+South Lyon Trekkers Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 What are the really interesting, one-of-a-kind EarthCaches out there? A post on another thread mentioned a mine fire from the 1960's. Share, what's out there? Quote Link to comment
+Singletree Expedition Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Virgin Falls (Tennessee) The Virgin Falls Earthcache by Monkeybrad is impressively unique. The waterfall exits from a cave and falls 110 feet to disappear into another cave. By the way, this thread mentions that a "led hike" to Virgin Falls is being considered for Sunday, 24 May 2009 (the day after Geowoodstock VII). Cumberland Falls (Kentucky) The Cumberland Falls Earthcache by hoppe2findyou is one of the only, if not the only, locations in the world that has a naturally occuring, predictable moonbow (lunar rainbow). Quote Link to comment
+nekom Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 (edited) The one I mentioned in the other thread (I assume that's what you are talking about) is Centralia, The Burning Town. (Pennsylvania). It's definitely worth a stop if you're ever in the area. Don't miss the closed section of road, it's the highlight of the area! Edited March 31, 2009 by nekom Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Naturally occurring flame inside of a waterfall in New York: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...43-f8caa7746993 Quote Link to comment
+TerryDad2 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 While not unique in the world, this one is quite rare Nojoqui Falls - Advancing Falls http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...7b-cb967fb21784 This waterfall actually builds outward instead of eroding back. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 While it isn't an earthcache, it should be. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...e0-428971781bb0 Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 The reversing waterfalls of new brunswick canada are neat - waterfall spills into the ocean at low tide, and at high tide the ocean spills into the river. Bay of fundy has the highest tides in the world http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...3e-61efa96a6106 Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The one I mentioned in the other thread (I assume that's what you are talking about) is Centralia, The Burning Town. (Pennsylvania). It's definitely worth a stop if you're ever in the area. Don't miss the closed section of road, it's the highlight of the area! The town of Witbank in South Africa has a similar situation of burning coal beds underground since the late 1940's at least. Hey SA cachers - here's a great opportunity for you! Quote Link to comment
+nekom Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The one I mentioned in the other thread (I assume that's what you are talking about) is Centralia, The Burning Town. (Pennsylvania). It's definitely worth a stop if you're ever in the area. Don't miss the closed section of road, it's the highlight of the area! The town of Witbank in South Africa has a similar situation of burning coal beds underground since the late 1940's at least. Hey SA cachers - here's a great opportunity for you! Oh underground coal seam fires are FAR from rare, there's the burning mountain in Australia which is believed to have been started by wildfires, there's even a natural gas well fire somewhere in Turkmenistan. Centralia is only the most well known in the states, certainly far from the only one. There are also a number of tailings piles slowly smoldering as well. It's an interesting phenomena, and apparently difficult to impossible to combat. Quote Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 What are the really interesting, one-of-a-kind EarthCaches out there? A post on another thread mentioned a mine fire from the 1960's. Share, what's out there? All of ours are! Just kidding and please don't warm up the flame throwers. Has anyone done the Grand Canyon or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Oops, the last one was archived and/or plowed under! Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The one I mentioned in the other thread (I assume that's what you are talking about) is Centralia, The Burning Town. (Pennsylvania). It's definitely worth a stop if you're ever in the area. Don't miss the closed section of road, it's the highlight of the area! The town of Witbank in South Africa has a similar situation of burning coal beds underground since the late 1940's at least. Hey SA cachers - here's a great opportunity for you! Oh underground coal seam fires are FAR from rare, there's the burning mountain in Australia which is believed to have been started by wildfires, there's even a natural gas well fire somewhere in Turkmenistan. Centralia is only the most well known in the states, certainly far from the only one. There are also a number of tailings piles slowly smoldering as well. It's an interesting phenomena, and apparently difficult to impossible to combat. From the South African threads: Something that was copied from the web. The oldest coal fire on earth is actually in Australia and has been burning for over 2,000 years!!!!! How I did not know this is a huge surprise to me. China has the worst problem in the world, it seems large enough that is would be worth finding a solution but common sense dictates they don't leave them burning because they can put them out!!!!!! Today, the main coal fire areas stretch along the coal mining belt in China, which extends for 5000 kilometers (km) from east to west along the north of the country. Here more than 50 coal fields affected by coal fires have been identified. At present in China an estimated 20-30 million tons of coal burn each year. This corresponds to the amount of Germany’s annual hard coal production. Actually, the tenfold amount of the resource is lost, since coal adjacent to a coal fire becomes inaccessible. The economic loss of the valuable resource in China is estimated to sum up to total 4.2 billion tons since 1960. Thus, China faces the world’s biggest problem of coal fires both in terms of the spatial area affected and the amount of coal lost each year. Gerhard Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) I personally think the coolest place for an Earthcache is the same location as Oobleck and the Sea of Ice, which is located on Mt. Erebus. Oobleck and the sea of ice is a rather tricky one. It is located on the summit and crater rim of the southernmost active volcano on Earth, the mighty Mt. Erebus. This mountain towers at the gate to the coldest, highest and driest continent on our planet. Temperatures on this mountain will drop below -60°C in the winter, when almost six months of darkness blanket this place, and blizzards with speeds well in excess of 200 kph will rage over this lonely peak in a sea of ice. Not only is it one of the most remote places on earth, but it also reaches some 3794 metres above sea level, with the thin atmosphere at the pole sometimes generating a pressure altitude of almost 5000 metres. Yet you can make it if you really try hard. During the summer months, temperatures will climb up to -35°C and the wind can stop to almost zero on a good day. Getting there will be a bit of a challenge though, since it either involves a combination of helicopter rides and some climbing (the better option) - or a long and strenuous hike through the icy and crevassed slopes of Mt. Erebus (a bad idea). One waypoint for you should be the McMurdo station, run by the US Antarctic program, or the New Zealand operated Scott Base, both located at sea level at the base of the mountain, only a few tens of kilometres away. Edited April 18, 2009 by Kit Fox Quote Link to comment
+mtmanva2 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 The best i've seen is the Grand Canyon. Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, its called cavers plunge cache set up by a geoligist from the University of Kentucky http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5f-95b8cab3541b Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) The Turnagain Arm Tidal Bore outside of Anchorage moves at about fifteen miles an hour and can be seen only twice a day under the best of conditions. Edited November 2, 2009 by Ladybug Kids Quote Link to comment
+Grasshoppers&Ant Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, ...What's stopping you? It's even in KY. Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) I've decided to write it up as an earthcache. I'm currently collecting more information and plan on doing one more rappel into the cave for more pictures and exploring. This location is not an earthcache but it should be, ...What's stopping you? It's even in KY. Edited November 4, 2009 by Cav Scout Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, its called cavers plunge cache set up by a geoligist from the University of Kentucky http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5f-95b8cab3541b Thanks for giving us another cache to go the Watchlist! MrsB Quote Link to comment
+work71 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) This cache is very interesting. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...ee-fd0f7975c698 Edited November 5, 2009 by work71 Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Its a shame the EC owner doesnt include some photos with the write up. Its such a great place and I think photos would bring in more finders. This cache is very interesting. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...ee-fd0f7975c698 Quote Link to comment
+Rathergohiking Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Here is a fascinating Earthcache in Lousiana: The day the lake disappeared http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...cb-db269a363690 Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Its listed as a EarthCache now . http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0f-5d8e465b39c9 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, ...What's stopping you? It's even in KY. Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Its listed as a EarthCache now . http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0f-5d8e465b39c9 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, ...What's stopping you? It's even in KY. Looks great Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks! We are going there this weekend to do some rappelling . Its listed as a EarthCache now . http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0f-5d8e465b39c9 This location is not an earthcache but it should be, ...What's stopping you? It's even in KY. Looks great Quote Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) Thanks! We are going there this weekend to do some rappelling . Be careful you are not getting any younger! Ha. Just kidding, I am jealous! P.S. Congrats on getting the site listed as an EC! Edited November 26, 2009 by Konnarock Kid & Marge Quote Link to comment
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