People: M&M Trybulec
Place: Kielniki near Olsztyn near Czestochowa, Poland
Trips:
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We spent most of the first day on searching for caves on the Stolowa Gora (Table Mountain) near Olkusz.
These caves were depicted on an old map from Compass, without any names yet.
Later on, when we found a newer map, it turned out that two of these caves were:
Pod Porzeczka (Under a Currant) and Blotna (Mud Cave).
I think that we even found the first one, but not the other two...
Anyway, the weather was perfect and the walk in itself was quite pleasant.
Next we went to see the old quarry in Jaroszowiec, but it's grown over with trees and shrubs,
so actually there isn't much to see.
On the next day we went to the village Laski to see a
travertine rock.
Actually, we were more interested in the cave that was supposed to be in that rock...
Well, we expected something... a bit larger. Flat ground everywhere, tall grasses, trees, no rocks to be seen anywhere.
So we spent some time on searching for it...
The rock and the cave are there, although not very big. Just right for a small party. :-)
We spent most of the first day on searching for caves on the Stolowa Gora (Table Mountain) near Olkusz.
These caves were depicted on an old map from Compass, without any names yet.
Later on, when we found a newer map, it turned out that two of these caves were:
Pod Porzeczka (Under a Currant) and Blotna (Mud Cave).
I think that we even found the first one, but not the other two...
Anyway, the weather was perfect and the walk in itself was quite pleasant.
Next we went to see the old quarry in Jaroszowiec, but it's grown over with trees and shrubs,
so actually there isn't much to see.
On the next day we went to the village Laski to see a
travertine rock.
Actually, we were more interested in the cave that was supposed to be in that rock...
Well, we expected something... a bit larger. Flat ground everywhere, tall grasses, trees, no rocks to be seen anywhere.
So we spent some time on searching for it...
The rock and the cave are there, although not very big. Just right for a small party. :-)
Travertine rock
[MUT] Searching for Mud Cave
[MUT] Searching for Mud Cave
[MJT] Autumn near Olkusz
[MJT] Autumn near Olkusz
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[MUT] The cave in the travertine rock
[MUT] The cave in the travertine rock
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On the next day of this long weekend we went to Olsztyn near Czestochowa,
to see the two caves in the region of the quarry in Kielniki.
First, we went into the quarry itself to find the Cave in Kielniki.
Even though the entrance in not visible from the ground, an evident path leads to it.
Thus, we didn't have any problems in finding it.
And it's pretty hard to say anything interesting about the cave - a rift passage +
some chambers separated by boulders; almost no formations.
The only nice thing were the marble round rocks "frozen" in the surrounding rocks...
On the next day of this long weekend we went to Olsztyn near Czestochowa,
to see the two caves in the region of the quarry in Kielniki.
First, we went into the quarry itself to find the Cave in Kielniki.
Even though the entrance in not visible from the ground, an evident path leads to it.
Thus, we didn't have any problems in finding it.
And it's pretty hard to say anything interesting about the cave - a rift passage +
some chambers separated by boulders; almost no formations.
The only nice thing were the marble round rocks "frozen" in the surrounding rocks...
Jaskinia w Kielnikach (Cave in Kielniki)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] On the way to the quarry, a view at Cegielnia (Brickyard)
[MJT] On the way to the quarry, a view at Cegielnia (Brickyard)
[MJT] Turning around, you can see the castle in Olsztyn
[MJT] Turning around, you can see the castle in Olsztyn
[MJT] The cave's main chamber - silicate rocks in the walls around us
[MJT] The cave's main chamber - silicate rocks in the walls around us
[MJT] The main passage deeper in the cave
[MJT] The main passage deeper in the cave
[MJT] And the main passage near the entrance
[MJT] And the main passage near the entrance
[MJT] The quarry from inside the cave
[MJT] The quarry from inside the cave
[MUT] The entrance
[MUT] The entrance
[MJT] The entrance as seen from the quarry's floor
[MJT] The entrance as seen from the quarry's floor
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The second cave - Store Cave - is pretty close to the quarry.
Much smaller, with a single side chamber. A stairway leads to the main entrance;
a small hole in the ground makes up the second entrance.
Only a couple, dried out formations. And... that's about it.
The second cave - Store Cave - is pretty close to the quarry.
Much smaller, with a single side chamber. A stairway leads to the main entrance;
a small hole in the ground makes up the second entrance.
Only a couple, dried out formations. And... that's about it.
Jaskinia Magazyn (Store Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] Formations in the side chamber
[MJT] Formations in the side chamber
[MJT] Martha's favorite animals
[MJT] Martha's favorite animals
[MJT] The main entrance to the cave
[MJT] The main entrance to the cave
[MJT] The chamber is pretty high
[MJT] The chamber is pretty high
[MUT] The second entrance
[MUT] The second entrance
[MJT] The quarry once more; a view from its floor
[MJT] The quarry once more; a view from its floor
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[MJT] And one more view of the castle in Olsztyn
[MJT] And one more view of the castle in Olsztyn
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