像裙擺薄布料似的,Stala-ctites 開頭是c就是由上面ceiling掛下來的鐘乳石
國峰與石柱
淺水倒影
像掛整排待晒的魚兒
疊成像棵覆蓋了雪的聖誕樹
神秘的通風口變成天然的風琴,傳出自然的琴調
像南美洲的竹排笛
石筍與石鍾乳
像魚翅(注意看:底部都被敲下截平啦)
石筍,Stala-gmite 開頭是g就是由地上ground長上去的石筍
國峰與石屏竹林
我總是陪臺灣親戚開車五小時去盧瑞地下岩洞(Luray Caverns)走一遭
原因無它: 臺灣沒有地底下的石灰岩洞
還有這是美國東岸最大的地下岩洞!
滿滿的天然石筍和鐘乳石一大片
Stala-ctites 開頭是c就是由ceiling天花板上掛下來的鐘乳石
Stala-gmite 開頭是g就是由ground地上長上去的石筍
可以走上整整一小時(1.25 miles英哩)
(in 1878 discovered by a tinman)
看到水滴日夜不停繼續滴下來慢慢型成
鐘乳石由上掛下來的像窗簾薄布料似的
有時像掛整排待晒的魚兒
有時像扎整排的竹林般
石筍或由下往上長的像白色幽靈
或疊成像棵覆蓋了雪的聖誕樹
有些地方五千磅重的鐘乳石由上掉落下來
頂部挖個大圓凹痕
有些地方像大峽谷或像一線天
有好幾層樓高的窄縫
當年被發現有不少誤入地下岩洞
而出不去的人與獸的屍骸
我要讚嘆造物者的神齊奧妙
神秘的通風口變成天然的風琴
傳出自然的琴調
岩洞恆溫不冷不熱很舒服
洞穴內有水池
有的像海市蜃樓
有的像許願池供人擲幣
銅幣使水色變綠
但有些鐘乳石夾雜礦物質也不再全白色
有的像現代畫般
唯一心痛的是
以前觀賞的人較少但守規矩
目前觀光客很多(全美國+51國家的外國人)
卻會順手敲斷石鐘乳的底部
帶回去當紀念品?
到處迎入眼簾是被截平的石片
不禁要生氣
那些不守規矩的人
剝奪掉下一代的子孫
觀賞完整的天然景觀的權利
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For more than 125 years, Luray Caverns has been renowned as a spectacular natural wonder. Today the caverns remain as magical and majestic as when they were first discovered in 1878 by a tinsmith and a local photographer. Millions of visitors have wandered the subterranean pathways and discovered for themselves the natural draw of Luray Caverns.
BEGINNING OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
During the continental drift about 600 million years ago, the Americas separated from the continents of Europe and Africa. A broad, shallow depression from Alabama north to Newfoundland was formed. Then, for 400 million years an ancient sea flooded the area that is now the Appalachian Mountains. Layers of water-borne sediments accumulated on the ocean floor, followed by limestone sediments composed of fossilized marine animals and shells. The weight of the sediments eventually compressed the two layers into metamorphic rock. As a result of the eons-old shifting of the earth's
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STALACPIPE ORGAN
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Located in the Cathedral is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the world's largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically tapped by rubber-tipped mallets. This one-of-a-kind instrument was conceived by Mr. Leland W. Sprinkle of Springfield, Virginia, a mathematician and electronics scientist at the Pentagon.
After visiting the caverns with his son and experiencing the organ-like sounds of a stalactite being tapped, Mr. Sprinkle submitted a complex plan for a stalactite-tapping instrument. It took 36 years of frustrating research, design and experimentation to bring his dream to its present state of perfection. Three years alone were spent searching the vast chambers of the caverns to select and carefully sand stalactites to precisely match the musical scale. Only two stalactites were found to be in tune naturally.
The four-keyboard console of The Great Stalacpipe Organ was constructed by the Klann Organ Supply Company of Waynesboro, Virginia, to meet the peculiar needs of this subterranean installation. Then the organ was connected to various stalactites with over five miles of wiring.
Today, the organ plays a variety of songs, many chosen for their range and deep, resonate tones. Visitors stand enthralled as haunting melody and chords reverberate throught the vaulted ceilings. The songs, which are played by an automated system, change seasonally. The organ can also be played manually from the console, as Leland Sprinkle did for many years.
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TITANIA'S VEIL
This shimmering white formation is pure calcite, the result of spreading crystaline deposits. These deposits, commonly called flowstone, spread laterally coating walls or ceilings.
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TOTEM POLES
This area of the caverns contains an unusual amount of formations in a wide variety of shapes. The cluster together is said to resemble totem poles, however, many visitors see other objects within the shapes including an old-fashioned barber's shaving brush.
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SARACEN'S TENT
Appearing as smooth and flowing as a curtain folded by hand, this formation is one of the most perfectly formed stone drapery structures in the world. The translucent sheets appear to have been parted, tent-like, for an entranceway.
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FROZEN FOUNTAIN
All formations in the caverns are calcite, a crystalline form of limestone, the result of limestone dissolved in water then re-deposited in the hollowed-out underground chambers as stalactites and stalagmites. Calcite in its purest form is naturally white. This fountain effect is the result water dripping through the ceiling for thousands of years to form a gigantic stalagmite.
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DOUBLE COLUMN
Located in Giant’s Hall the Double Column, at a height of 47 feet, is the tallest and one of the most spectacular formations in the caverns.
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