After the Torrent Falls Via Ferrata climb, my brother and I drove over to Horse Cave, KY to meet up with fellow cavers.

Saturday morning we met everyone at the Horse Cave Museum and carpooled to the cave a short distance away, in Glasgow. There were about 16 of us working on removing garbage from the pit/cave in someone's backyard. A pulley system was rigged to haul up the garbage in huge industrial size bags from, literally, NASA. We cleaned up the garbage bags of diapers, old bottles, rags, you name it, out of there.

Around 1PM we stopped for the lunch and snacks that Subway donated. It was yummy, but I was anxious to get back in the cave to warm up. Standing around outside it was so chilly you could see your breathe.

After we were pretty much done for the day a bunch of us caved in the little cave. It's actually a neat little cave. There are a few narrow passages breaking off from the couple main rooms. I found fossils of ancient seashells in the walls. There also were calcite formations. And a really good number of cave crickets hanging out on the walls.

The cave cleanup was fun. I hope to do more in the way of cleanups in the future. Check out the Bat Conservaton International (BCI) or American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA) websites for more info on how to volunteer on future projects for this good cause.

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33 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 109 KB Some sparkly formations.	34 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 122 KB A lot of cave crickets.	35 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 138 KB The water carved layers out.	36 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 132 KB I climbed up through the h...
37 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 259 KB Seashell fossils!	38 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 84 KB A donut shaped fossil.	39 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 190 KB Another seashell.	40 2/25/07 8:14 PM, 247 KB Seashell and other potenti...
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