mgg wrote:
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
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On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.



I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.

Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)

--Mike

My compass has never failed me. Most caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.


Limestone.... I did not know that.

My only experience with caves is: http://www.mercercaverns.com/ which is
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)

--Mike


We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

On Jan 5, 10:08*am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
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On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.

I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.

Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)

--Mike

My compass has never failed me. *Most *caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.

Limestone.... I did not know that.

My only experience with caves is: *http://www.mercercaverns.com/which is
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)

--Mike

We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. There are also no good ways to find
caves. Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. Often maps give side
views but not often enough. The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious.
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:08 am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.
I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.
Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)
--Mike
My compass has never failed me. Most caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.
Limestone.... I did not know that.
My only experience with caves is: http://www.mercercaverns.com/which is
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)
--Mike
We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. There are also no good ways to find
caves. Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. Often maps give side
views but not often enough. The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious.
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.

I'm convinced. I wouldn't do Froggy style caving for all the tea in
China. I apreciate the hand rails, pavers, piped in air and lighting
found in improved caves.

On Jan 5, 2:37*pm, Jim wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:08 am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.
I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well..
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.
Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)
--Mike
My compass has never failed me. *Most *caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.
Limestone.... I did not know that.
My only experience with caves is: *http://www.mercercaverns.com/whichis
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)
--Mike
We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. *Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. *it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. *There are also no good ways to find
caves. *Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. *So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. *One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. *Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. *Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. *I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". *One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
* Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. *Often maps give side
views but not often enough. *The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. *Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. *Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. *Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. *A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. *Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. *You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. *First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. *Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious.
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. *Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. *Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.

I'm convinced. I wouldn't do Froggy style caving for all the tea in
China. I apreciate the hand rails, pavers, piped in air and lighting
found in improved caves.

Well, I admit to being terrified by sailing weather most people would
consider reasonable.

In article 223d595b-de3a-4675-aa56-6ff3ff8dd8c5
@e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

On Jan 5, 10:08*am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

...
On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.

I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.

Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)

--Mike

My compass has never failed me. *Most *caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.

Limestone.... I did not know that.

My only experience with caves is: *http://www.mercercaverns.com/which is
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)

--Mike

We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. There are also no good ways to find
caves. Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. Often maps give side
views but not often enough. The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious.
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.


Yeah, thanks for that, it brought back some old memories. The one
feeling that came back most was that whole idea that you are really
isolated once you enter the ground, and you don't have to be 100 feet
down, 20-30 feet of rock is enough to do it. I remember the feeling of
being the first one through a hole too, but the only time I ever had
anything come out at me was actually rock climbing and disturbed some
huge bird which went right over my head...

Scotty

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Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:08 am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.
I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.
Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)
--Mike
My compass has never failed me. Most caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.
Limestone.... I did not know that.
My only experience with caves is: http://www.mercercaverns.com/which is
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)
--Mike
We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. There are also no good ways to find
caves. Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. Often maps give side
views but not often enough. The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious.
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.

I'm convinced. I wouldn't do Froggy style caving for all the tea in
China. I apreciate the hand rails, pavers, piped in air and lighting
found in improved caves.

I agree! You know how afraid I am of any kind of adventure or risk
taking. Things like riding bikes, motocross, or anything like that just
scares me to death.

On Jan 6, 9:36*am, Harry wrote:
In article ,
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Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:08 am, Jim wrote:
mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 10:27 pm, "mgg" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.
In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.
I have to wonder how well a compass would work in some caves as well.
Depending on the composition of the rock, it could drive a compass whacky.
Here's a thought... carry both! ;-)
--Mike
My compass has never failed me. *Most *caves are in limestone so
compositioin does not change the earths mag field.
Limestone.... I did not know that.
My only experience with caves is: *http://www.mercercaverns.com/whichis
limestone as well. I didn't know it was the norm though. Very cool tour
there as well. I doubt it's your cup-o-tea since they built steps. ;-)
--Mike
We toured Lurray Caverns up in Hairball the paste eater's neighborhood,
this summer. Pretty Cool place. They even had a mechanical organ that
used ( limestone icicles ) stalactites, i think, instead of pipes. It's
worth a look if you are traveling in the vicinity.

You would think that in 2010, there would be Hi Tech ways to navigate
in caves but there are not. *Neither GPS nor LORAN nor any radio
communications work in most caves due to the large amount of water in
the overlying rock. *it is like communicating with a submerged
submarine but even worse because SONAR does not work well through
discontinuous rock either.
Consequently, mapping is still done the old hard way, with compass,
clinometer and tape measure. *There are also no good ways to find
caves. *Ground Penetrating Radar rarely works in such an environment
because of insufficient range and because the ground is always too
uneven. *So, the best ways to find caves is to be very familiar with
terrain. *One gets a subconcious sense of terrain noting odd ridges
and areas where water flows in but not out. *Being obsessed with Topo
maps is also good. *Still, one has to go look for them not knowing if
they exist which means walking for miles through "cavish" terrain. *I
have noticed around here certain types of vegetation that grows near
caves such as "Oak Leaf Hydrangea". *One friend of mine says he can
smell caves and his record of finding them is good.
* Cave maps are normally difficult to use because they are two
dimensional whereas caves are three dimensional. *Often maps give side
views but not often enough. *The maps are also drawn mostly based on
simple sketches made by the mapper under really bad conditions so
interpretation is difficult. *Maps can be used to tell where the cave
passage is under the surface but you have to realize the extent of the
errors due to the difficult conditions. *Try reading a compass while
your face is buried in the mud and the compass itself is covered with
mud and you have to let the air out of your lungs to squeeze through
and you might see why there are errors.
Communication underground is basically impossible. *Radio does not
work and neither do cell phones. *A device called "Cave Radio" does
exist using extremely low frequency but it cannot be used for much
because it's data rate is very low and it requires a very large
underground antenna. *Its spatial resolution is also very poor.
Consequently, once underground, you are on your own with no way to
communicate with the outside world. *You might be only 100' below
ground but you might as well be on the back side of the moon.
Even if you do have GPS coords of a cave entrance, finding it can
still be very difficult. *First, you have to get there which is often
bizarro difficult. *Many entrances are REALLY SMALL and non-obvious..
The GPS might say you are within 60' of it and you cannot find it.
Once you find it, you have to consider what is living in the
entrance. *Around here it will be snakes or buzzards. *Buzzards
protect their nests by barfing on you, I know, experience, truly
disgusting.
In spite of all of this, it is probably the most adventure you can
have for the least amount of money.

I'm convinced. I wouldn't do Froggy style caving for all the tea in
China. I apreciate the hand rails, pavers, piped in air and lighting
found in improved caves.

I agree! You know how afraid I am of any kind of adventure or risk
taking. Things like riding bikes, motocross, or anything like that just
scares me to death.

Horizontal caving does not scare me but vertical caving does. I can
be completely happy in a tiny passage with no room to move whereas
heights scare the crap outta me. Still, heights are part of the deal
so you gotta do it. I get so scared and freaked out that I would be
unable to handle mechanical ascenders whereas I can tie prusik knots
robotically so I used them.
You'd think experience would reduce the fear but for me it does not.
I finally gave up rock climbing for this reason. I sorta gave up
vertical caving for this reason. Being terrified of bad weather, I
wonder if I will eventually give up long distance sailing for this
reason. A little bit of fear is a good thing but being terrified
makes me wonder if it is worth it. Still, it isnt adventure without a
twinge of fear.

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Was seriously cold here in NW Fl yesterday morn and we met some
friends to look for caves.

I know you are aware that cave diving is seriously nuts. We had three
Iowa farm boys, brothers, who schlepped their SCUBA gear to Fl and
found themselves a cave to explore. I don't know what they made of the
warning sign. They swam into the cave until more than half their air
was gone and headed back after it was too late. They found a camera
with them grinning at it, after they were already doomed. Evolution in
action. Then there was the kid who left a guided tour and wedged
himself. They had to cut him out with power tools, but they had plenty
of time to do it.

Casady

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Was seriously cold here in NW Fl yesterday morn and we met some
friends to look for caves.

I know you are aware that cave diving is seriously nuts. We had three
Iowa farm boys, brothers, who schlepped their SCUBA gear to Fl and
found themselves a cave to explore. I don't know what they made of the
warning sign. They swam into the cave until more than half their air
was gone and headed back after it was too late. They found a camera
with them grinning at it, after they were already doomed. Evolution in
action. Then there was the kid who left a guided tour and wedged
himself. They had to cut him out with power tools, but they had plenty
of time to do it.

Casady


It's ok...froggy drinks a lot of booze and coffee.

On Jan 7, 12:23*pm, Harry wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Was seriously cold here in NW Fl yesterday morn and we met some
friends to look for caves.

I know you are aware that cave diving is seriously nuts. We had three
Iowa farm boys, brothers, who schlepped their SCUBA gear to Fl and
found themselves a cave to explore. I don't know what they made of the
warning sign. They swam into the cave until more than half their air
was gone and headed back after it was too late. They found a camera
with them grinning at it, after they were already doomed. Evolution in
action. Then there was the kid who left a guided tour and wedged
himself. They had to cut him out with power tools, but they had plenty
of time to do it.

Casady

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Harry, where did Frog say he drank a lot of booze, liar?