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    Cave Diver Arrow Vortex Cave question

    I dove past the gate at Vortex last night for the first time.
    Not a bad cave. I actually liked it.
    I am curious about where I made it to.
    Any help figuring this out would be appreciated.

    I have been looking a a map online from Jason Gulley 2003.
    I am guessing on distance but probably at least 300 or more past the gate, there was a T or jump tied in off to the left. I followed it to the left probably less than 60' at best guess. The line ended tied off on the wall on the right side as you go in. This line went through a rather large space as compared to the rest of this portion of the cave. The depth is this room as it was looked to drop down to about 130-135'.
    I followed this line back to the main line. Where the main line continues into the cave past this side line the cave and the pipe start to go down a hill. I was at 128' and the hill looked to go down about another 15' or so maybe 20' (I stayed at 128'). At what appeared to be the bottom of the hill, the pipe appeared to stop and there was a black plastic hose the same diameter as the pipe curled up.

    From what I can guess from the map on line I think I was either at a place labeled Ferrar Fissure that leads to Backmount Squeeze. There is a passage to the left shown just before the main cave line and pipe go deeper there.
    I may have been farther in but I do not think so. The next place I see on the map that drops like that is leading to Champagne Bottleneck.

    Max depth on my computer was 130' I hit the deepest point at about 20-22 min into the dive. I was making pretty good time once tied off and in the cave.

    Anyone have a good idea where I was, or have a better map?

    Thanks
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