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JE
06-25-2005, 09:49 AM
it doesn't-!
FW
06-27-2005, 09:40 AM
Does anyone envision a traverse from Alachua Sink to Hornsby or is it an unlikely occurance-?

8)

Sheck was convinced that was possible, but recent surveys have cast doubt on the possibility.
rchrds
06-27-2005, 03:30 PM
Does anyone envision a traverse from Alachua Sink to Hornsby or is it an unlikely occurance-?

8)

Sheck was convinced that was possible, but recent surveys have cast doubt on the possibility.

Yep- there is another, Much more likely possibility.

J
JE
07-17-2005, 10:17 PM
not-!
ARY
07-18-2005, 07:29 AM
What will it take to do the traverse-?... It just takes to build a cave-submarine, or couple u/w camps with staged equipment (pampers) on the way :-)
Tegg
07-18-2005, 08:43 AM
It just takes to build a cave-submarine

It has to be Yellow in color... :-D
BillBowden
07-19-2005, 12:45 PM
Figure on about 30 hours of swim time at the standard 50'/minute. Plus, a few days to decompress. So figure 5 or 6 inspirations with surface gas for deco. 8 NiMh primary lights, 85cuft of argon. And several kegs of your favorite deco beverage for planning purposes. You bring the kegs, I'll help with the planning.
crazyduck
07-19-2005, 01:47 PM
Has anyone looked up a GIS map of the area and look for possible connecting sink holes or waterways???
D1V3R
07-19-2005, 06:57 PM
ummm, I don't really know anything about these cave systems due to being a cavern diver. But don't these caves get really tight when you go deeper in, like eventually too tight for a diver to be able to pass?
JE
07-21-2005, 01:51 AM
"ummm, I don't really know anything about these cave systems due to being a cavern diver. But don't these caves get really tight when you go deeper in, like eventually too tight for a diver to be able to pass?" {Div3r}

ck out J. Hurley's 'Alachua Sink' video & you'll get a good idea of what this system looks like-! Wakulla is big enough to drive 3 semi tractors thru, side by side, I've been told-! Depending on where you are at with-in the Floridian aquifer, you may very well find similar large passage-ways. In the Central Florida area, most karst features are shallow, tight, high flowing, and restrictive. In northern Florida, passage-ways tend to go big, fairly deep {90' to over 210'} & long.
Hope this answers some of your questions-!


JE
normblitch
07-21-2005, 06:51 AM
Has anyone looked up a GIS map of the area and look for possible connecting sink holes or waterways???

Although I am SURE that someone has by now checked out the 7.5' quads, when I get my Vaio back tomorrow, I'd be happy to make some prints of the topos needed if someone wants to give it a 'visual' go...

Norm