Huge Stalactites
DownloadDescription: A cluster of huge limestone stalactites on the ceiling of a cave in Carlsbad Caverns. The cluster is brightly lit from below by floodlights, and the pointy tooth-like stalactites protrude from the ceiling toward the floor far below.
Stalactites 9
DownloadDescription:
Several smooth white limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from below. The surface of the stalactites appears dusty white in places, almost translucent in others. The larger stalactites are only partially visible, extending below the lower border of the photo.
Stalactites 1
DownloadDescription: Thin white limestone stalactites hanging from a protrusion in the ceiling of a cave in Carlsbad Caverns. The protrusion is also encrusted with barnacle-like texture called cave popcorn. Behind the protrusion, on the floor of the cave, is a collection of bulbous stalagmites.
Stalactites 2
DownloadDescription:
A row of conical limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from below. The stalactites and the surrounding ceiling are encrusted with small round formations called cave popcorn.
Stalactites 3
DownloadDescription: A cluster of small grey limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns. The stalactites are completely encrusted with bulbous protrusions known as cave popcorn, formed by the condensation and evaporation of water on the limestone surface. Between the wider stalactites hang thin formations known as soda straws, which are hollow precursors to stalactites.
Stalactites 4
DownloadDescription:
A cluster of large limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from the side. One of the stalactites reaches all the way to the floor, forming a column, while the others are shorter, reaching only about half way to the floor. Some of the stalactites are brownish in appearance due to impurities in the limestone, and some of them are encrusted with the small bulbous formations called cave popcorn.
Strange Stalactites
DownloadDescription:
More variations on a theme, these knobby stalactites attract attention at Carlsbad Caverns.
Stalactite Veil
DownloadDescription: Stalactites and columns veil the entrance to this cave at Carlsbad Caverns.
Needles And Ribbon
DownloadDescription: Delicate stalactite needles and a remarkable ribbon of limestone mark this site at Carlsbad Caverns.
White Stalactite 1
DownloadDescription: A wide white stalactite in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from below. The stalactite has a folded appearance similar to the broader, flatter formations usually called curtains or drapes.
Stalactites 8
DownloadDescription: A cluster of small limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, viewed close up from directly below. The sides of some of the stalactites have a dusty appearance, as if they had been sprinkled with white powder.
Stalactites 7
DownloadDescription:
A cluster of thin tiny limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen close up from the side. From this distance the small round protrusions called cave popcorn on the sides of the stalacties are clearly visible.
Stalactites 6
DownloadDescription:
The upper portion of a large cluster of limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from below. The ceiling of the cave above the stalactites is rough and covered with wavy, dripping shapes, and the stalactites themselves are partially covered with small rough textured lumps called cave popcorn.
Stalactites 5
DownloadDescription:
A cluster of large gray limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns, seen from the side. Some of the larger stalactites are only partially visible, stretching down byond the lower border of the photo towards the floor of the cave. All of the stalactites are heavily coated with small round protrusions known as cave popcorn.
Stalactites 10
DownloadDescription:
The top of a cluster of large white limestone stalactites in Carlsbad Caverns. The surface of the stalactites is smooth but mottled, looking very much like it is made of snow. Above the stalactites, the ceiling of the cave bristles with thin formations called soda straws, the hollow precursors to stalactites.
Parent category: Cave Pictures
