Sarah applies some deodorant in the park while Gary watches, bemused. - PICT0071
Bikes, trees, sunlight (informative caption) - PICT0070
I reunited with Sarah and Kacee, who found some nice frat boys from Georgia to hang out in the big park with us. - PICT0069
Okay, I just thought it was a cool building. - PICT0068
A little courtyard action. - PICT0066
This was an exhibit of photographs of places where Van Gogh lived and worked. - PICT0065
Beautiful architecture, I thought. - PICT0064
As the only first-timer in Amsterdam, I occasionally set off to sight-see by myself. The next few shots are in the Van Gogh museum. - 102 0276 IMG
And Doug is finally out of ass-range. - 102 0273 IMG
And, with a serious boost, back on the rock. (Notice Doug cringing.) - 102 0272 IMG
And she does fall. And she does hit Doug. Or rather, her ass hits his head. Good times. - 102 0271 IMG
Bryan volunteers his shoulder. Doug, his head. - 102 0270 IMG
Look! There she is! On the rock! (Yes, that's Doug in the "stand there so when Leslie falls she hits you instead of the tree" position.) - 102 0269 IMG
Shut up! This climb was hard! So what if Leslie needed a little help from the tree? - 102 0268 IMG
As they regroup, it's decided that unconventional methods are called for. - 102 0265 IMG
Bryan leads. - 102 0264 IMG
Setting up.