Post by: Rob on March 06, 2013, 09:33:37 PM
It is around 2100 feet or so in altitude, and I am worried the snow might not allow one to drive to the parking lot.
Anyone know if they plow the road to the parking lot in the winter?
Post by: NW-GSP on March 06, 2013, 09:35:46 PM
Post by: Smossy on March 06, 2013, 09:48:15 PM
Post by: Rob on March 06, 2013, 09:51:05 PM
Great Cave, lots of fun.
I just got back from Puerto Rico and did some spectacular caves there. Sure are fun to explore!
Post by: Smossy on March 06, 2013, 09:54:22 PM
Thanks!I bet! Ape caves are pretty basic. Slimey rocky walls. Pitch black. No animals or insects, just your occasional bigfoot you know. Nothing crazy :chuckle:
Great Cave, lots of fun.
I just got back from Puerto Rico and did some spectacular caves there. Sure are fun to explore!
Post by: duckmen1 on March 06, 2013, 09:55:40 PM
Post by: Smossy on March 06, 2013, 09:57:02 PM
Post by: Rob on March 06, 2013, 10:09:38 PM
One of the Caves in PR that I did last year was pretty horrid. I was up to my calves in Bat guano. We had to tie into a wall to rappel down a black hole to the lower level and the walls and floor were wall to wall cockroaches. There were bats flitting around, and rats eating the roaches. The cave was about 90 degrees with 98% humidity but you could not brush the sweat off your face due to the fact you were covered head to toe in Guano. Then there were the gnats that came out of the guano. These would buzz your face, but once again you could not brush them off...
Pretty miserable, but we were treated to a great lower cave with a cool skylight about a 1/4 mile in. I did a beam me up pose with it.
Post by: Smossy on March 06, 2013, 10:20:41 PM
mice are cool.Sounds like a great expereience lol. Ape caves is nottthing like that. Its old lava tubes from back in the day. Also up in the same are i think theres a place called trail of two forests, it has a boardwalk style trail through the woods that has some cool lava tubes about 3-4 feet wide wheremagma just devoured the trres and roots. Theres actually a man sized tunnel that u can crawl through thats about 300 feet long ;maybe; that u can crawl hands and knees through just to brag that youve done. Not a tood place of your claustriphoibic.
One of the Caves in PR that I did last year was pretty horrid. I was up to my calves in Bat guano. We had to tie into a wall to rappel down a black hole to the lower level and the walls and floor were wall to wall cockroaches. There were bats flitting around, and rats eating the roaches. The cave was about 90 degrees with 98% humidity but you could not brush the sweat off your face due to the fact you were covered head to toe in Guano. Then there were the gnats that came out of the guano. These would buzz your face, but once again you could not brush them off...
Pretty miserable, but we were treated to a great lower cave with a cool skylight about a 1/4 mile in. I did a beam me up pose with it.
Post by: Rob on March 07, 2013, 07:50:15 AM
There is another cave in the area called lake cave that was also pretty neat. not as long, but still a fun cave. had a nice tiny side passage in it.
here is a photo of our group at Ape Cave last year.
Post by: h20hunter on March 07, 2013, 07:56:18 AM
Post by: Rob on March 07, 2013, 08:22:59 AM
New job is keeping me hopping.
We should plan a ling hunt this spring
Post by: h20hunter on March 07, 2013, 08:29:18 AM
Man...I haven't been in the water for about 2 years! With the kids getting bigger and I find myself catching and fileting 6 inch perch with my boy out at the lake instead of getting the tanks filled. However....now that he is 7 and big enough to put a little leverage on a rod I haven't been more excited about a humpy year.
Post by: Rob on March 07, 2013, 08:37:48 AM
Ditto on the pinks. I intend to hit it hard with the young man I am working with in the Big Brother program. We can't wait to get back on the water!