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 trouble getting into the cave, but once we were able to access the property (legally of course). We dropped through the Caliber Check opening and explored the underground.
Whitecliff is a good winter time cave. Underground temperatures are the average of the yearly temperatures of the area, Florida is 70-72, Georgia is 60-65 degrees, New York is around 50. Florida caves are warm. Whitecliff is even warmer. The theory is that the sun warms the lime rock cliff radiating heat underground. Whitecliff is fairly shallow (10 to 30 feet underground). If it was a little deeper maybe we could conjure up some good volcanic activity theories. Never the less: this is a great winter time cave.
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Mike, Kat, and Fletcher in the entrance passage.
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Fletcher does the upper Loop. -
Mike crawls out from…well, somewhere underground.
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Mike does the Leg-Up Dog Pose. [Photo by Fletcher Jacob]
We used to have an adorable little, chubby, googly eyed dog named Pumpkin. I was told our little dog resembled a ‘leg-up dog’. Okay, I just had to ask. I was told our little companion looked like a dog on the side of the road with a leg sticking up in the air.
At the time I was not thinking of any kind of Yoga pose. However, now that I see Mike…
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Phil’s Dad, Barrett, holding Pumpkin (leg up dog) in 2017.
[RIP Pumpkin]
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Kat sings “I ain’t got no-body.” -
Phil ain’t got no legs.
Caving in Whitecliff is a great way to start off the year.
Story by Phil