54709. View of the lake from the passage in Collapse Hall (Podorna dvorana)
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54709. View of the lake from the passage in Collapse Hall (Podorna dvorana)
54710. View from the boats on the shore back towards Podorna Dvorana
54711. Three of the five LED lamps that illuminated the previous photo
54712. The highest of the previous light sources, it illuminated the water surface. The light on the bottom right is rotated a little to the right so as not to disturb the photo too much. Its misson was to illuminate the rocks on the right side of the middle of the penultimate photo.
54714. In the wall along the trail back to Podorna dvorana there is this opening with beautiful facets, which leads to another stream between the Second and First Lakes. The author is facing back, towards the Second Lake.
54715. View downstream along a narrow tunnel ...
54716. ... and also along indentations in the ceiling above it.
54718. View from the edge of the hall above the Second Lake towards the First Lake with a large boat at the Pier
54726. The author followed the faint bubbling of the water and at the place where the dark shadow in the middle of the previous photo is located he discovered this passage to the lower floor of the cave. In it part of the water from the Second Lake does not flow into the First Lake, but bypasses it over a direct route into the Dežman tunnel.
54724. In a narrow passage there are a few rocks in the puddle that, with a little caution and luck, allows one to remain dry. It is followed by a low tunnel, where knee pads are a must. It soon turns into ...
54720. ... an even narrower lower stream bed, where a few footholds above the water have to be used carefully so as not to slip into it. The view is downstream - the stream bed turns right, away from the First Lake.
54721. The view upstream reveals remains of several broken wooden boats from 50 years ago or more, which were carried away by high water from the shore of the Second Lake or deeper in the cave, broken and deposited at this location.
54729. A picturesque niche in the north side of the hall - it continues with a low tunnel towards the lower floor of the connection between the Second and First Lakes.
54730. View from the shore in front of the Collapse Hall across the lake towards the Connection tunnel. There is a very narrow ledge on the steep left shore, along which guides can pass from the First Lake to the Second Lake on dry land at low water levels, without a boat.
Related pages:
Mala and Velika Karlovica, December 26, 2024
Krempljak, January 8, 2025
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