shibumiseeker
Grandmaster
When I started caving in 1983 you could just go to all of those caves. Now all of them require special permission. Salamander and Reeves are especially restricted.I used to go almost every weekend back in the early `80's ........I doubt you can even access these any longer ?
Started out at Salamander Cave ( Good beginner cave ) -
also went many times to Buckners ( I think we could have made it without light we went so often )
- Waynes Lost Cave -
Sullivan Cave ( I think I remember someone said it was 10 miles long ?? ) We camped out all night to tried to make it to the end. Never saw the end .
The best to me was Reeves Cave ( a lot of water to wade through right at the beginning ) Nice formations and not trashed out like most .
I’ve averaged a trip a week in Buckner since I started, and have logged over 2000 trips in just that cave. When I teach novices after they’ve done about a dozen trips I have them do the crawlway with their lights off.