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Peering into a gaping hole of a lava tube near Hambone, California. This lava tube is one of many in the region w/ only this vertical 30-40' deep entrance. The surface area consists of dry junipers, incense cedars, & ponderosa pines. However down at the bottom one can see a small cluster of unique coast ferns that are adapting well to the micro-climate. Coast ferns are also found at other caves in nearby Lava Beds National Monument.
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