Monday, April 23, 2007

Superman's Fortress of Solitude

To all Superman fans out there. Would you like to go to the Fortress of Solitude? I know I would. It's not as cold as it seems in the movie because it's not located in the North Pole, but inside Naica mountain in Mexico.

This cave of crystals are made of minerals which takes hundreds of thousands of years to form. Some of the mega crystals are 11 meters long and there is no limit to the size a crystal can reach.

It's a beauty of nature for sure. But after being exposed to the outside air and environment, these crystals might be doomed. Hopefully they'll seal the cave or do something to let this beauty continue to grow. Otherwise, its' life will soon be over, just like everything else in nature that has been touched by us, humans...

taken from National Geographic.com