The karstification of a landscape may result in a variety of
large or small scale features both on the surface and beneath. On
exposed surfaces, small features may include flutes, runnels,
clints and grikes, collectively called karren or lapiez.
Medium-sized surface features may include sinkholes or dolines
(closed basins), vertical shafts, disappearing streams, and
reappearing springs. Large-scale features may include limestone
pavements, poljes and blind valleys. Mature karst landscapes, where
more bedrock has been removed than remains, may result in karst
towers or haystack/eggbox landscapes. Beneath the surface, complex
underground drainage systems (such as karst aquifers) and extensive
caves and cavern systems may form.
Swallow Holes are common all over the central Tennessee region.
They vary in all sizes as seen at Little Swallow Hole. A Swallow
Hole could be large enough to fit a cow in or small enough even a
Hobbit could barely fit in. These small Karst like features are
often refered to as swallow holes or sink holes.
1. Post a photo of you (face included) with GPS at the hole.
2. How wide is the hole?
3. How deep is the hole?
DO NOT POST AS A FIND UNTIL YOU HAVE A PICTURE READY FOR THE LOG
ENTRY! Logs with no photo of the actual cacher logging the find or
failure to answer questions will result in a log deletion.
Exceptions will be considered if you contact me first (I realize
sometimes we forget our cameras or the batteries die). Logs with no
photos will be deleted without notice. I have used sources
available to me by using google search to get information for this
earth cache. I am by no means a geologist. I use books, internet,
and asking questions about geology just like 99.9 percent of the
geocachers who create these great Earth Caches. I enjoy Earth
Caches and want people to get out and see what I see everytime I go
and explore this great place we live in