Tag: Marion County

  • Front Yard Cave Dig

    Ocala cavers at it again, digging on a karst feature in someone’s front yard.

  • Fishbone Cave and Tucks Cave

    Here are some pictures from recent trips into Fishbone Cave and Tucks Cave in Marion County. Tucks is one of the longer and more extensive caves in Florida.

  • Nature Camp Visits Hitchhiker Cave

    The FireWise Nature Camp visits Hitchhiker Cave in Ocala.

  • Brooks Cave Photos

    Brooks Cave is one of the most heavily decorated caves in Florida. Discovered by Sean Roberts in 2003, it’s one of the longest caves in the state.

  • Catacombs Cave Sump Dive

    Sean Roberts dove an underwater passage in Catacombs Cave.

  • Explorer’s Push Series

    By Bill Walker This is the first of a series of trip reports. Each will detail the first day of exploration in a new virgin cave or virgin passage in a known cave. We are on the verge of a lot of new discoveries in Marion County, and I’ll share…

  • Ocala Caverns Cleanup and Gating

    The Florida Speleological Society, Central Florida Cavers, and the Tampa Bay Grotto converged on the Ocala Caverns property to remove trash and graffiti, repair the fence, plug any dangerous holes, and gate the cave.

  • Briar Cave Photo Trip

    By Bill Walker On 2-22-09, Sean and Becky Roberts, Bill Birdsall, and Bill Walker took a trip to Briar Cave. The purpose of the trip was to photograph fossils in the Southern Area for the Florida Museum of Natural Bought ve little made arched put love for compliments http://www.geneticfairness.org/ way…

  • Jennings Cave Trip 12-27-06

    Photos by Cara Gentry Report by Kristen Boyesen with additional notes by Jim Sprague and Cara Gentry Two days after Christmas FSS members Mike, Kitty, and my daughter, Cara led Jim and me into the magical world underground at Jennings Cave. We were visiting from Cleveland and had this treat…

  • Briar Cave Photo Trip 10-1-06

    By Bill Walker Photos: Adam Scherer On October 1st 2006, Aaron King, Adam Scherer, and Bill Walker went to Briar Cave to take pictures and work on our dig. We hauled digging tools, photography equipment, and vertical gear (yes vertical gear) into the cave. We set up a rappel over…