Rare glimpse inside illuminated ice caves

[Still Waters]

Illuminated in dazzling sea-greens, blues and purples and sculpted into jagged shards, these ice caves certainly do not look of this world.

In fact, they are in Russia, and the striking effect is the result of the sun's rays penetrating the glacial ice.

Shaped by a hot spring that runs past the volcanoes in the Kamchatka peninsula, the water has created beautiful translucent tunnels. As it melts over the years, the layer of ice has dwindled, producing the otherworldly illuminated effect inside the cave.

http://www.dailymail...nic-russia.html

[XenoFish]

That's pretty surreal.

[EllJay]

Incredible scenery and pictures.

Reminds somewhat of these incredible cloud-formations>> http://www.darkroast...er-extreme.html

Edited October 18, 2014 by Still Waters
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[freetoroam]

Very impressive, even it they do look like something out of Harry Kleiner`s Fantastic voyage.

Edited October 18, 2014 by freetoroam

[regeneratia]

WOW, rockin! Thank you.

[glorybebe]

I love them. Amazing

[Capt.]

http://beyondak.com/...l-glacier-trek/

http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/12/11/the_mendenhall_ice_caves_in_juneau_alaska_are_surreal_gorgeous_and_endangered.html

Edited October 22, 2014 by Still Waters
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