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    does any one know if the line arrows are marked which tunnels you would be in ?

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    Are you asking if the arrows say "main line", "bone room", "mainland", "hill 400", etc? If so, they are not.


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    Yup Walter is right on this one, distance is the only thing labeled. What part of the cave are you interested in??? There are several areas that have identifying features.

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    That would take all the fun out of getting lost in there...

    The bats are about the most obvious marker... there are also a few memorial plaques, or rock pyramids, and occasional bone remnants... but the best thing is getting to know the topology of the different parts. They're wildly different. it's one of my favourite thing about Ginnie, is just how different the various areas are.

    A nice part of NOT marking the various lines is the real sense of achievement when you make a room that's navigaionally complex such as the Ice Room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aainslie
    That would take all the fun out of getting lost in there...

    The bats are about the most obvious marker... there are also a few memorial plaques, or rock pyramids, and occasional bone remnants... but the best thing is getting to know the topology of the different parts. They're wildly different. it's one of my favourite thing about Ginnie, is just how different the various areas are.

    A nice part of NOT marking the various lines is the real sense of achievement when you make a room that's navigaionally complex such as the Ice Room.
    Can't miss those bats can ya???

    TJ (2)
    When I get out of cavediving, it will be to learn how to use a walker FW

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    Quote Originally Posted by deepdiver4
    does any one know if the line arrows are marked which tunnels you would be in ?
    You could progressively penetrate the cave and learn the cave as you go... Sure, it will take a good amount of dives, but then again isn't that what cavediving is all about?

    Joe


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    There is at least one cave that has the name of some of the jumps on line arrows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FW
    There is at least one cave that has the name of some of the jumps on line arrows.
    Are you thinking of Madison ?

    The shoals are there still, the winds howl loud, the rain beats down, the waves burst strong. Some night, in the chill darkness, someone will make a mistake: The sea will show him no mercy. John T. Cunningham

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    Quote Originally Posted by chimie007
    Quote Originally Posted by FW
    There is at least one cave that has the name of some of the jumps on line arrows.
    Are you thinking of Madison ?

    Forrest Wilson (with 2 Rs)
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    Id like to see names of passages on line arrows.Especially in Ginnie where admission is kinda high.Itll cost alot of money to learn it by trial and error.If I lived closer Id get an annual pass,or if it were only 80.00 like the state parks.



 

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