Category: Trips
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April Fools Trip
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Skies were clear and sunny, with a slight breeze out of the east on April Fool’s Day 2023. FSS President J. Fletcher set up a morning work day for the group, with an afternoon exploration of Catacombs Cave. No one was really sure if we would get underground–it was April…
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Caves are Not Just for Exploration
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Being a caver is not just about exploration. Cavers also have an obligation to the conservation of caves. While we normally bring trash bags to pick up occasional litter on our caving trips, certain caves are trashed so regularly that we must organize dedicated cleanup events. Jennings Cave is an…
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New Years Cave Resolution
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Many people make New Year’s resolutions: eat less, lose weight, exercise…Kat and Fletcher are no different, but their resolution was to go caving. After contacting Dave and Phil who came down from Jacksonville, we went to Whitcliff Cave on the beautiful morning of January 16, 2021. We had a little…
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Underground Oasis
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Sometimes its just nice to get away. With COVID looming, trips have been down. There have also been a few new members that were looking forward to getting underground. Natalie rose to the challenge and put together a small group to explore Florida’s underground oasis on Septeber 26, 2020. All…
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Scout Trip to Tucks and Lundy’s
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The Florida Speleological Society (FSS) volunteers to take groups underground. We would actually prefer to get a call, coordinate permissions with landowners, find good guides, and write-up, fill out, and file all paperwork for a group than the group simply going by themselves. This ensures everyone is safe, the landowner knows…
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Ocala Caverns Cleanup and Trip
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Every caver from the Ocala area has a soft spot for Ocala Caverns. The property was originally a turn-of-the-century quarry. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the property was cleaned up and used as a movie set for a Tarzan movie starring Johnny Weissmuller. Later, the property was…
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Catacombs Trip 11/18/12
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Marissa put together a trip to Catacombs on November 18, 2012. We have 10 people total for the trip. We met at the regular meeting place, and got to catch up with Danny and Annette. After chatting with them we headed over to Catacombs. Jason went ahead and graciously rigged…
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Tucks and Lundy’s
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Hurricane Sandy passed by on her way to the North–giving clear blue skies to Central Florida on the 28th of October, 2012. It just happens that Steve Nemeth put together a trip for the Elkin family and any other FSS members who wanted to explore Tucks and Lundy Caves…
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Anderson Springs Trip Report
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It was the weekend of the TAG fall cave in and Wade and I made it to Jasper, TN at 3am. We pulled up to Kelly and Jason’s house and snuck in for a few hours of shut eye. We all awoke around 7:00 am to get ready to go.…
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Winter Ridgewalk
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In early January Sean and I decided to check out an old Ocala quarry that we’d both been to, but had never really checked that well.