Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Škofji lom
Searching for scallops to illustrate Miran's favorite color

October 12 and 14 2023, 17 pictures

          Most images are approximately 768 x 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of the picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Janez Modrijan - Modrc, Marko Vogrič - Mare, Metod Di Batista and Marjan Baričič took part at the field trip on October 12 (Radošca 2/96).

          Page, texts and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2023.


 

Mao Ze Dong Cave, Cave Reg. No. 778, October 12


 


 
53001. View of the western part of Babni dol, towards the south, with Jakovica hill and Planinska gora in the background






 
53000. View of the entrance to the cave from the western top of the walled bed of the Unica river, which flows into the cave at high water. The cave is an active ponor.


 

 


 
52999. View from the bottom of the entrance drop to the entrance grate






 
52998. Limestone strata on the north side of the entrance hall. The openings above the floor lead further into the interior of the cave.


 

 


 
52995. View from inside the tunnel towards the entrance hall with scallops on the ceiling and floor






 
52996. Corroded strata at the cave bottom where the tunnel ...


 

 


 
52997. ... turns to the east.


 

 

Excavation of the entrance to the Škofji lom Cave, Cave Reg. No. 492, October 14


 


 
53002. It was already late afternoon - a view along Babni dol from the cave area to the west.


 

 


 
53003. The entrance to the cave was barely visible from a distance.






 
53004. Closer look revealed that the entrance grate was half covered with debris.






 
53005. After fifteen minutes of digging, not much progress could be seen.


 

 


 
53006. An hour later, the door to the cave...






 
53007. ... could be properly opened. Unfortunately, there was no time for some photo action in the cave.






 
53008. Nettle, Urtica dioica






 
53009. Pile of excavated debris on the eastern side of the low wall in front of the cave...






 
53010. ... and a little smaller pile on the west side.


 

 


 
53011. View from the south side of the western end of Babni dol to the north, across a freshly plowed field






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  Mrzla jama near Lož, October 5     Mačkovica, Najdena jama and Vranja jama, October 18 to 31  
 


 


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