Betalov Rock Shelter

25 June 2021 Caves

For Statehood Day, the two of us did a quick photo shoot in Betalov spodmol to make an original, funny photograph with the Slovenian flag. We also squeezed through some narrow parts of the cave and examined a few beautiful details.

In my opinion, Ana took the most beautiful photograph in terms of light and perspective: she found a lovely detail where it looks as though my hand is reaching beyond the frame and the photograph is in 3D.

Wide exterior view of the low Betalov spodmol rock shelter beside a road, with a visitor in red.

A weathered wooden sign points toward Betalov spodmol beside its low rocky entrance and green woodland.

Close view of a helmeted caver holding a small Slovenian flag against the dark walls of the Hundredth Cave.

Smiling caver holds a tiny Slovenian flag while emerging between tall calcite formations in Betalov Spodmol on Statehood Day.

A caver looks upwards beneath a delicate honeycombed ceiling and pale mineral details in Betalov spodmol.

A caver examines a gold-coloured mineral seam embedded in pale folded rock inside Betalov spodmol.

A caver stands on a ledge beside an immense vertically ribbed calcite wall inside the Hundredth Cave.

A wooden Betalov spodmol sign stands beside a forest path, with the rock shelter behind it.