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Caving '99 

    • March 5-7, 1999

    • One Day Trip south of Grand Lake

    • Explored a cave owned by Oklahoma Wildlife Conservancy with several endangered species especially grey bats and two unique species of fish to this cave found nowhere else

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cave006.jpg (65132 bytes) Everyone was clean at the entrance to the cave there was a double
 gate designed to let the bats in and out but not people    
cave002.jpg (24780 bytes) The luxury of a nice big room to relax and change batteries
cave005.jpg (77324 bytes) Getting ready to transport to the opening of the other end of the
 cave since we were muddy the back of a pickup was perfect to ride in.  
cave001.jpg (25254 bytes) With absolutely no light adjusting your headlamp is critical
cave010.jpg (34397 bytes) Taking our turns going through a small hole in the cave that led  back to a pool of water
cave011.jpg (24723 bytes) In a big room that we entered after lunch . We are about 80 ft under ground, the formation behind us is over 20 ft high
cave012.jpg (21965 bytes) This formation was huge over 30 ft around and stalagmites up to 40ft tall
cave013.jpg (17335 bytes) This formation is called a bell. This one was a very large, about 10 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet around
cave014.jpg (48762 bytes) Michael going through a squeeze.  Several members of the crew have already gone through and everyone else is waiting on him.

 
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