When I go on roadtrips I take a few thousand pictures...(really I do) and I don't generally find time to sort thru them but, it looks like travel Tuesdays will give me this much needed opportunity to finally do this. Today's photo is from inside a lava tube in the Mojave National Preserve!
Around the preserve there are these neat looking mounds that erupted and spewed lava thousands of years ago and when they cooled, Tada! They formed these lava tubes. (very simplistic explanation I know, so if you want to learn more check out this link to the Mojave national preserve website -- > Mojave Cinder Cones )
When you get there you have to go down a really steep ladder to get down into the lava tubes (which is kinda scary) and inside it's pretty dark and cold. Oh, and you have to be super careful not to hit your head when you go in because the rocks are super duper sharp!
But once you are there it is really amazing, and the light beam that comes down from another opening above is so majestic. Did I mention there is a rabbit skeleton too! Well, I'm sure he's not there anymore after the big rain storm they had, but he was there the last two times I went.
To get to the lava tubes is quite an ordeal. the road is rough with big rocks and soft sandy terrain so if you ever go be super careful! But it's totally worth it =D
For more info check this link out! They give a really good explanation about how to get to the lava tubes --> Californian through my lens - lava tubes
Also....Picture of the rabbit!
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