Fort Stanton Cave, NM – October 2022
In early October of 202 I participated in the weeklong expedition for Fort Stanton project. We visited the Lincoln Cavern section of Fort Stanton to do Lidar mapping and photogrammetry.
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- Entrance to Fort Stanton Cave
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- Inner gate for Fort Stanton Cave
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- There are bats in Fort Stanton Cave
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- Large hallway in Lincoln Caverns
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- Formations in a side fissure off of Lincoln Caverns
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- Floating bed of velvet calcite
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- Velvet formations on cracked mud in Lincoln Caverns
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- Hallway in Lincoln Caverns
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- aragonite bushes
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- Lone gypsum needle. Needle is about 2 inches long
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- Cathedral dome in Lincoln Caverns section of Fort Stanton
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- Velvet forms (~ one foot long) in Lincoln Caverns section of Fort Stanton
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- Painted Wall in Lincoln Caverns
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- Shadow fun on painted wall of Lincoln Caverns
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- Painted Wall in Lincoln Caverns section of Fort Stanton
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- Velvet popcorn in Lincoln Caverns
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- Evaporation station at Inscription Hall
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- On the way to Snowy River. This passage floods occasionally
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- Large side passage on way to Snowy River
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- Stairs to Snowy River
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- Stairs to Snowy River
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- Turtle Junction for Snowy River – water is up so no trips in Snowy River.
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- Dave Socky at Turtle Junction for Snowy River
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- Turtle Junction – water level marks Snowy River
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- Turtle Junction – looking south down Snowy River.
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- Evaporation station at Turtle Junction – looking north down Snowy River.
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- Science in Snowy River at Turtle Junction
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- Turtle Junction – looking north down Snowy River.
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- Turtle Junction – looking north down Snowy River.
