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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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The author of “Caving in Ontario”. Pay no attention to that picture, they took my Scotch away and I got a little grumpy. I thought that it might be advantageous to the prospective book buyer to understand a little about my motivations in writing the book “Caving in Ontario; Exploring Buried Karst” and so you [...]

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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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Abandoned Mine Near Niagara Falls – Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Leaded paint rock art circa 1970. Do you suppose the artist was trying to express his inner soul? will this still be here a thousand years from now and what will they surmise of primitive Ontarions? I found this unique piece of primitive graffiti [...]

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Spanky’s Paradise is certainly one of the more exciting cave discoveries that I’ve been involved with. Of particular note are the formations and also the knowledge of other tunnels in the area. Spanky’s is under an escarpment and there are several buried joints that follow into this ridge, all along the same orientation as Spanky’s. [...]

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wasteland waterway – Ontario Cave, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Well as much as I have used the post title before, it comes as no surprise that it should be used again, because if you keep on looking, you just keep on finding. As seems apparent both JC and I are two stubborn dogs who just [...]

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  Ontario cave Admittedly, there is way more down there than we have presently discovered. A good example would be the interior of the Bruce Peninsula – some of it public land, some of it private. Various indicators suggest that from the smaller tunnels, their sediment blockages and lack of surface flowing water, there must [...]

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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 [...]

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Where does the tunnel go from here? Is there airspace or do the passages descend beneath the water table? Next visit we will remove the wheel and try back-float the passage in a wet suit. A short distance through the mud left me up against this wheel – a good place for mud bogging if [...]

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A newly discovered Ontario cave Initial exploration of “Bed of Glass Cave” This is Jeff, he discovered Bed of Glass Cave” last weekend. Having dropped down through the hole that had been broken through the coils of rusting wire we found ourself in a twilight world of subdued light, old car parts and broken bottles. [...]

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