Cow navigation info requested

[hhansard]

Right after not-my-fault, there is a jump. Been tempted to go that way...

Will be going sidemount, and would like to know what to expect.

Thanks in advance,

Hugh

[Tegg]

Right after not-my-fault, there is a jump. Been tempted to go that way...

Will be going sidemount, and would like to know what to expect.

Thanks in advance,

Hugh

rocks, silt, and water...

Go check it out and find out for yourself...

Where is the sense of exploration if someone tells you what's around the next corner? 8)

[hhansard]

Clearly...

But was thinking more of major restrictions, extremely delicate clay formations to take extra care around, very tight areas with lots of silt that might blow the system, etc.

I’ll better define my info requests in the future.

Thanks,

Hugh

[OFG-1]

Cow Navigation???

Hell, cows can't navigate. They can't even hold a compass with that hoof.

Cows don't need compasses, you dingus, they navigate by the sun and stars.

[Jordan]

I think it's tight 'cause of a story I heard of an old-timer in there exploring with one of those big light canisters. He was stuck in the low spot and pushed and pushed and finally something let loose and he made it. He knew what that something that let loose was, because he was now in the dark. Water flooded through the gland because the cord was gone and he now had a flooded, big light on his butt. Definitely very sidemount dive.

[Kelly Jessop]

That may be the Avis Car Rental tunnel; lets you in easy, but can be a challenge coming out.

[Gary]

Right after not-my-fault, there is a jump. Been tempted to go that way...

Will be going sidemount, and would like to know what to expect.

The jump to the right splits again:
The left split parallels the main line and eventually rejoins the main passage. A nice circuit. Not too tight - possiable to backmount.
The right split is a syphon it gets small and eventually too small for human passage. It does get low so sidemount is probably a good idea. Not really recomended to press heavily in that area though as it is slitly and delicate.

A good area for careful sidemount exploration is slighly farther along on the left side. The entire left side is interconnected bedding plane from about 200' past Not-my fault (100' past where the earlier jump reconnects to the main passage) all the way to the change up). Very delicate, rocky, heavily decorated. Good pkace to get stuck and not found for a long time (be careful)

[aainslie]

That left hand side section has really "toothy" rock all over it - it's like trying to swim through a shark's mouth for hundreds of feet. I went down there with Cindy once and there's a split. We took the wrong passage. When it ended, turning around was, to say the least of it, interesting!

I'd do it in an OLD wetsuit, and I'd think twice about doing it solo. I think one really could get stuck pretty badly in there.

I haven't been down the right hand one you're talking about - I'm planning that for my next trip to Cathy's place.

have you swum to the end of the Cow line yet? That's a nice swim! I like the last couple of hundred feet.

[Rikki Battistini]

The right jump is a small loop and it rejoins the main line at around 1300ft, In fact if your are on the main line coming back from further on you can nearly miss the main line and end up on this jump passage. It might not be the same since the main line got changed I have not dove it recently. The side passage itself is nice and not to tight.