TIM McLENEGAN

Lava Beds May 2023

  1. Yessica at the entrance to Skull Cave
  2. Yessica inside Skull Cave
  3. A natural bridge inside Skull Cave
  4. Permanent ice at the bottom of Skull Cave
  5. Tiny ice formations in a crack in Skull Cave
  6. At the entrance of Skull Cave
  7. Lavacicles
  8. Under a skylight in Sunshine Cave
  9. It’s not gold — it’s water droplets on a coating of hydrophobic bacteria
  10. Scrambling under a natural bridge outside Sentinel Cave
  11. The tiny entrance to the Labyrinth Cave
  12. Heading down into Labyrinth Cave
  13. Ready for Tim to climb down
  14. Climbing out a different entrance to Labyrinth Cave
  15. Navigating a tight squeeze inside Labyrinth Cave
  16. Moody weather
  20. Yessica and me just inside Mammoth Crater
  21. The entrance to another cave at the end of a long trench
  22. Crouching inside a mini lava tube outside Fleener Chimneys
  23. Looking down the short lava tube next to Fleener Chimneys
  24. Colorful lava
  25. Frozen lava monster
  26. Another tiny lava tube that froze before it could really get going
  28. Baby birds at Petroglyph Point
  29. Petroglyphs at Petroglyph Point
  30. Bird nests at Petroglyph Point
  31. Petroglyphs at Petroglyph Point
  32. Mt. Shasta