The 27th Annual
Carter Caves State Resort Park
Crawlathon
January 25-27, 2008
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The 27th Annual |
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Sunday Activities
7:00am - 10:30am: All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet in Lodge Restaurant ($) 8:00am - 10:00am: Registration Table Open 8:30am - 1:00pm: Field Trips - see below 12:00pm - 3:30pm: All you can eat Lunch Buffet in Lodge Restaurant ($) Sunday 8:30am TRIP #82: Pirates Of The Caverean Treasure Hunt! (Level 1) - Duration: 2 hours - Limit: 16 people - Status: full (as of Jan 25). Ahoy Mates! Come and join our Pirate Crew as we retrace the steps of the famous Pirate of the Caverean Black Jack Tierney. Black Jack hid his treasure somewhere in Cascade Cave and left cryptic clues for us to follow. This is no bilge, but a true tale to be sure there is a treasure and we mean to find it and share the booty. Follow us Mates if you dare! HELMETS REQUIRED. Meets at Lodge; Transportation Required.
Sunday 9:00am Yet another rendition of the cardboard box cave. Bring a light (NOT carbide!) but you can leave your shoes & helmet behind. Dress lightly, it's strenuous and can get stuffy in the cave. Must be at least 10 years old to participate. Follow signs from the lobby to the basement.
Sunday 9:00am This is a tour through Cascade Cave, the largest and longest commercial cave in Carter County. Along the route you will see parts of the commercial route, but you will also venture off the beaten path to visit some of the wild sections of the cave. This is a good tour for beginners or those with assorted aches and pains. Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:00am Accurate mapping is vital for the exploration and study of caves. Understanding the information presented on maps will enhance the pleasure and challenge of visiting a mapped cave for the first time. This is a beginner course in the procedures for surveying and interpretation of cave maps. The survey instruments required and their use will be demonstrated. In-cave aspects of mapping and the data which needs to be collected are emphasized. Data reduction and map drafting will be briefly discussed. The format of the workshop is lecture topics followed by open discussion and demonstrations. Meets in Olive Hill Room of the Lodge; no cave trip involved.
Sunday 9:00am A BIG cave, with numerous entrances, just getting there is a challenge. You'll hike about 1/2 mile to the cave, through cow pastures and steep sloping hills and maybe snow and ice, and then you must decide: how wet do I really want to get (understanding that eventually you'll be making that 1/2 mile hike back to your vehicle). Wet gear is recommended if you want to get really wet, but most will choose only to get their boots wet. There are only a few short necessary crawls, but for you that love to crawl, opportunities will be available. Bring a change of clothes for afterwards. NOTE: This trip attempts to avoid as much water as possible. The cave is on private property and we have permission to visit the cave during Crawlathon Weekend only! Meets at Lodge; 25 miles of car travel round trip; Transportation needed.
Sunday 9:00am Would you like to try rappelling? Here’s your chance. No experience will be necessary. What you will need are leather gloves and a hard hat with chin strap. This will NOT be a “how to” workshop. You’ll be given basic instructions, put on the rope, and monitored on the descent. Follow signs in front of Lodge to the site.
Sunday 9:00am This trip starts with a 1/4 mile hike to the cave entrance from the maintenance parking area. Bat Cave is completely wild with the exception for the cave gates. You will be required to navigate through some walking passages, climb over breakdown piles and do some hands and knee crawling. You get the whole package with the cave being a combination of dry, muddy and wet. How wet you get depends on how merciful your guide is. Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:00am This trip starts with a 1/4 mile hike to the cave entrance from the maintenance parking area. Bat Cave is completely wild with the exception for the cave gates. You will be required to navigate through some walking passages, climb over breakdown piles and do some hands and knee crawling. You get the whole package with the cave being a combination of dry, muddy and wet. How wet you get depends on how merciful your guide is. Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:00am Find some hidden secrets in these wild and often-visited park caves. Indiana bats, dripping dome rooms, scalloped rock passages, huge breakdown, canyons, the connection crawl and a room filled with dozens of mini bathtub-like dams are just a few of the treasures you’ll discover. These caves contain active streams. Be prepared to have wet feet, wet hands, possibly more if you slip! Water bottle/snack suggested. Total outdoor hike of at least a mile required, so be mindful of the weather and dress appropriately! Meets at the Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:00am Sandy Cave has a huge and long trunk passage that is part of the Cascade Cave system. It also provides some interesting areas that are accessed by crawling and climbing. The entrance is through a karst window with a 70-foot long pool of deep water at its bottom. The guides intend to lower a john boat to the pool and offer a boat ride to dry land. This trip is subject to cancellation if potential flooding conditions occur. Participants must help carry the boat through the woods for ½ mile to the cave on the Saturday Morning Trip and from the cave on the 10:30 Sunday Morning Trip. This cave is only accessible during Crawlathon Weekend! Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:00am These are two interesting wet caves with some nice cave formations. Flood cave starts with a belly crawl entrance and opens into a nice walking passage. Hands and knee crawling as well as light climbing are required for the trip. Fern cave starts with a plunge into at least 3 feet of water in the entrance passageway. There is virtually no walking passage in fern cave considering the majority of the trip you will be straddling a water filled canyon. A 20-foot ladder climb is required to access the really pretty upper level of the cave. The trip requires about a 20-minute hike through some steep terrain. These caves are on private property and we have permission to visit it during Crawlathon Weekend only! Meets at Lodge; Transportation Provided.
Sunday 9:00am Now that you have rappelled into the pit you have to get out, right? This trip will give you a taste of what is needed to ascend out of that pit you may someday find yourself at the bottom of. You will be introduced to a basic system of rope ascending commonly used by cavers and you will get a chance to do a rope climb. These same techniques are used whether you need to climb 12 ft. or 1200 ft. Down for Dummies may get you to the bottom, but you’ll need us to get you out … Follow signs in front of Lodge to the site.
Sunday 9:00am This is an extensive cave system with many dusty crawling and walking passageways. The dust will be flying in the crawls so if you have breathing problems this is not the trip for you. Highlights include encountering the famous Bills Crawl, a 100 ft. belly crawl utilizing only your elbows and toes. The trip to the cave entrance is a 300 ft. climb up a 30 degree banking, so you should be in good health to participate in this trip and have past caving experience. This cave is one with a long history including a short stint as a commercial cave in the late 1800s. In case of cold weather, it is suggested you wear a coat to the cave entrance and leave it until the return. These caves are on private property and we have permission to visit them during Crawlathon
Sunday 9:00am Similar to the Bat Cave Extra Extreme only a shorter version. Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 9:30am This is a small cave with a lot to see. It is known for the large formations seen along the way. There may be a chance of seeing woodrats and Big Brown Bats along the route. This is a walking tour with some stooping and bending. MEETS AT THE WELCOME CENTER; Transportation needed.
Sunday 10:00am Yet another rendition of the cardboard box cave. Bring a light (NOT carbide!) but you can leave your shoes & helmet behind. Dress lightly, it's strenuous and can get stuffy in the cave. Must be at least 10 years old to participate. Follow signs from the lobby to the basement.
Sunday 10:00am Sandy Cave has a huge and long trunk passage that is part of the Cascade Cave system. It also provides some interesting areas that are accessed by crawling and climbing. The entrance is through a karst window with a 70-foot long pool of deep water at its bottom. The guides intend to lower a john boat to the pool and offer a boat ride to dry land. This trip is subject to cancellation if potential flooding conditions occur. Participants must help carry the boat through the woods for ½ mile to the cave on the Saturday Morning Trip and from the cave on the 10:30 Sunday Morning Trip. This cave is only accessible during Crawlathon Weekend! Meets at Lodge; Transportation Needed.
Sunday 10:00am Would you like to try rappelling? Here’s your chance. No experience will be necessary. What you will need are leather gloves and a hard hat with chin strap. This will NOT be a “how to” workshop. You’ll be given basic instructions, put on the rope, and monitored on the descent. Follow signs in front of Lodge to the site.
Sunday 10:30am Now that you have rappelled into the pit you have to get out, right? This trip will give you a taste of what is needed to ascend out of that pit you may someday find yourself at the bottom of. You will be introduced to a basic system of rope ascending commonly used by cavers and you will get a chance to do a rope climb. These same techniques are used whether you need to climb 12 ft. or 1200 ft. Down for Dummies may get you to the bottom, but you’ll need us to get you out … Follow signs in front of Lodge to the site.
Sunday 10:30am Cascade is the largest commercial cave in Carter County. You will experience large cave passageways, bats, beautiful cave formations and finish with a look at a 30 foot underground waterfall. This is a walking tour with some stooping and bending. MEETS AT THE WELCOME CENTER; Transportation needed.
Sunday 11:00am Yet another rendition of the cardboard box cave. Bring a light (NOT carbide!) but you can leave your shoes & helmet behind. Dress lightly, it's strenuous and can get stuffy in the cave. Must be at least 10 years old to participate. Follow signs from the lobby to the basement.
Sunday 1:00pm This is a small cave with a lot to see. It is known for the large formations seen along the way. There may be a chance of seeing woodrats and Big Brown Bats along the route. This is a walking tour with some stooping and bending. MEETS AT THE WELCOME CENTER; Transportation needed.
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