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Death Bell Cave; Real Horror Show, originally uploaded by Mic2006. We descended by cable ladder into the cave that we call the Death Bell. That morning we had no idea what we would find. My greatest fear was rattle snakes. I have come across the Massasagua rattle snake in caves before, but being in Ontario, [...]

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Extreme Outdoor sports in canada, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Though many would consider caving to be an extreme outdoor sport, I believe that there are few experiences that have the soul baring qualities of first time exploration of virgin tunnels. Though there are plenty of opportunities for exploring such passasges in western Canada – in [...]

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Buried Alive! – Extreme Caving in Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Greetings cavers and cave interested readers. As you might have gathered by the photo, I have spent some time underground today in the solitary and yet thought provoking pursuit of extreme cave digging. Admittedly there were times when it felt like I was buried [...]

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Caves on the Bruce Peninsula – Beneath the Niagara Escarpment, originally uploaded by Mic2006. This is a shaft at the back of a well known sea cave on the Bruce Peninsula. It might appear that I am desperately fighting a giant serpent that is in the process of swallowing me. Well gravity is on it’s [...]

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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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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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Caving in Ontario – book, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Release of the book, Caving in Ontario; Exploring Buried Karst is now imminent. I am expecting that it should be available for purchase through Lulu, or the Edgehill Press site within about 10 days – End of Dec. 2011. Caving in Ontario; Exploring Buried Karst is [...]

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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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IMGP1675, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Might this be the hole down which the white rabbit disappeared? JC and I found this in a valley. Two deep gullies lead up to this spot and there is some obvious overflow where the valley fills up under flood conditions and flows out across the land. The landowner said [...]

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