I used to go caving, and one of the pleasures was turning off lights and enjoying the isolation, just the tinkling sound of water, so peaceful. Sensory deprivation is good, if you're in control!
I went here in 1998, on my way home to LA from Yellowstone, and yes, I had also stopped at Craters of the Moon, another old favorite. I got there early on a weekday morning and for about an hour and 3/4 had the cave to myself, just to soak up the dark, quiet, solitude, and geology, till I was just about to come out. 100ft or so from the entrance I met a couple who said the gatekeeper was worried 'cause I'd been down so long. Marvelous as your vid is, there's no way to do the place justice.
"Damn..." Hit your head, did you? ; ) Oh, how nice-a big atrium. Reassuring to hear kids chirping away. Nuts to the really tiny hole, tho. I've hiked a few caverns-damn dark down there, but the rock formations are wonderful to see, even if its only by the glow of a lantern. I smacked the crap out of my head on a stalactite one time...doh. In the Tuckaleechee Caverns (in the Smoky Mts USA) there is an underground waterfall-beautimus. What's it gots in its pockets? Good ole Gollum.
I lived a good ten years of my Life in Oregon and skied and visited Crater Lake several times. But I've never been to LRC. Yet. Strange... If you ever need a TombRaider partner in Europe, let me know. :) Love your sharing.
deffinently checking out these videos again. I started saving at the start of the year to come and to america (from australia) at the start of 2011, hopefully get some work over there and just go to all of these places. Some of these places are just beautiful.
This reminds me of the Schmidt Tunnel, I think just north of Mojave, in California, in which a man who was told by his doctor that he only had a few months left to live, spent 15 years or so building a tunnel through a mountain with his own hands. Of course it was man-made and not natural, but traveling through the tunnel is somewhat similar, because you need a light to see where you're going.
As a rule of thumb, the voltage of your illumination source is a good indicator of its power. I wouldn't go into a cave with only a pair of AA batteries.
If the stuff around the edge solidifies to form the tunnel, how does the middle not also solidify at some stage, I mean where does it go? How does it empty out to create a tube?
hm i live south of central oregon AKA Southern oregon i've never heard of this place and the description says a must see if you are passing by central oregon
"it's a good place for mineral formation" ...not if you keep touching it, it isn't. The oils in the hand essentially "kill" the mineral growth. Also, I think the sparkly stuff was tiny amounts of purified metal. Molten lava flowing through a tube is probably going to pull of some sort of natural, but very crude, smelting process.
Can't Thunderfoot take a vacation and post some cool nature videos without people leaving text comments about him going to hell? How is he mocking god by exploring a cave? Thunderfoot's videos are awesome.
I used to go caving, and one of the pleasures was turning off lights and enjoying the isolation, just the tinkling sound of water, so peaceful.
Sensory deprivation is good, if you're in control!
I went here in 1998, on my way home to LA from Yellowstone, and yes, I had also stopped at Craters of the Moon, another old favorite. I got there early on a weekday morning and for about an hour and 3/4 had the cave to myself, just to soak up the dark, quiet, solitude, and geology, till I was just about to come out. 100ft or so from the entrance I met a couple who said the gatekeeper was worried 'cause I'd been down so long. Marvelous as your vid is, there's no way to do the place justice.
I dunno, i quite like the plane footage because it provides a perspective that we should never and probably will never be able to see for ourselves.
I love this channel.
BTW It must be so much fun flying that plane in all those kool places.
"Damn..." Hit your head, did you? ; )
Oh, how nice-a big atrium.
Reassuring to hear kids chirping away. Nuts to the really tiny hole, tho.
I've hiked a few caverns-damn dark down there, but the rock formations are wonderful to see, even if its only by the glow of a lantern. I smacked the crap out of my head on a stalactite one time...doh. In the Tuckaleechee Caverns (in the Smoky Mts USA) there is an underground waterfall-beautimus.
What's it gots in its pockets? Good ole Gollum.
I lived a good ten years
of my Life in Oregon and skied
and visited Crater Lake
several times. But I've never
been to LRC. Yet. Strange...
If you ever need a TombRaider
partner in Europe, let me know.
:)
Love your sharing.
love that you tell ppl to sneak in
deffinently checking out these videos again.
I started saving at the start of the year to come and to america (from australia) at the start of 2011, hopefully get some work over there and just go to all of these places.
Some of these places are just beautiful.
Wow the view is extrordinary.
I got to see a lava tube when i was in Hawaii a few years ago, twas really cool.
This reminds me of the Schmidt Tunnel, I think just north of Mojave, in California, in which a man who was told by his doctor that he only had a few months left to live, spent 15 years or so building a tunnel through a mountain with his own hands. Of course it was man-made and not natural, but traveling through the tunnel is somewhat similar, because you need a light to see where you're going.
I've been there before! Really cool place indeed.
Thunderf00t this is inspirational!
the only cave i have been to is Carlsbad, i may see Mammoth cave next week. this cave is definitely on the to do list
Sneaky Thunderf00t is sneaky
As a rule of thumb, the voltage of your illumination source is a good indicator of its power. I wouldn't go into a cave with only a pair of AA batteries.
Quick! To the Batcave!
Nice work Batman.
excellent
I HAVE BEEN THERE! OMG!!!
When you're up by Mt. St. Helens, check out the "ape caves" lava tubes.
coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Welcome to beautiful Oregon. Have you seen the Columbia River Gorge?
amazing.
You know what they awoke in the darkness of "the lavatunnel" ..shadow and flame
The dwarves there... they dug too deep, and too greedily.
In the future, just be sure to bring a few extra flashlights. If your flashlight goes out, you may not make it back out.
That's going to be Thunderf00t's new base.
The ThunderCave.
gokuhawks14
Actually mine was, think about it...
Also, i forgot to mention that i went down there with my family last year and it was amazing..
no way would i go into such darkness too scary
If the stuff around the edge solidifies to form the tunnel, how does the middle not also solidify at some stage, I mean where does it go? How does it empty out to create a tube?
And if you look closely, you can see that his car is actually a pedal car. The only greenhouse gas emitted is from the burritos he ate on the way.
I think the blue mineral that you came across is probably Azurite.
cool man
Watch out for gollum!
It's a pity it's so dark in the video....it doesn't really convey how beautiful this place is.
ya you are right. oh well
For some reason, going into a deep, dark cave at daylight is okay, but not at night XD.
Fair enough so. That's that cleared up. Ah sure, isn't youtube only great.
At 00:36 did anyone else start looking for the killer rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Hey Thunderf00t, was just wondering what video camera you're using?
MICROCLINE! ITS EVERYWHERE!
What has it got in its pocketses?
How nice it would be to go there alone with..umm....
Damn, everyone's a critic today... I don't see any of you posting anything of note. I rather enjoy the footage of his holiday.
hm i live south of central oregon AKA Southern oregon i've never heard of this place and the description says a must see if you are passing by central oregon
preatty Blair Witch
Logic who needs it ?.
Thunderfoot, could you tell us all how much fuel you burned on your trip? How much CO2 did you pump out?
"it's a good place for mineral formation"
...not if you keep touching it, it isn't. The oils in the hand essentially "kill" the mineral growth.
Also, I think the sparkly stuff was tiny amounts of purified metal. Molten lava flowing through a tube is probably going to pull of some sort of natural, but very crude, smelting process.
Can't Thunderfoot take a vacation and post some cool nature videos without people leaving text comments about him going to hell? How is he mocking god by exploring a cave?
Thunderfoot's videos are awesome.
I do that all the time. Most annoying.
See any crab people?
never mend I'm not the first ether. :(
legalizemarijuananos) Nope sorry my comment "cool man" was the first lol.
LOTR ffs.
HAHAHA, you watch way to much lotr:P
another facepalm.
I don't think he ever disguised himself as Jesus.
ltpko46 was.
It is a very cheap solution. Anything more, and he would need a real plane, with a large battery, and a high dollar camera.
*facepalm*
Then don't watch it. People who are interested in geology find it interesting.