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Caving in a muddy section of Black Chasm Cave in California Stephens Gap, a vertical cave in Alabama. Caving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves).
Someone who explores caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caver Spelunking. Main article: Spelunking. Exploring caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caving Squeeze A tight passage. Stygofauna. Main article: Stygofauna. Small aquatic animals living in caves and aquifers. Sump. Main article: Sump (cave) A cave that is submerged under water.
The creation of an accurate, detailed map is one of the most common technical activities undertaken within a cave. Cave maps, called surveys, can be used to compare caves to each other by length, depth and volume, may reveal clues on speleogenesis, provide a spatial reference for further scientific study, and assist visitors with route-finding.
A person exploring a disused mine in Cumbria, England. Mine exploration is a hobby in which people visit abandoned mines, quarries, and sometimes operational mines. Enthusiasts usually engage in such activities for the purpose of exploration and documentation, sometimes through the use of surveying and photography.
Howe proceeded to dig out and explore the cave with his friend and neighbor, Henry Wetsel, on whose land the cave entrance was located. The cave is a constant temperature of 52 °F (11 °C), irrespective of the outside weather. [8] Howe opened the cave to eight-hour public tours in 1843, and, as business grew, a hotel was built over the entrance.
Aulenbach, Nancy Holler and Barton, Hazel A., with Delano, Marfe Ferguson. Co-authored the children's book Exploring Caves: Journeys Into The Earth. National Geographic Books, ISBN 0-7922-7721-X, March 2001. Winner of the Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2001 by the National Science Teachers
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Sometime around 1919, a box labeled "diamonds in the rough" which contained coins dating to 488 B.C. and 1288, as well as coins from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Guatemala, and Italy, was found by Hummelstown resident Russell S. Zeiters while he and four of his boyhood friends were exploring the caves. The box ...