Ocala Caverns

August 8 2009

Ocala Caverns:
Met with Steve Nemeth, Wendy Shirah, and Jon Singley at Ocala Caverns. Former commercial cave and once used in a Tarzan movie. Short wet cave, water level was lower than usual (so I was told, this was my first trip). Man-made staircase at the entrance as well as a pyramid shaped structure above it, once a prop in the movie. Water was around ankle deep except towards the back of the cave where it drops into a pit roughly ten feet deep.

Aracnaphobia Cave:
Small cave, more like a large karst feature than a cave, small entrance leading down about ten feet into another room. Lots of insects but not much else. Accompanied by Steve Nemeth and Wendy Shirah.

Fissure Cave:
Another small, roughly 30 ft. cave. One room with a tunnel leading around it, enterance at the north end of the cave and exited at the west end of the cave. Attempted to crawl through it behind Steve Nemeth, however started feeling a little chlostraphobic a few feet in and decided to back out.

Footnote:
Went with Wendy Shirah and Steve Nemeth to try and enter Tucks and Lundy in Belleview, Fl. Landowner was not able to be reached to secure access so we decided not to enter. Nice looking entrances to both, well maintained, but never had a chance to get in the caves themselves.