Entrance to Wells Cave Jorge and Rich Pagels were waiting around all day to do something since they are not vertical cavers so i wanted to make sure we were able to get something horizontal in before it got too late. I got back and Laura, Rich, Jorge, and myself got to Wells cave in good time. We rigged a hand line and...
Wilson's Pit Right after Easy Pit we made it over to the location where Wilson's Pit has eroded its way to the surface. This is a 100 ft pit where 30ft is on a ledge and another 80 ft is a free fall down a large borehole pit. Rappelling this pit was a nice because you pass stratified rock layers which was like taking an elevator tour back in...
Easy Pit entrance with a trickling waterfall We woke up early to get a head start so we could get to these pits at the right time. We ate breakfast at Fredrick's in Corydon IN which is a good breakfast place and also a meet up for cavers in the area. We got through that and made it over to the property Easy Pit...
Ascending out of Rothrock Pit I have been Waiting to go to Cave Capers for a year now. I had a group of friends that went down there last year and had a blast so I was eager to get down there and have a good time as well as check out some caves in the area. I got to Chris Parks house the...
Eb Allen over the bow. The last dive of the trip we dove the Eb Allen. This is one of the Preserves classic dives with a ship at around 100 ft to the dirt and buoyed!! The Eb Allen was going to New York and was hit on its portside and tore a large hole into the hull. She sank and rests upright...
John J Audubon's Stearn starboard quarter Getting back out to Thunder Bay in Alpena Michigan was something I wanted to do the day I left Alpena on my last shipwreck trip in 2012. This year I re connected with Joe at Thunder Bar Scuba along with my dive buddy Mike Apke to venture out on the wild waters of Lake Huron. The First day we...
Tom Shahaf inside the Lumberman (photo by Mark Shahaf) Dive Season has started and I have been anxious to get into the water especially after being out in the desert for 10 days. I got to the harbor in Milwaukee an hour early to make sure I had enough time to make it out there from Chicago and shortly after everyone else showed up. For this charter Mike Apke, Tom...
MEADOW HOT SPRING Our last day was all about relaxation and enjoying some feet recovery from the 50 + mile hike that left our feet blistered and swollen. This hot spring is located in the middle of a plain 10 miles from a small town called Meadow. We pulled up and I quickly walked up to this 30-40ft water filled pit and was amazed...
