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Hotbox Cave

Surveyed in 1994 - 1996

Kalnitz,Englert,Englert,Delk

 

 

Hotbox writeup

 

Hotbox Horror Hellhole.pdf

 
Great Saltpetre Cave

Surveyed 1993-1994

Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve - A great site with a ton of information about the cave and the Conservancy Managed area around it  
Bighola Cave

Surveyed 1994 - 2000

 

Bigholoa Writeup

When Good Caves go Bad

 
Sheriffs Pit

Surveyed 1993

Found by Bob Dobbs, and bottomed by Howard Kalnitz and Dennis Englert, this was a fairly difficult 3 pitch cave. Named for the Rockcastle county Sheriff, whose land the cave is on. One of the highest caves surveyed in the county

sheriff pit story

 
Smokehole Cave Grotto Project Cave From 2000 - 2006. This  classic Rockcastle county cave has extensive walking passage, a water passage, and is a hibernaculum (cave closed in winter). More Passage is waiting to be surveyed and found Smokehole Survey Data Set

Caution! Large Zipped Data set

Artesian Well Cave Mapped by  Englert and the Delks, and drawn up by Dennis,

Artesian Well Story

 
Artesian Well Annex Cave

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J.B. Alexanders Cave

This cave lies close to Artesian Well, but is not connected. Was at one time though to be owned by J.B. Alexander (who gave me permission to enter), thus the two names  
Tims' 500 Foot Cave A great Story. Once when we were ridgewalking a local came up to tell us about a 500 ft pit  in a nearby cave, He had measured it by dropping down a lantern. After numerous trys to find it, Bob Dobbs found it and actually marked it with signs at the entrance!. When we dropped it, we found it to be 49 feet deep!

tims 500 ft pit

 
Car Parts Alley

1991

Mapped by Lance and Carol Copas

Car Parts Alley

 
Highwater Cave

1990 - 1992

highwater.pdf Another Dennis Englert Map - long lost and feared only a rumor - Dennis provided a copy in 2008!

Another great example of his skill!

 
Lost Deer Cave

1990

Mapped by John Agnew.  Not visited often, John may be the about the only one remembering where it is!

Lost Deer Story.pdf

 
Angel Pit Not really a full map, but an excellent sketch map by John Agnew

Angel Pit Story.pdf

 

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