Manitou Cave - Trip Report

[Sharon Faulkner]

This past Sunday (June 4) Brian and Lynn Roebuck led a horde of cavers back to Manitou Cave. This was something of a spontaneous trip as the group was heading home from the weekend's SERA Cave Carnival. I'm not sure of the total number of cavers in the group, but there were 11 vehicles in the caravan and several of the vehicles had more than one person inside. Here's some photos from the trip:




















Thanks to Brian and Lynn for leading a fun and informative trip back to this cave! The trip to this cave (with bonus features no less) topped off an already excellent weekend.

[madratdan]

Thanks for sharing the photo's Sharon. Looks like an all star group of cavers having fun doing what they do best.

[guanonoggin]

Bummer dude!
I missed out on SERA and that trip cause my wheels totally broke down on me man. My cave ride needs a big blast of good Karma to heal all the wounds. Some things just aren't meant to be.

It's way cool though when a spontaneous trip becomes so spiritual for all the dudes and dudettes who decide to go. Totally Cosmic man.

[Sharon Faulkner]

madratdan said:

Looks like an all star group of cavers having fun doing what they do best.

An interesting group, no doubt. After a little work I finally got everyone's name (needed the names to record in my cave log anyway) and it turns out there were 15 cavers on the trip. We had cavers from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina on the trip.

[madratdan]

I recognize most of the people. I've had the privilage to meet them at a convention. In fact, the high light of my California convention was sitting next to Avis at the banquet.

[L Roebuck]

Since we had to wait for a couple of caver's who had a cave dig going that morning - word about the Manitou Cave trip apparently spread through the campground. Not a bad turn out, eh?

I also need to log that trip in on my cave journal as well as some directions. Alan said he would send me the list of caver's on the Manitou Cave Trip so I may have to remind him. arrrrg .. wasn't it fun each time you left or returned to Buck's Pocket State Park? I think we took 6 different routes during the weekend. ;D

I would post some photo's but mine are mainly historic signatures, etc, etc and it is doubtful others would get into them like I do.

[madratdan]

pretzlgirl said:

I would post some photo's but mine are mainly historic signatures, etc, etc and it is doubtful others would get into them like I do.

I wouldn't say that, Lynn........I'd like to see them..........If you post them, people will look. ;D