Visit to the Bonnechere Caves
This photo is taken deep in the earth near Eganville Ontario, at the Bonnechere Caves. The Bonnechere River flows through the Lanark Highlands, west of Ottawa. Near Eganville, the river flows underground for a bit and has carved out an intricate set of limestone tunnels, which are pumped out every spring as a tourist attraction. The caves have deep striations in the wall due to the speed with which the water flows, and the rock is quite colourful.
It’s picturesque country, and the caverns are worth visiting if you’re out that way.
To see a few more photos, visit this Flickr slideshow.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
This is a wonderful picture of one of the interior passages of the Bonnechere Caves. I have been going to the caves since 1958, a few short years after they were first opened to the public by Cave Explorer and former WW2 flying ace, Tom Woodward. In those times you could only go about half way through the caves and had to turn around and come back again. Having tried many times to take pictures inside the caves, I appreciate the difficulty of the task and therefore, truly appreciate the excellent picture you present here!