IMG_8705, originally uploaded by Mic2006. JC, GW and I returned to this karstic area to make an attempt on this pit. This is but one sinkhole of many in this area – over 50 mapped nearby, all overlying a buried karst that likely hides caves that we would very much like to find. We have [...]
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First descent of this sink hole in Ontario
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft, Bancroft gemboree, Buy The Book, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, diving in ontario, Education, environment, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, Interesting, My Book, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sinkholes in Ontario, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, tagged cave, cave in Ontario, caves in Ontario, Caving in Ontario, Exploration in Ontario, karst in Ontario, sinkhole, sinkhole in Ontario on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wasteland Waterway – an Ontario cave that just keeps on getting bigger
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, bizzare, Buy The Book, Canada, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, creepy places, entertainment, environment, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, Interesting, Life, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sinkholes in Ontario, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, underground, underground Ontario, tagged Canadian caves, caves of ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, Exploration in Ontario, geography of Ontario, Ontario caves, rock of Ontario on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our aim today had been to reach the underside of a sink some 200 surface meters as the crow flies from the “Blue Barrel sink”. The initial squeeze beyond the blue barrel sink seemed tighter than I remembered it last visit, but beyond that, as expected, the tunnels opened up well beyond our most hopeful [...]
Wasteland Waterway – New Ontario Cave
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IMG_8547, originally uploaded by Mic2006. It should come as no surprise that an Ontario cave is cold and wet and smelly – so much so in fact that we have named a nearby sink “the stink sink”. Anyway, here is me crawling from the entrance of the cave, the snow is yet to fully [...]
Bats in Ontario – Rovers Cave
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, animals, bats, Canada, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, history, Life, My Book, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Travel, tunnels, Uncategorized, underground, underground Ontario, tagged bats, Caves, caving, Caving in Ontario, Exploration in Ontario, Ontario geography, Ontario geology, rocks of Ontario, rocs of Ontario on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Rover’s Cave Mic2006. Heres JC in front as we absorb the beauty that is Rover’s Cave. In the winter Rover’s Cave functions as a bat hibernaculum; you will see them in dewy patches high in the avens overhead. I am pleased to report that as of the last time I checked, there was [...]
You can’t win em all
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, backpacking, Buy The Book, Canada, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, hiking, Interesting, My Book, my life, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, science, searching for caves, sports, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, tagged adventure, Caves, caving, Caving in Ontario, damn beavers, exploration, Exploration in Ontario, extreme sport, misadventure, sport on September 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Puzzled? Not so for the experienced Ontario cave searcher I whimped out! I am at this time still barely able to walk. My excuse … I am out of shape Jeff is in shape He walked too fast, I walked to slow My backpack was too heavy It was too hot, I missed my dog [...]
Scallops in the Tunnel
Posted in adventure in Ontario, books, Buy The Book, Canada, cave digging, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, Education, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, history, Interesting, Life, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks in Ontario, science, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged caving, Caving in Canada, Caving in Ontario, Discovery in Ontario, Exploration in Ontario, geography of Ontario, geology of Ontario on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the scalloping An Ontario cave near Lake Erie Notice the scalloping – wear features shaped like spoon scoops, they are indicative of the water speed and direction of flow. The roof above is grey and hard and worn smooth – no sign of the ceiling joint that governs passage direction in many Ontario [...]
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