Primož Jakopin, photo diary

The Northern Edge of Planinsko polje Valley
Sinkholes

February 3, 2021, 16 pictures

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          Pictures photo and copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2021.


 

Škofji lom Bay


 


 
48898. View from the edge of the field to Maocetung Cave, with a small waterfall falling into it and to the valley with the branch of Unica river which flows to the cave


 

 


 
48899. The lower entrance to the Jama v Škofjem lomu Cave is already dry, but firmly closed with alluvium. There will be quite a bit of work in the spring to make it passable again.


 

 


 
48900. View of an Africa-like sinkhole slightly upstream, just before the Trajberca cart track


 

 

Pod stenami Bay (Below the Walls)


 


 
48901. View from under the wall to the Unica riverbed, which here is divided into two branches, the east and the west one.


 

 


 
48916. View of the eastern, larger artificially enlarged sinkhole - its iron grate is still over half a meter below the water level.


 

 


 
48902. View along the Unica riverbed to the northwest


 

 


 
48908. Entrance to the Mala jama Pod stenami ...


 

 


 
48904. ... and a view from the entrance towards the outside


 

 


 
48906. View from the entrance towards the inside of the cave, which soon ends in alluvium.


 

 


 
48907. Window in the ceiling of the entrance hall on the north-west side


 

 


 
48910. Entrance to Fortunatova jama Cave as seen from the outside ...


 

 


 
48909. ... and from within


 

 


 
48913. View back towards the entrance side from the passage which leads towards the hall


 

 


 
48912. Eastern part of the Great Hall


 

 


 
48915. The first primrose this year, Primula vulgaris


 

 

Članska vas Shelter


 


 
48917. A snack: cooked spinach and chard with chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, corn bread, half of (a large) apple, grape juice with vegetable water


 

 

Related posts:


 


 

  Mačkovica Cave, January 30     Kevderc pri Planinci Grotto, February 8  
 


 

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