Musfer Sinkhole

On New Year's Day I decided to take the family on an adventure. It involved some geocaching as well as exploring new sites. The first stop was a geocache just past an old police station. This was accessed by going down a very old paved road that was full of potholes. Thank goodness we had a 4x4. Up on a mound, under some rocks, we found the container.


The next stop was the Musfer Sinkhole. The cave extends downward about 50-60m. A large room has formed by the collapse of carbonate material. The cave walls are composed of the upper Dammam dolomite & limestone unit and the lower Dammam laminated shaly & silty unit.



We also found a cache at this site, under some rocks near shrubs.



Along the way, we passed many camps with camels. Occasionally we would see camels walking around unrestrained.