Story and photo’s by Philip Walker What Came First: The Chicken or the Egg There was an unconfirmed rumor about a Florida stage coach robbery.  As thundering hooves rhythmically pounded across the central Florida terrain, exhausted horses gasped for air.  Knowing the bandits may soon overtake them, a money box…

Some landowners look at a cave as a hindrance, they attempt to fill the natural hole with all sorts of debris.  Of course,we discourage this and volunteer to clean out sinks and caves.  Some landowners realize they have a valuable natural resource in a cave rather than a hindrance.  The…

Over the years, the effort of maintaining and improving the Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc.(SCCi) owned Jennings Cave Preserve has been focused primarily on stopping the amount of dumping and local littering that has plagued the site for decades. Roughly 10 years ago, the acting stewards made an attempt at educating…

I felt tired and anxious as the world passed by the windshield at 65 miles per hour.  I checked my watch–Saturday, May 10th, 9:00AM.  As my wife drove, I closed my eyes and reflected on the events that had lead to this very day. I remembered the morning last October…

Every year cavers from Florida form a traditional gathering. This is for cavers young and old, experienced or inexperienced, in state or out, everyone is welcome.  This year the Tampa Bay Grotto (T-Bag) hosted the “Fresh squeezed, premium, all natural Florida Cave Cavort during the final weekend of March. Steve…

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October 11-13, 2013 If you are a caver, one of the biggest events to look forward to every year is the annual trip to the “TAG Fall Cavein”, held in early October. There are other trips to the Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia (TAG) area during the year, but the annual…

Warrens Cave is the longest dry cave in Florida, with over 4 miles of passage. As beautiful as Warrens Cave is, with ribbons of chert, karst canyons, and Miocence era fossils–it is also known for some of the longest and tightest squeezes that shred adventurers into exhausted hamburger. It was…

As March 2013 approached cavers across Florida and the southeastern United States make last minute plans of escaping for the weekend. Some make lists of what to bring, others scramble to finish work. Finally, just prior to the second weekend of March cavers load vehicles to maximum capacity and head…

After the holidays and a little time off, it wasn’t long before the FSS was back to doing what it does best. Gathering its forces and pitching in when and where the need arises. So when the call came out from one of our veteran cavers, John Harris, that we…