Cwmorthin Slate Quarry: 7th April 2009

[MrPenguin]

Although it's been posted quite a few times lately, I hope you'll enjoy my shots.

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Driving up in typical Welsh weather

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Parking the bikes and heading in

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Cavern on the lower level

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Same cavern, with us for scale

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"That" broken bridge

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The lake at the bottom of main incline. Left the camera here due to lack of waterproof bag!

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Old switch gear

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In the words of my mate's kid - "Trwblesom Trwcs!"

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Time to go!

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Heading home down the inclines

Thoroughly enjoyed my first UK underground explore and first go at light painting.