Post by paul snook on Sept 30, 2007 7:14:20 GMT -5
the morning started off very well, got up early to take pictures along the twisty back road route chosen for the day, got several nice shots mostly of the foggy morning, over a rd side pond, over the river, over a soy bean Field, then discovered a waterfall not far from the meeting location, and got several good shots of it, then go0t a phone call from a work buddy, " hey man looks like i can make it, where do i meat you and what do i bring"?
after giving details, rick ( work bud) Steve, and Robert joined me at the entrance area, we then headed in, seeing hows this was ricks first caving trip ever, we did a short tour of the lower levels and some photos, then headed to the pain,,,,, i mean survey ,,,,,
I mean PAIN,,,,, there is supposed to be approx 1500 to 2000 ft of passage in the section of cave we went to map, we surveyed 200 ft and could go no further, it was slimy muddy, about an inch deep in water through out most of it, all belly crawl, wide but snug in places, and wall to wall fist and double fist size coble stones, not much fun to lay on or survey in, we reached a point where there was wall to wall water approx two inches deep and it looked to continue for another 30 ft or so, but none of us could progress any further due to girth, if any body wants to assemble a 2 - 3 man team and tackle this beast ( its rumored to connect to another cave in the area) ill gladly provide the survey gear and the book, and the beer after, all in all it was a good trip,
after some more touring and photos, we called it a day,
the survey now stands at 9,952.5 ft and still going,
after giving details, rick ( work bud) Steve, and Robert joined me at the entrance area, we then headed in, seeing hows this was ricks first caving trip ever, we did a short tour of the lower levels and some photos, then headed to the pain,,,,, i mean survey ,,,,,
I mean PAIN,,,,, there is supposed to be approx 1500 to 2000 ft of passage in the section of cave we went to map, we surveyed 200 ft and could go no further, it was slimy muddy, about an inch deep in water through out most of it, all belly crawl, wide but snug in places, and wall to wall fist and double fist size coble stones, not much fun to lay on or survey in, we reached a point where there was wall to wall water approx two inches deep and it looked to continue for another 30 ft or so, but none of us could progress any further due to girth, if any body wants to assemble a 2 - 3 man team and tackle this beast ( its rumored to connect to another cave in the area) ill gladly provide the survey gear and the book, and the beer after, all in all it was a good trip,
after some more touring and photos, we called it a day,
the survey now stands at 9,952.5 ft and still going,