Caving at the Red

Post by **Horgeezy** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:50 am

I just read the cave story.......it is freaky! i can't get past 5/19/01 either. It seems to me he's making it out to be a bigger deal than it really is. I also believe it may be a little of a lie. It seems way to much like a scary movie you'd see in the theaters. Pretty cool though

Post by **Jeff** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 10:21 am

I couldn't read that much text on the internet so I just skimmed it and looked at the pics.
The whole time I was waiting for one of those pop-ups to freak the *&#t out of me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:27 pm

Come on guys, it's total Lovecraft! Great read!!

Post by **Darmo** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:22 pm

So about these caves. How big are they?

Post by **ynot** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:59 am

Cavers are freaks man! Great read !Why in heck would anyone go back in there?
friggin nuts.
Of course cavers probably say the same stuff about us. Climbers are freaks! Why would anyone climb an offwidth crack? Friggin nuts.
I got sucked into that story till he started talking about something pulling on the rope. I think its a real story with some spice he made up while he was down there.

Post by **kato** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:13 pm

Darmo, et.al.;
The cave on the trail up to natural bridge ranges from about 4' high to probably 20' high. It goes all the way through the hill- from the point where you can no longer see light from the entrance, it's probably only 10 yards until you see light from the exit. There are a couple branches that dead end. Don't know about the others mentioned above.
M.

Post by **Yasmeen** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 4:31 pm

I wish I had the patience to sit here and read that whole story... I read like 3 pages of it and I'm getting antsy. Oh well, maybe later. The pictures look crazy though! I don't know, ynot, I think cavers can qualify as some of the few people crazier than we are...

Post by **Wicked Tribe** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:15 pm

Caves around here aren't very big at all. Less than half a mile long for most. THe longest one I know of is closed but it's a mile from one entrance to the next on a map.

Copperheads hang out evreywhere, though typically not IN caves.

THe old Whittleton trial has a cool cave. Just past the spur to Whittleton arch on the left side of the creek.

Post by **Jeff** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:51 pm

Hey Wicked Tribe.
All the years I've been coming to the Red, I've never stopped at the Bison Way parking area. The lot down off the road on the end of the bridge furthest from the Gladie Center.
What is the big draw to this area? It is always crowded.
Is it for the hiking?

Post by **Wicked Tribe** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:32 pm

Hiking and Indian Staircase.

It's also a Sheltowee Trace Connector, there is a lot of hiking and cliffline up in Gladie Creek Valley.

One day when I have a whitewater kayak again and find my cohones (after a decent rain) it will be the takeout for a killer WW run.