Cave conservation
I was up at peacock this weekend and as I'm making my way towards distance tunnel I notice a few full on hand prints and a ton of fin marks in the clay, about 600' back. How long should it take for the cave to clear up those marks if left alone? Just curious
peacock will clean likely those up on its own if there is a big flood. The floors in OG have changed dramatically in the last few years now that we've been having "real floods" again. I expect it to refresh itself again this year. Not to say that it's acceptable, but at least in the river systems, when the river rises and they start siphoning, it tends to clean itself up.
The damage in Twin Caves, HiTW, JB etc that don't flood are permanent.
I mean I understand mistakes, they happen. But this was like a battle ground for a solid 100' or so. What is really upsetting is finding beer cans and glass bottles etc a few hundred feet back
It is a part of modern environment now so I would not worry more than for example about Mount Trashmore outside Miami. Nothing we can do about it anyway. Far back in Distance tunnel marks on a floor could simply mean that someone had a bad day of a long run zero viz exit. Garbage in systems can be washed in from sinkholes above or by seasonal floods as people mentioned.
the garbage is probably coming in during the floods. If Challenge floods and there is any trash that is washed into it, or the river floods and it backs up, it happens, luckily this system recycles itself
I believe those marks were from a cave fatality many years ago.
Did it upset you enough to remove the beer cans and glass bottles?Originally Posted by TaylorP
Yes, it did. My team can attest to the fact that I carry as much trash as I can out to the cans on landDid it upset you enough to remove the beer cans and glass bottles?
Glad to hear it! I hope others follow in your lead.
What a pity. The truth, this will more likely never clear up because marks in the clay are permanent versus disturbed silt. Yes a big flood event will carry in organic material, but the areas between OG to Challenge don't see as many deposits in past floods. If the fissures are deep it takes a lot of material to fill it in. There are things that can be done. I have to do a fauna count there this weekend, and will take note to see if what can be done, and then file a plan with the state to repair it.
"Not all change is improvement...but all improvement is change" Donald Berwick
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