Caving Adventures
Note: Maps are not yet complete or verified
Airman's Cave, Austin, TX (photos from cameraphone / D60)
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| Slimy salamander Barton Creek Greenbelt Small Large |
In a "large" passage | Jackson prepares to exit the Keyhole | |||
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| Looking back through the keybole | At the entrance to Airman's (second trip) | Photo by Jackson (!) (c) 2006 | |||
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| Jackson on Elephant's Rock | Bats snuggling together | Jackson checks out a bat | |||
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| Yes, the main passage is that narrow! | On the way out, near the birth canal. | Jackson find's Eidmenella reclusa | |||
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| Another specimin with eggs | Eidmenella rostrata (?) | Cave scorpion | |||
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Marigold Cave, Cedar Park, TX (Photos EOS D60 + twin EX flashes)
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| Cambala speobia | Cicurina madla | Specimen 1/8" long | ||
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Animal Canyon Cave, Cedar Park, TX (Photos EOS D60 + twin EX flashes)
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| Cambala speobia reacts to light (but has no eyes) |
Cambala speobia | Troglobitic centipede (id please!) | ||
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| Cicurina madla | Speodesmus sp. | Neoleptoneta sp. (?) | ||
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| Rhadine subterranean | Rhadine subterranean | Grey bats visiting from up North |
Bullet Cave (Photos EOS D60)
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| Climbing to the entrance of Bullet Cave | The faces carved in chalk say hello. |
Backdoor Cave (Photos Kodak VC400)
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| Outside the cave | Climbing by Back Door Springs | Ascending the chimney | ||
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| Don't look at the spiders above you! | ||||
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| At the bottom of the chimney | Spiders... | Secret Cave Crickets in the chamber above the sitting room. |
WestCave Preserve (aka Hammett's cave) (Photos EOS 10D)
Looking to the right as you enter the cave...
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| Don't fall off! | A scarcrow made of travertine! | |||
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| Solastraws with algae lean towards the sun. | The climb back up |
... and looking to the left
HD Cave 020a (Photos EOS D60)
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| Jackson finds a sinkhole! | This proved too tight. | A tight squeeze, but worth it. | ||
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| Plenty of light from two entrances | Passage proceeds about 30 feet | Looking up to the entrance | ||
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| Exit (photo by Jackson) | Looking out another exit | Thick with secret cave crickets towards the rear. |
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| Wow -- enough room to stand! | Following a baby cricket | |||
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| Abigail takes her first visit. | Sporting the Gonzo Gear caving pack, Abigail looks for features. |
Mayfield Park (Photos EOS D60)
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Goat Cave (Photos EOS D60)
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| Jackson at the sinkhole | A fox is said to live here | Goat Cave (through the fence) from where the bats fly out. |
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| Abi's beady eyes found a terminte (but it fell of as the shutter clicked). |
SC LC Area (Photos EOS D60)
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PKW Area (Photos EOS D60)
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PKS Area (Photos EOS D60)
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TPTN Area (Photos EOS D60)
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Cotterell Cave Fauna Survey(Photos EOS D60)
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Gated Collection (Photos EOS D60)
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