Exciting new cave possibility – Bruce Peninsula Ontario As it was a beautiful warm day in early April, JC and I headed up to conduct some further exploration on the Bruce Peninsula. Our intent was to try and locate a stream that we had heard of; apparently this stream drains a sizable plateau and normally [...]
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Exploration in Ontario reveals an exciting new cave possibility – Bruce Peninsula Ontario
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, book on caves, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, cool things to do in toronto, diving in ontario, environment, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, hiking, Interesting, 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, sinkholes, sinkholes in Ontario, sports, underground, underground Ontario, tagged Bruce Peninsula, cave, Caving in Ontario, karst, new cave, ontario, solution shafts on April 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
FOTEK Dinner and Dance Fundraiser – Protecting Karst in Ontario 2012
Posted in adventure in Ontario, best things to do in Toronto, book on caves, Buy The Book, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, cool things to do in toronto, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, FOTEK, guelph, Hamilton, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, photo, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sinkholes in Ontario, tagged caving, Caving in Ontario, Eramosa Karst, FOTEK, Friends of the Eramosa Karst, fundraiser, karst, karst in Canada, karst in Ontario on March 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
FOTEK Dinner and Dance, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Tucked away in the back of Michaelangelo’s plush event room is the dinner table of several Ontario cavers. The event was FOTEK’s annual dinner and dance fundraiser 2012. There were at least 400 people present. After dinner conversation was punctuated by various speechs from politicians and the [...]
What is limestone?
Posted in book on caves, Caves, caves in Ontario, Caving in Ontario, limestone, niagara escarpment, Ontario geography, rocks in Ontario, searching for caves, sinkholes in Ontario, what is limestone, tagged karst, limestone, types of limestone, what is limestone, what is limestone made of, where is limestone found on February 8, 2012 | 7 Comments »
What is limestone?, originally uploaded by Mic2006. What is limestone? First and foremost limestone is a sedimentary rock. As seen in the picture above, it erodes and redeposits in fantastic and ornate ways. Limestone is made of the skeletons of corals and tiny sea creatures, but it can also be made of calcium based chemical [...]
Caving in Ontario – (the difference between caving and spelunking), Geology of Ontario, Geography of Ontario
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, books, 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, health and safety, Interesting, My Book, 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, sports, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, underground Ontario, tagged caves in Canada, caving, Caving in Ontario, geography of Ontario, geology of Ontario, karst, underground on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Caving in Ontario – (the difference between caving and spelunking), originally uploaded by Mic2006. This is an extract from my book (a screen shot of part of a page), that is finished as of now – with about a half hour before the new year. It should be available for purchase from Lulu or the [...]
Beaver Valley – Fall leaves in Ontario
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Buy The Book, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, hiking, Interesting, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, 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, sports, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, tagged Beaver Valley, cave hunting, caves in Ontario, Caving in Ontario, fall colors, geography, geology, geology of Ontario, karst, looking for caves, Niagara escarpment, ontario on October 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Beaver Valley, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I was out scouting for a possible cave dig location today. Caving in Ontario can sometimes involve a little digging. Beaver Valley has a few promising possibilities. Investigations from a past trip revealed the likelihood of a bedding plane tunnel, there was no remarkable amount of solution taking place. [...]
Rockwatching is Back in Print – Book on Ontario Caves
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, backpacking, books, Buy The Book, Canada, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Cuba, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, climbing, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crazy things, culture, cultures, diving, diving in ontario, Education, environment, Eramosa Karst, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, hiking, history, Interesting, Life, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, News, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sports, Toronto Cave Group, tunnels, Uncategorized, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, tagged cave exploration, Caves, caving, Caving in Ontario, geography of Ontario, geology of Ontario, karst, Rockwatching on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Intersection of entry tunnel and the first passage – Broken Boat, originally uploaded by Mic2006. This picture was taken on a recent exploration that JC and I did in an area that has long been suspected of being “cave rich”. In Ongley’s long forgotten cave manuscript he relates the impression at the time [...]
Lost a Wheel Somewhere Under There
Posted in adventure in Ontario, Adventures, books, Buy The Book, Canada, cave conservation, cave digging, cave diving in ontario, cave formation, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Ontario, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, hiking, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, searching for caves, sports, strange places, Toronto Cave Group, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, wierd, tagged caving, Caving in Ontario, claustrophobia, exploration, karst, tunnels, underground on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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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