Pool finger trip to Hidden Cave 2004-07-29

Participants: Diana Northup, Susan Herpin, Neil Shannon, Leslie Melim, Kevin Glover.

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Vertical practice; Diana Northup, near top.	Vertical practice; Neil Shannon, recovering at top. Photo by D. Northup.


Vertical practice; Susan Herpin and Leslie Melim at the top before Leslie's second descent. Photo by D. Northup.	Details of stalactite and soda straws. Photo by Diana Northup with Kenneth Ingham as flash assistant.


Diana Northup starting down hand line into Pool HC 704-01.	Leslie Melim starting down with Susan Herpin watching.


Susan Herpin starting down.	Diana Northup on flowstone in Pool HC 704-01; large pool fingers to right receeding in layers. Flowstone Diana is sitting on is later flow into paleo pool. View of dead-end fork in pool. Leslie Melim in background.


Neil Shannoon sketching in Pool 704-01, view from dead-end fork back toward flowstone entrance (hidden behind wall). Note large pool fingers and bulbous punky layer.	Neil Shannoon sketching in Pool 704-01, view from dead-end fork back toward flowstone entrance (hidden behind wall). Note large pool fingers and bulbous punky layer.


Same place, closer view of Neil. Note brown surface coating on white punky near top of photo.	Close up of large fingers looking straight up at broken fingers. Note dense core covered in punky white layer. This one has scale.


Same formations, closer view showing crinkled laminations within dense layer. (use 2141 for scale)	A different finger with small dense core (~1 cm) and very thick white punky layer (2-3 cm).


Pool fingers. Diana Northup with tape.	Close up of one of the pool fingers from the prior photo.


Diana Northup with fingers and area of white punky stuff that seems to be on wall rather than on fingers.	Diana Northup and Kevin Glover pointing at small fingers with more robust fingers above their heads. Note knobby surface. This is the end of the central pillar of pool at far end from entrance.


Diana Northup with another area of small fingers, note broken crust above her hand showing the underlying white punky layer.	Same area, close up of broken crust


Leslie Melim taking notes by large fingers just inside entrance to pool 704-02 coming from pool 704-01. Note tapered shape of fingers going to fine point.	Leslie in the same area; better shot of Leslie.


close up showing taper of fingers and knobby brown exterior layer.	Another close up where brown layer has broken off and showing interior finger.


Same area, showing both brown layer and white core.	Same area, another close up showing the core.


View straight up at broken fingers showing relatively small laminated dense cores, think white punky layer and outer brown layer.	View straight up at broken fingers showing relatively small laminated dense cores, think white punky layer and outer brown layer.


Another broken pool finger, showing the core and structure.	Leslie Melim taking notes in right hand dead end (back to entrance). Note small fingers at shoulder and knee level.


Larger scale shot also showing large fingers above and smaller fingers nearer floor.	Neil Shannon in room shot looking toward entrance. Note pool line above large knobbies; large pool fingers at head level (see 2165-2169).


Close up of brown knobs where damage shows white interior. Diana's ring for scale.	Diana Northup with wall covered with white punky layer that is covered in turn by brown later. Note large fingers and smaller ones under overhang.


Kevin Glover, Diana Northup and Neil Shannon with stalactites and column.	Neil Shannon in room shot looking toward forked end (back to entrance). Note pool line. Area of 2158 is just in front of his knees. Detail of right hand passage 2184-2188.