Eudy Cave
On January 1, 2019, we rung in the New Year with Tommy and Jenny and a few other people with a trip to Eudy Cave, AL. I had been to Eudy once with the Grotto, but it had been almost four years earlier, and I remembered nothing…
Tag: Caves
Blue Spring Cave
Blue Spring Cave in Sparta, TN, just keeps calling me back. At 40 miles long, this cave is the longest cave in Tennessee, the 10th longest in the United States, and currently the 44th longest cave on the entire planet. Like all long caves, it’s probably still…
Unterstein Cave
Unsterstein Cave is fascinating to me because it’s the biggest cave I know about that has been discovered since I moved to Alabama. In the 21st Century, it’s tempting to think that everything on the planet has already been discovered. But when it comes to caves, at…
Stephens Gap
On June 3, 2018, I went to Stephens Gap Cave with Alexander. We bounced a pit called Pipeside near Stephens Gap, then hiked up to Stephens Gap and rappelled down into it. These were my first vertical caves with my new Mitchell climbing system, and I was…
Kennamer Cave
On January 21, 2018, Tracy, Jenny, and I took another trip to Kennamer to try find my way for a through trip. Since the week before we had been turned back at the first climb while entering from the bottom entrance, we decided this week to start…
Kennamer Cave
On January 15, 2018, Tracy, Layne, and I went to Kennamer Cave in Jackson County, AL. This was my third trip into Kennamer, but the first trip was led by someone else, and the second trip was a surveying trip that did not go very far into…
Blue Spring Cave
On March 25, 2017, Tommy, Jenny, Layne, Tracy, and I took a trip to Blue Spring Cave in Tennessee. We camped out the night before, which is always pleasant with good friends. This was our second trip to this cave, and we decided to try to make…
Kennamer Cave
On February 25, 2017, I took a trip with the Huntsville Grotto to Kennamer Cave in Jackson County, AL. This cave is just a few minutes from my house, but this was my first time going to the cave. Actually, I guess we tried to go to…
Byers Cave
On February 4, 2017, I went to Byers Cave in Georgia with the Huntsville Grotto. The hike to the cave is a fairly steep climb up the ridge, but it’s not too bad. The temperature at the entrance was very warm, which was nice for an early…
Bluff River Cave
Bluff River Cave in northern Alabama was a surprise: it was much nicer than we expected. Which was even funnier because we had actually been here before but couldn’t remember much about it. So, on September 25, 2016, we took a trip up to Bluff River to…
Blue Spring Cave
Blue Spring Cave in Sparta, TN, just keeps calling me back. At 40 miles long, this cave is the longest cave in Tennessee, the 10th longest in the United States, and currently the 44th longest cave on the entire planet. Like all long caves, it’s probably still…
Unterstein Cave
Unsterstein Cave is fascinating to me because it’s the biggest cave I know about that has been discovered since I moved to Alabama. In the 21st Century, it’s tempting to think that everything on the planet has already been discovered. But when it comes to caves, at…
Stephens Gap
On June 3, 2018, I went to Stephens Gap Cave with Alexander. We bounced a pit called Pipeside near Stephens Gap, then hiked up to Stephens Gap and rappelled down into it. These were my first vertical caves with my new Mitchell climbing system, and I was…
Kennamer Cave
On January 21, 2018, Tracy, Jenny, and I took another trip to Kennamer to try find my way for a through trip. Since the week before we had been turned back at the first climb while entering from the bottom entrance, we decided this week to start…
Kennamer Cave
On January 15, 2018, Tracy, Layne, and I went to Kennamer Cave in Jackson County, AL. This was my third trip into Kennamer, but the first trip was led by someone else, and the second trip was a surveying trip that did not go very far into…
Blue Spring Cave
On March 25, 2017, Tommy, Jenny, Layne, Tracy, and I took a trip to Blue Spring Cave in Tennessee. We camped out the night before, which is always pleasant with good friends. This was our second trip to this cave, and we decided to try to make…
Kennamer Cave
On February 25, 2017, I took a trip with the Huntsville Grotto to Kennamer Cave in Jackson County, AL. This cave is just a few minutes from my house, but this was my first time going to the cave. Actually, I guess we tried to go to…
Byers Cave
On February 4, 2017, I went to Byers Cave in Georgia with the Huntsville Grotto. The hike to the cave is a fairly steep climb up the ridge, but it’s not too bad. The temperature at the entrance was very warm, which was nice for an early…
Bluff River Cave
Bluff River Cave in northern Alabama was a surprise: it was much nicer than we expected. Which was even funnier because we had actually been here before but couldn’t remember much about it. So, on September 25, 2016, we took a trip up to Bluff River to…
