Wild
Caves
2002, brought me many new and
exciting things. Nothing, however, from that year, even comes close
to going into my first wild caves.
Wild caves are caves that are
still in their natural state, free from the commercial trappings.
Although one does find, trash and spray paint on the walls, for the
most part they are in a natural state.
Mark Starr and I went to 2
different caves, while I was in Kentucky. One was pretty tough to
get into. The other was easy. The easy one showed the most trash
and spray paint. The harder one lacked that stuff, for the most
part, simply because it is tougher to get into.
Being underground
for 6 hrs, has a sobering effect on a person. You are well out of
your natural environment and your body starts to realize this
rather quickly. You know in the back of your mind, that if you lose
your light or your way, more than likely you will die in there and
nothing humbles the human like his possible demise.
Below are a few
pictures taken from these two treasures.
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