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Sudbury Area Caves VCA Trip, 19Mar06 PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Dunham   
Saturday, 17 March 2007
A VCA trip to 1867 Cave, Bear Bones Cave, and the Caves of the Vales, all near Sudbury, VT

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The entrance to 1867 Cave

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A twisting passage

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A very dead bat

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Calcite decorations

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Calcite choke

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Some flowstone on the walls

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Looking up at a twist in the passage

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The carved date 1867, from whence comes the cave's name

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The entrance into Bear Bones Cave

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Looking back up the entrance chimney

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Some decorations

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One of the cave's namesakes

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Another bear bone

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Looking upward from the base of the cave

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The entrance to Cave of the Vales #1

 

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