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Cave Rock (New Zealand)
Cave Rock may refer to: * Cave Rock (location), a stone formation in Nevada, US * Cave Rock (horse), an American Thoroughbred race horse * Cave Rock Tunnel, a dual bore highway tunnel on U.S. Route 50 Other: * Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, a village in Hardin County, Illinois, US * Cave-in-Rock State Park Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on , in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illi ..., state park in Illinois, US * ''Orgasm'' (Cromagnon album), 1969 album by Cromagnon, later reissued under the title ''Cave Rock'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Rock (location)
Cave Rock, also known as deʔek wadapush ( Washo for Standing Gray Rock), is a stone formation on U.S. Route 50 north of Stateline, Nevada. It is a column of volcanic andesite Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomina ... standing about tall. US 50 passes under the rock through the Cave Rock Tunnel. The formation was designated a Traditional Cultural Property and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. History Cave Rock is a remnant of a volcanic vent. The original volcanic cone built through that vent was based high above the present ground level and was eroded away long ago. The rock's caves were carved by waves during the Last Glacial Period, when Lake Tahoe's water level was hundreds of feet higher. The local Washoe people hold the formation as sacre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Rock (horse)
Cave Rock (foaled March 12, 2020) is an multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I American Pharoah Stakes and Del Mar Futurity as a two-year-old. Background Cave Rock is a dark bay or brown colt that was bred in Kentucky by Anne and Ronnie Sheffer Racing. He was sired by Arrogate, the 2016 American Champion three-year-old colt, in his second year at stud. Cave Rock is trained by trainer Bob Baffert who with bloodstock agent Donato Lanni selected Cave Rock for the partnership, which buys horses in the name of Three Amigos – Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman. They purchased the colt from Gainesway for $550,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September yearling sale. His dam Georgie's Angel, won the 2011 Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga for the breeders of Cave Rock, Anne and Ronnie Sheffer Racing who were part owners of mare. Georgie's Angel has produced four winners from five starters, including three-time winner Take Charge Angel, an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Rock Tunnel
The Cave Rock Tunnel is a dual bore highway tunnel on U.S. Route 50 (US 50) along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe approximately seven miles (11.4 km) north of Stateline, in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It passes through Cave Rock, a volcanic stone formation. To the Washoe Indian Tribe, Cave Rock ( Washo: De ek Wadapush) is considered a sacred place and the tribe has placed restrictions on recreational activities in the vicinity of the tunnel. Description The tunnels carry U.S. Route 50 through Cave Rock, a mountain on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe. Numerous small caves are adjacent to the south portal of both tunnels and give the rock its name. The tunnel is between the towns of Zephyr Cove and Glenbrook along the US 50 corridor. This portion of US 50 is a National Scenic Byway, part of the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive. The westbound bore is long and features exposed rock; the eastbound bore features a concrete liner and is long. The tunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave-in-Rock State Park
Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on , in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).Joe McFarland, "The Hole in the River", ''Outdoor Illinois'' XVIII:11 (November 2010), pages 2-5. Geology The park's primary feature is a -wide riverside cave formed by wind and water erosion and cataclysmic effects of the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. The Cave-in-Rock was worn into the limestone bluffs of the Ohio River by floods, especially those caused by glacial meltwater following the Wisconsin ice age. Unlike Mammoth Cave in nearby Kentucky, it was not formed by typical karst processes; it is a tunnel eroded into the bluff. History Cave-in-Rock was known and used for thousands of years by the Native Americans. The first European to discover the Cave was M. de Lery of France, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
