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Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA, GA Mountain Cove Farm, McLemore Cove |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014) |
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Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA, GA Mountain Cove Farm, McLemore Cove |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014) |
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| Mountain Cove Farm - Spring & Cave (MCF-2) Years ago, water was piped from this spring to support the farm community. |
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| View inside MCF-2 from cave mouth There was too much water to go inside without proper gear... |
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| Exterior of Mountain Cove Farm Cave (MCF-1) |
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| Looking out from the "vestibule" of MCF-1 |
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| Entrance to MCF-1 |
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Fossils |
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| Another visit to MCF-1: |
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| Looking back through entry passage from inside MCF-1 |
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| Not sure what type of bat this is... |
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| MCF-1 Interior |
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| MCF-1 Interior |
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| Cave ceiling formations |
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| Panorama covering approx. 180 degrees, composed from 4 images. Entry passage is at far right. |
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| Hepatica covered the slope near the cave Anemone acutiloba, or Hepatica nobilis |
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| Over-nighter at Mountain Cove Farm: |
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| I went a little way inside MCF-2; it was considerably drier than my earlier visit. |
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| View out the entrance The cave opening was lined with concrete at some point, probably when used as a water supply. |
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| Old working barn. |
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| MCF Event Barn |
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| Checking out the entrance to MCF-1 |
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| Cave window |
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| Alternate entry to cave's main chamber |
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| In front of the MCF-1 vestibule |