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Has anyone ever put together a map of cave or mine dives in the United States? It would be nice to plan some trips out of Michigan to other dive sites. Maybe a Google Map with Points of Interests, Dive Shops, Fill Stations, Motels, Grotto Contacts, etc.
Stay safe.
Dan
Yes, from Michigan, get on I-75 and head south to Florida... :rollguyQuote:
Originally Posted by AB8CD
Mean... just downright mean...:yawinkle:Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
My friend just returned to Michigan from a vacation in Northern Florida. While he was gone we had 60+ degree days with sunshine and blue skies... He had cold windblown sand and couldn't even get into the pool.
If only we had caves...
I know that Rich Dreher, NACD Instructor Director and Safety Officer had once mentioned the need to build a database of all of the North America caves and mines. I don't know if the project ever went anywhere. It's a good question for Rich.
With enough hands, from all different parts of the country, the work should be manageable.
There are some small caves in WI. There are some nice caves in MO. I will give you access to the Ozark forum. There is a list of Grottos on the caves.org website. The NSS doesn't publish cave locations. FL is about the only place that does, and that is only cave dives.Quote:
Originally Posted by AB8CD
There is not only some nice caves (few that hte public can dive and moreif you are SM) and there is a nice mine that can be dove caled Min Lamont outside of St Louis a ways, then one over in Joplin called Oronogo.
SLIM
Thanks for all the info!:clapper
There are also a fair number of very old hard rock zinc mines in southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas that nobody talks about and that have had little or no dive traffic. Many are on private property. I contacted the mayor of one small town to discuss the mines. He said, "I have one on my property. The main drift is located about 20 feet down in a water filled pit. I see the main drift every summer when the water level lowers. Why don't you come down and dive it, find out what is in it, and we'll do a town newspaper article as everyone down here is curious what's in them."
As a boy I used to explore old coal mine shafts in Southwest PA. Most were water filled to the knees/thighs at the topmost level and all had garage door size openings to get into them. The lower levels must be completely submerged with the depths unknown.
I think there are a lot of these types of overheads out there known only to those with local knowledge. Some more dangerous than others. Some as stable as the Florida spring systems and just as divable.
I'd volunteer to help build the database if one of the organizations will sponsor it.
Where? I'm trying to find spots in that area of KS/MO. Suggestions?Quote:
Originally Posted by pwl4476
What a great idea, a site that would list caves. People could put in new sites, update conditions and get general information of the area. Someone should make a site like that.
www.caveatlas.com
Ok, sorry for the smarta$$ remark. Walter is allways looking for more sites to add. If you have any suggestions for other things - web site mods, data on each site, rating system, ect.. let him know. He loves to tweak it.
Eric
Or you could try the Mine Diver's Forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowjack
www.minediver.net
Speaking of Smart A$$ remarks :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
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Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.minediver.netQuote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
Did you mean: mainediver.net
Did they move the firewall to the laundry room? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
There are several abandoned granite mines in north GA that are filled with crystal clear (cold) water. The entrances have been filled in, but people have dug them out. I scouted one out years ago. It was huge with at least 4 passages. They used those huge rock moving dump trucks to haul the granite out. Yeah, the trucks with 10' diameter tires and two of them could pass in the main tunnel. The one we visited was empty and the walls were smooth with no where to tie off a line. We decided that the logistics of getting tanks in there, just to see smooth granite walls, was not worth the effort.
Like Eric said, if you would like to add sites to the Cave Atlas, please send them to me. I am MORE than happy to add.
You should divide the US up. It might be hard to find Missouri between Suwanee, and Gilchrist counties :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by DeepSea
The sort on Region would probably do it, assuming you add Missouri as the region.
I have actually been meaning to clean this up since I started adding sites in other countries. It should be clean now.
I added a few sites from Missouri - http://www.caveatlas.com/cave_system...Missouri&co=US
On the main US list you will see the State under the Region column. If you click the name of the State, the list will be filtered to only show Missouri and will not show the County (Municipality).
Let me know what other changes you guys would like to see and what system you would like added.
I think most in that region consider it a religionQuote:
Originally Posted by sskasser
Better add Cannonball Cave to that list. It is one of the more popular public access caves.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeepSea
Walter, I am sending a PM with more info.Quote:
Originally Posted by chilldive
There are two mines in Wisconsin Piquette and Rodham that are on you tube that look fun to dive. They would make a nice weekend trip from Michigan. I haven't had any luck getting access.
Walter, you and your site ROCK!
Contact the folks at Diversion Scuba in Madison, WI. I think they know who to talk to.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJC
Thanks Shirley...What makes the site work is people adding condition reports, resources, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by sskasser
I've called them a few weeks ago and they said they were full so I sent an e-mail with my contact info with no reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by awindhorst