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February Caving 2000

 

    • February 25-27, 2000

    • Base Camp: Boiling Springs State Park

    • Six Scouts and four Duds

    • Explored a cave  named Nescatunga
              

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001.jpg (27263 bytes) Vickory Cave is located on the same property  and during peak season it houses over 3 million bats
002.jpg (17631 bytes) Crew at the cave entrance Tom, Chase, Steven, Blake, Michael, Bryan, Keith, Jerry taking the picture
003.jpg (18155 bytes) Crystals in the roof of the cave
004.jpg (21356 bytes) A group of bats in hibernation on the wall of the cave
005.jpg (18638 bytes) Some parts of the cave you have to crawl on your hand and knees
006.jpg (10682 bytes) All of the boys had to go to the other side of the pool to see the fine formations on the rock.  The water is about 65 degrees
007.jpg (18683 bytes) How about this for a tight corridor 
008.jpg (13832 bytes) Tom W. in a bigger hallway
009.jpg (27599 bytes) That's a dirty bunch!!!!!!
010.jpg (11650 bytes) Tom & Jerry, not quite as dirty

 
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