Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Petnjak
Sleeping Beauty of Škocjan

May 2, 2024, 22 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. The names of cave parts were sometimes given by the author. Made with participation of Jaka Jakofčič, Matevž Hreščak, Tomaž Jančič, Grega Sarka and David Piščanec.

          Page, texts and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2024.
 


 


 
53522. View from the Entrance Hall of the cave towards the Petnjak collapse doline - the path winds along the right side of the photo.






 
53520. View from the plateau above the bottom of the Entrance Hall, where the tunnel to the work site (in the direction of Notranjska Reka underground river) begins, towards the collapse doline.






 
53516. Before departing to the digging site (all except the author): Grega, Klok, Tomaž, David, Matevž and Jaka.






 
53524. Flowstone heaps on the south side of the Entrance Hall, where the passage to Kapniški rov (Flowstone Tunnel) is hidden






 
53525. A large niche in the southern wall of the hall, near the entrance to the Flowstone Tunnel






 
53530. Stalactite wall on the upper side of the Kapniški rov, without a human figure ...






 
53528. ... and with it






 
53531. White flowstone stream above the beginning of the Kapniški rov; it was not possible to fit a person on the photo, the climbing would have been too demanding.






 
53537. Calcite column at the end of the tunnel, view from the back end






 
53539. Calcite organ on the western wall of the tunnel, just before the end






 
53542. A pair of stalactite columns in the immediate vicinity






 
53544. A stalagmite - calcite straw pair






 
53546. View of the cave entrance from the collapse doline






 
53547. Black ash slug, Limax cinereoniger, the largest land snail in the world






 
53548. Mossy sandwort, Moehringia muscosa






 
53549. View across the collapse doline to the east






 
53551. Hairy greenweed, Genista pilosa






 
53552. David came from Koper, with all the equipment, just by bicycle






 
53553. View of the forest trail that passes the western edge of the collapse, towards the south






 
53554. A signpost of the way to the collapse doline and the cave.






 
53555. Matevž






 
53556. Grega






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