Chipola River Caves

[Nondem]

Some of the river caves have some small caverns that can make for a good departure from the crowds upstream. Nice way to waste a day, floating down and looking in the holes along the way. Nothing spectacular but worth a look for some perhaps.

Are you suggesting a drift-dive down river? Where would be a good place to start?

[DeWayne]

Are you suggesting a drift-dive down river? Where would be a good place to start?

Deloach offers a good persective of the more prominent holes and boat ramps to use. Chipola sink inside the caverns park is a good start for a day of drifting down stream, other spots downstream to put in at as well. Depends on how much you want to see or if anything specific.

[wingman]

The cave near the railroad tracks is known as Bat Colon Cave given the huge amont of bat dung, dead bats, etc. It is the site that Dan Nieves and I rescued the OW diver about two years ago. The site is closed and patroled, but you aren't missing anything as it is only about 300 feet in total. Not worthy of the effort. Most others on the Chipola are no-mount, small, short, etc.
Scott Hunsucker

Hi Scott, I met that guy at vortex a few months back and he told me the story...he was still an ow diver and shooting video in the vortex cave. Bill Huth.

[cavedivingcentral]

Sounds like that guy has a death wish...

[Ward Beecher]

Scott is correct. The cave immediately branches into two passages of 100 -150 feet in length that pinch off. The one on the right in silt and the left in an air pocket. The bottom of the cave is filled with dead bat bodies and the top with bat guano and floating bat bodies. When we were there, I noticed no flow.

Ward Beecher

[Scott Hunsucker]

Sounds like that guy has a death wish...

He was part of a group from MS that like to see how close, to death, they could come. He told me they have one guy that really gets into it and tells them all about his adventures when they meet. They take glow sticks and push them in the silt as they go and leave a small cannister light at the entrance. I am really surprised that I have not had to go and get others, yet anyway.

The only problem I have with Darwinian Selection is that it is too slow.
Scott

[rotor60driver]

The only problem I have with Darwinian Selection is that it is too slow.
Scott

I see a new signature line

[wingman]

The only problem I have with Darwinian Selection is that it is too slow.
Scott

lol...indeed so and puberty is too fast. Bill

[Nondem]

With two garden trowels blackened w/age sitting at the exit side of a minor restriction leading into the big tunnel. Line is old and not the braided type.

Does anyone wanna tell me what I'll find on the next dive?