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| Ellie | Philly Grotto | Trip leader Larry Hart, & Suzie |
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| Philly Grotto | Ben, Eherin, Jerry | Entrance Two |
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| Larry Hart with map | ||
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| Taking a break | ||
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| Root Room | ||
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| Salt Petre workings from 1865 | ||
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| Tally marks by miners loading 80 lb bags of dirt. These were seen througout this area. | Pine sticks the miners used to burn as torches for light while working. | |
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| Holes for ladder rungs | Holes for ladder rungs | Holes for ladder rungs |
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| Bracing used to hold rocks from falling completly down, as they mined dirt from underneath the falling rocks. | ||
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| Leverage tools | ||
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| Plank walkway with foot treads nailed in place for traction. | In the roost outside entrance 5 | |
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| Entrance 5 | ||
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| Inside entrance 5, looking out. | ||
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| Entrance 4, looking out. | Entrance 4, looking in. | |
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| Entrance 4, looking out. | Entrance 3, looking out. | Entrance 3, looking in. |
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| The roost outside entrance 3. | ||
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| From the outside caving tunnel. With entrance 3 behind us, we caved through this seperate tunnel around to exit 2, shown ahead in this photo. | ||
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| Exit two looking out. | ||
Last updated: 9/25/05