sandm96
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Post by sandm96 on Jun 6, 2008 22:59:15 GMT -5
I find it is best to try to contact the landowner a week or so ahead of a trip. I think the best time to contact Mason may be during the weekdays so you may want to do that before you plan to visit. Mountainbiker, eh? sounds like fun. Have you checked out a local grotto yet? Yeah big time moutainbiker... wife and kids too. As for the grotto, not yet, but I have been pointed in that direction from my friend @ work (Rebecca), she goes by "tadpole" on this forum. We'll check it out soon, I'm sure. I'll definitely try to reach Mason again before we go, the last time kinda was last minute and more of an after thought. My dad and nephews were intown and we drove to Rockmart to ride bikes on the Silver Comet, then it occured to me to take them in the cave... all happened within a couple days. They loved it though. My dad already is wanting to bring my mom back up here (they live on the Gulf Coast--Mobile,AL) and take her in there... I told hime that I know of much nicer caves (not all graffittied), but he likes that one because he could stand up through most of what we saw... cool with me, it's just 15 minutes away.
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sandm96
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Post by sandm96 on Jun 5, 2008 15:13:51 GMT -5
Yeah, It's definitely the same cave mentioned earlier in the thread (the White River Cave). I did send Mason a pm the morning before we went, I also tried calling the phone # that he placed on this thread... no response on the pm yet, and no answer on the phone that morning. I've been quite busy since and haven't tried again. I spoke with the cavers @ work and told them about WRC and I think we're going to go back sometime soon and maybe explore some of the more technical aspects of the cave. Having the kids with me last time, I was more interested in their safety than I was interested in finding every nook and cranny. Anyway, thanks for the warm welcome and I'll be back here again from time to time. (My passion is Mountainbiking and that's where I spend most of my pastime... visit www.sorba.org ... however, Caving definitely will be finding a slot in my "what to do when not mountainbiking category") Later, Scott
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Post by sandm96 on May 31, 2008 13:37:13 GMT -5
Hey folks. My name is Scott. I'm new to the forum, been lurking a little here and there, but this is my first post. I'm somewhat new to caving and have enjoyed all of my caving experiences thus far. Until last year, all of my caving experiences were in commercial caves: Carlsbad Caverns (many times), Mammoth Cave, Desoto Caverns, Florida Caverns, Raccoon... and a couple other. We (my wife, two sons, and myself) moved to Euharlee (between Cartersville and Taylorsville, GA) 2 years ago from Orange Beach, AL. I work in Rome and through work have gotten to know a couple of cavers, one being Rebbecca Land. She took me and my family to a couple of caves last year and we've been looking forward to more caving adventures ever since. I don't know the names of the caves that she took us to, one was off of the interstate just west of Chattanooga (I believe it's S. Pittsburgh), then she took us to some guy's property who has like 7 or 8 caves on it and we did a cool cave that was a bit vertical at first, followed by a long stretch on our bellies before it opened up. Anyways, I'm posting on this thread because we (me, my 2 sons, my Dad, and 2 of my nephews) just went and checked out this cave 2 days ago. My dad and 2 nephews have only been in commercial caves until now. We spent about 2 hours exploring the cave. Every one had a great time. I was totally surprised by how deep this cave went. I was also beyond surprised by how much graffiti there is in this cave. It's in places where I can't figure out how someone could get up to in order to spray. Another thing that surprised me is that way back into this cave, there is a lot of old trash... like car tires, power line like cables, and junk like that, most of it half covered with a foot or two of mud. Seems pretty obvious that this cave has flooded many times in the past and much of the mud and debris that is in it came via floods. I wasn't really posting to complain about the graffiti or the debris. I just wanted to introduce myself and report on our venture into the WR Cave. I did attempt to contact Galt via p.m. on this forum before going into the cave. I'm pretty stoked to have this cave so close to our house (about 15 minutes away). I would like to help with the upkeep and work that might be done there in the future. I agree with one of the previous posts that a caving club @ the Rockmart High School would be a good idea. Education is a powerful tool. Plus I think it would give the kids a sense of ownership and pride in being apart of something so unique and exciting. As far as our time in the cave went, it was great. My dad is a bit claustrophobic so I was concerned @ first. But most of the cave is pretty open and we were able to stand up through much of it. I get the feeling that we did miss a few rooms b/c we didn't attempt to bellie into some of the tight parts. I hope to go back with a little more time and with a more experienced caver (maybe I can get Rebbecca from work to go) and explore more of it. So that's all for now. I did take a couple of pictures on my camera phone, but with no flash, they're not much to look at. BTW, we did carry out a couple of Walmart bags full of trash when we left. I'll post more when I have more to say. Later, Scott
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