Flowing water eroded away until this durable limestone strata. The majority of sedimentary rock is shale, only 6% is limestone. Throughout the Finger Lakes and elsewhere, this is why when flowing water exposed the edge of a limestone strata, the underlying, soft shales are worn away to reveal a waterfall, ever deepening. Eventually, the support of the limestone washes away to form this ledge. Here it is an ephemeral cave behind a curtain of ice.
See “The Fang?” for the first post of this series.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
Fairytale beautiful!
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It is strange to come upon it like a castle build overnight by a jinn.
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Nature is amazing.
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Yes, every day
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Woww it’s breathtaking…m
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Thank You
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Beautiful photo, and your explanation offers some interesting details.
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Your good words are appreciated, thanks for visiting.
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I would love to see this place.
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Bring your parka!!
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I love your composition — the cave’s soft shadowy entrance beckons us in, while the bright-white, spiky stalactites keep us at bay. Wonderful!
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Exactly….well said!!
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Very interesting.
Great picture,
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Thanks for the visit and kind words, Lucia.
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You caught winter on it´s best.
They brought me back to my childhood, with frost pattern on the window and hot cocoa from my granny.
Thank you for this.
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Your well felt compliment is appreciated, Rhiannon.
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Wonderful memories, Rhiannon.
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Two years ago my beloved Granny died, so this pictures gave me back a so wonderful remembering from her.
I´m not ashamed to say, with them you gave me a present for my heart.
Do you have grandchildren??
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Yes!! 12
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Wow, that´s great.
I´m sure you are a great grandpa. In your pictures, I find a great soul and so much love – exactly to my Granny.
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We are grateful for the 5 living nearby, the youngest turning one next month. During our stay in Florida this year the two oldest met us for a day out at a marvelous garden. Will “blog” about the garden.
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That´s great. There are so lot families living in high distances or in quarrels. It sounds so nice you are telling about.
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Very enticing, Michael. I’m sure I would feel the need to ‘walk in’…
Did you?
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Not physically, to explore from my imagination without the danger and discomfort.
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