go spelunking

Checked into doing this at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and unfortunately it has a age requirement of 16. Both of my children want to do this with me but my youngest is only 14. There are alot of other caves in this area though so I will have to do some more research on this or wait for 2 more years until he turns 16.

I consider this to be sleeping in a cave, although I know technically it means cave exploring, which I’ve done. I think there might be a place where I can camp in a cave, a few hours south of me. Eventually I’d love to get good enough to do vertical caving. Does anyone know where you can get lessons or experience with someone who knows what they are doing and can help you?

I found a cool ice cave up north that I mentioned to my roommate. There is what they call the ‘ice curtain’ inside which looks like a curtain made of ice. Not sure if we’ll make the trip up this year, due to wanting to save during the economy downturn. But now, with gas prices so low, it would also seem kind of an ideal trip.

It was really intense. You might want to make sure you are fit and have adequite upper body strength before you go. I am very weak in my arms and had some trouble with some of the climbing. It was totally worth it though. It was so weird. It was the closest thing to a life-threatening experience i have ever had. There were times when it was like, “if i don’t do this right i am going to die” I don’t know if i would do it again, maybe. It was definitely an experience i am glad i had.

I’ve always been fascinated by caves and their secrets. I want to learn about the creatures that live there; find unanswered questions and tackle them; sift through well-held mysteries and make a hypothesis. I want to feel the thrill of falling forever through the dark.

I guess spelunking is exploring caves. Which I’ve done. I want to SLEEP in a cave! And probably do some more primitive stuff.

Another someday… It would be fun, but it’s just not going to happen real soon.

Probably Mammoth Cave.

I was looking forward to trying this through the outdoor classes at the university, but I’ve some other financial priorities at the moment. I’d love to try this next year. The underlying goal here is really getting exercise, trying new things, and having adventures. ;)

A nice cave half filled with water would so make my year!!
And I want the adventure tour, that lasts a few hours not the quick tour I always gets stuck doing because my sisters bring their kids. I’m not mad its just grrrr…