Combine canoeing and caving - awesome!

[slow_walker]

Devil's Icebox Wild Cave Tours
Event Dates: Aug. 1-Oct 8, 2006
Columbia
Region: Central


These day-long, adventure-style wild cave tours of Devil’s Icebox Cave will be offered on select Saturdays and Sundays. Participants must be in good physical condition, must be able to carry a 65-pound canoe and paddle one-half mile through passages that include several low, tight spots. The tour includes wading in cold water and walking over muddy, slippery, rocky surfaces. Some crawling or climbing may be required. Participants must provide their own cave-appropriate headlamps, footwear and clothing. Some fees apply. Registration is required. Contact the park for a brochure and schedule.
Location: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park

Phone: 573-449-7402
Hours: Free.

www.mostateparks.com

Now this sounds like something several of you guys would love to do, so I thought I would make sure you knew it was happening. In fact, there's 2 months worth of weekends to choose from, so I am going to be really disappointed if noone goes and gets cool pics.

[pavement]

I almost did that last year. My dad lives in Jeff city and we were going to do it last summer but I could not find the time. I would still love to do it. I have been all over that park and found many other caves all with gates and of course the small cave they let you go in. Speaking of caves In ha ha tonka state park I found a way in to a cave on the island trail. The main way in to the cave is blocked but there is a back way.

[ShadowBearer]

I don't know why you need a canoe to go a half mile.
Depending on how far you have to carry the canoe, swiming a half mile is pretty damn easy.

[BROUSER]

I'm all about the floatie armbands. But I've waded waist deep for a quarter mile in a cave. It really kind of sucks.

[Sertile]

Damn. I'd go if I were in the neighborhood. I thought about going on one of these trips last year, but that fell through for some reason. I think I was in the desert or something.

Anyway, anyone who wants to canoe in a cave that badly need only look so far as Sequiota... or Carthage.

[redox]

That sounds really cool. Thanks, I may look into that.

[BROUSER]

Anyway, anyone who wants to canoe in a cave that badly need only look so far as Sequiota...

I was down at Sequiota on Saturday. They have a sign up over the cave, no entrance without permission.

[Sertile]

Oh well, it'll be gone by the time I get home.

[Willard]

Anyway, anyone who wants to canoe in a cave that badly need only look so far as Sequiota...

I was down at Sequiota on Saturday. They have a sign up over the cave, no entrance without permission.

The park board can fuck off... I'm gonna do it anyway, they can't keep people from entering a cave.

[ropingk]

they can if it has bats in it and is considered protected---trust me on this willard they make it a huge pain

[BROUSER]

LOTS of bats.

[Willard]

The Jordan Creek Tunnel has lots of bats too and it isn't protected... So I call bull shit on the park board.

[Sertile]

NOT as many as Sequiota Cave... trust me. It can get pretty hairy in there.

But still, I don't think it should be closed. The water is enough of a deterrent to keep out all but the most determined cavers. And I'm COMPLETELY opposed to the gating of Doling Cave, as most of you know.

[BROUSER]

I've seen too many trashed caves to not have some form of deterrent in place.

[Sertile]

It just seems counter-productive (read: ass backward) to specifically build a park AROUND A CAVE, then tell people they can't go in.