Del Rio, Texas holds many cave secrets..

[TONY CHANEY]

Damn that flow is ripping. So how did you manage to hold your position, hold the camera and hold onto his fins at the same time? Nice work!

[Dark Eternal]

I was told by a govt biologist in TX that there are a lot of underwater caves in TX. The problems are:

1) They are on private land and the owner is terrified of anyone finding an endangered species, this locks up their ability to sell the land in the future, etc.
2) They are on private land and the owner wanted to lock up the land for one reason or another (to combat against the proposed Trans-US Corridor or to stop infighting of the kids over the land for example) but the cave then becomes govt protected.
3) They are on govt land to begin with so good luck getting into them.

So I Just need to convince them that I would not know an endangered species if I saw one! (Probably true unless I find a dodo bird swimming through the cave or something.... doubtful...)

[Wizard]

In Alabama all you need for a federal wetland is one of several species of plant to accidentally sprout up.
So I guess you could plant a few in the lots surrounding your house in a subdivision to prevent overcrowding.

Curt, I noticed all the silt from Brett's poor finning techniques. Wait, he didn't have fins. Nevermind.........
That looks like quite a wild ride.

[Curt Bowen]

Damn that flow is ripping. So how did you manage to hold your position, hold the camera and hold onto his fins at the same time? Nice work!

I found a nice little crevasse and a large rock on the floor right against the right wall. Once stuffed up into the hole, the camera work wasn't that hard, with the exception of flying rocks from Brett that is.

[johnny boy]

Phenomenal! Thanks for posting

[Walter Pickel]

Curt wedged his butt in a space in the cave wall. The flow is insane. I may it about 8' shorter than Brett but that 8' is probably 100x worse.

Damn that flow is ripping. So how did you manage to hold your position, hold the camera and hold onto his fins at the same time? Nice work!

[TONY CHANEY]

OBTW the Phantom cave video looks great. Please show more of it.

[apitkin]

OBTW the Phantom cave video looks great. Please show more of it.

Curt's in this one instead of being behind the camera for once.

[hfig]

That was amazing. Thank you for sharing that.

[tmcdonal]

Curt's in this one instead of being behind the camera for once.

Very nice. I had no idea it was that extensive.

-Tom