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Argument Hole – Another entrance to the Marmora Maze Caves, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Argument Hole – so named for the dispute that took place at it’s discovery and subsequent exploration (that was many years ago). JC and I had spent some time scouting along the bottom of the escarpment beside the sometimes flowing resurgence [...]

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Marmora Karst – Geology of Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. The Marmora area in the winter (a few hours north east of Toronto) certainly gives the impression of pristine Canadian wilderness, it feels wild and remote and it certainly is most beautiful. JC and I made the 3.5 hour drive from Guelph / Hamilton this [...]

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Natural cave gate, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Last weekend we enjoyed a feeble sunshine and weather that made it seem like spring was just around the corner. On a plateau that was totally cleft by grykes and pocked with sinkholes we found a joint that had several likely entrances into the underground. Jeff also explored [...]

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Skull Cave, Finding caves in Ontario This past Sunday JC and I took a little trip out into the insipid February sunshine. It was just warm enough to feel a taste of spring, you could smell the decaying leaves and the fungus in the soil. As usual we were following up on cave leads and [...]

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Success in the Filth Pit, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Digging for caves mid-winter through a matt of frozen leaves. Need I mention how cold it is. My hands are frozen numb. In walking back through the fields to our car my muddy clothing was frozen into a shell of ice. I suppose success is relative [...]

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Check out the article in Cave News here, book on caves,  Also my book on caves, ‘Caving in Ontario; Exploring Buried Karst’. Buy my caving book here

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New Book on Caves – Caving in Ontario (Canada), originally uploaded by Mic2006. This picture of me  (Michael Gordon) was taken the first time we (JC and I) went deep into Wasteland Waterway. The cave is initially a watercrawl along elliptical; pheratic tubes that wriggle around on a relatively level plain, but after our escape [...]

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Caving in Ontario – Exploration of Buried Karst – JC following up a cave tunnel “The newly published book, “Caving in Ontario; Exploration of Buried Karst”, is now available for purchase from Lulu at this link – “Caving in Ontario” – buy the book. On the Lulu web page you will be able to preview [...]

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A cave in marble – Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Subject to my failure a few years ago to find a particular marble cave I have always felt this sadness whenever anyone mentions Ontario Marble caves. Well this coming Tuesday I am again going to attempt to locate the “P-Lake Cave” and photograph the beautiful [...]

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