Chattanooga - Outdoor Club South

Beginner caving!

Feb 13 Sat 10:00 AM

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Attendance: 9 people attended.
5.003 (3 ratings)
Who organized?
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas

Join us for this beginner cave trip as we explore Howard's Water Fall Cave in Trenton ga.. We will be going at a comfortable pace, but you need to be in decent shape and be prepared to traverse through the cave. This is a great opputunity to see what caving is all about. If your worried about the cold, don't, caves generally stay around 56 to 59 degrees year round. This will make for a nice reprieve from the chilly weather!

Required Items: Helmet(a cheap bike helmet or similar will work),head lamp (Walmart $10.00), gloves,knee pads, Note: all this equipment can be bought at Walmart relatively inexpensive.
Recommended Items: Camera [disposable], water. also; change of shoes and or clothes!
Tine: 10:00am
Distance: N/A
Type: -Out and Back
Terrain: Moderate
Rating: Moderate
Expected Pace: N/A
Expected Duration: 3-4 hours

Drive time: 35 Minutes

Carpool Location: Carpool Location: Bi-LO 3800 Tennessee Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37409-1270

Carpool Costs: Your driver will determine the actual costs, and divide among riders. Please be courteous and pay your driver.
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Nikki
I wish I could have joined on this one, but I had a race that started at 10 am this morning. I will be going on the one in March.

Posted Feb 13, 2010 2:08 PM
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas
Great caving weather! Get out of the car at 25 degrees with only a T-shirt on, walk 100' crawl under [from a side] a small waterfall and you'll be on your way to an almost 60 degrees hike!, under the ground that is. Feel free to call me with any last minute questions. (423) 802-4714

Posted Feb 12, 2010 6:06 PM
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas
Please note I added an aprox. address [not mailbox there!]

Posted Feb 9, 2010 6:05 PM
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas
I drive a white Toyota Tundra pickup with a bike rack at the rear hitch and roof racks. White cover on bed also.
We'll see you on Sat. morning!

Posted Feb 9, 2010 4:11 PM
Larry Anderson
Coming from Signal Mountain. I Will meet you guys at BiLo and follow you out. What kind of car should I look for in the parking lot? Thanks!!

Posted Feb 9, 2010 4:00 PM
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas
Larry,
Where will you be coming from? We are meeting at the Bi-Lo at 10am
If you are coming from some were father south I can give you directions to the cave.
Most grotto sites don't give good directions to the local caves to avoid vandalism

Posted Feb 9, 2010 2:09 PM
Larry Anderson
Anybody have directions to these caves? Or, what time is the carpool meeting at BiLo? Looked on the net, found plenty of pictures but no location. Thanks for the assist!

Posted Feb 9, 2010 12:01 PM
Oswaldo Lopez-Armas
This is a very, very easy cave. 2 year olds have gone with me there. Yet it can be a lot of fun for the more experienced ones. Great fun adventure especially if you have never been in a non commercial cave.
Please let me know if you are bringing equipment, clothes? that were used on a previous caving experience recently. Some extra info. to protect bats may be needed. Thanks

Posted Feb 9, 2010 9:49 AM

Who attended?

9 attendees
- Larry Anderson (+1 guest)
  
  “ Great trip!! Oxxy, thanks for putting it together and guiding us through the caves. Had a great time and met some great people. Dont miss the next one people! ”
- Oswaldo Lopez-Armas (+1 guest)
  
  “ I think it went great. We stayed about 3.5 hrs in the cave. We did some exploring that could be label from beginner to intermediate. Thanks to all that could make it. ”
- chris thomas (+1 guest)
- 1 former member (+1 guest)