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Kayaking opens world of Channel Islands' sea caves

Ginny Prior for the Mercury News

"SINCE THE BEGINNING of time, man has been fascinated with caves. Dark, dank and mysterious, they test the very depths of our imagination. But while man lived for centuries in caves on dry land, it's sea caves that offer the real adventure. And no place in California has more sea caves than the Channel Islands..."

Related Links: Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands sea caves slideshow.

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Kartchner Caverns: How Two Cavers Discovered and Saved One of the Wonders of the Natural World

Two Tucson cave explorers — Gary Tenen and the late Randy Tufts — discovered majestic Kartchner Caverns southwest of Benson in 1974. Then, fearing that the cave's fragile limestone formations would be damaged by mobs of unregulated sightseers, they kept their find a closely guarded secret for 14 years...

Caving into pain at Mulu

A one-day lightning tour of the Gunung Mulu National Park caves can prove taxing in more ways than one. Feeling sore in many places, ZALINA MOHD SOM advises doing it at a more leisurely pace.

Cayman Brac offers drama on land, under water

Globe correspondent Kari J. Bodnarchuk details what to see and do on Cayman Brac, both above and below the water...

"What distinguishes Cayman Brac from its sister islands, Grand Cayman and Little Cayman, is its topography. A limestone bluff runs west to east up the middle of the island ("brac" is Gaelic for "bluff"), and reaches 140 feet above sea level at its easternmost point.."

Extreme tourism is more and more popular in Bulgaria

From Visit Bulgaria.net...

"The region near Krushuna village in the Cenral Balkan Mountain Range is also very attractive site for people who love outdoor activities. There is an extreme weekend program which includes entering in a cave and cave galleries with a boat and waterfall climbing and letting down. The price is 130 lv. Cave adventures are also available in Duhlata cave near Bosnek village in Pernik region."