hello my people i am finally geoposting about Places I Have Been. This is Pisgah Crater !!
both people in the photos are me! this is from my visit back in march of last year. went just for fun and to climb in the lava caves. Pisgah is about 35,000 years old, and in the southern most part of the Mojave Desert. Its very well preserved from the desert conditions, which makes the caves safer than average. photo #3 is from the back of Glove Cave (past the book you sign if youve ever been there) and photo #4 is where you can see whats left of the volcano!
mayfic (magnesium and iron rich) lava flows like these are highly viscous, not super gaseous, and not super volatile. because the lava moves slowly, caves are formed when the outermost part of the lava cools and the rest stays warm and continues to flow. Glove Cave specifically is a long straight cave (till you get to the back; there is a tunnel about 2ft in diameter that turns left and goes another 20ft back into the cave, i am at the beginning of that section in the third photo). overall very cool to see the different textures of the rock and the cool structures formed! its free to visit so if youre ever in southern california and have a car with decent suspension, check it out!
