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If you have some time to prepare read the book the "The Longest Cave" by Roger W. Brucker & Professor Richard A. Watson Ph.D. It's a true story about cave exploration. It will really give you an idea for the sheer isolation of caving far underground.

When you go through a tunnel in cave you always have to look behind you when you exit a tunnel. Imagine later backtracking and finding two exits. Did you come via the left or the right?

You come to pool. The only way forward is too dive into the pool which you assume a U shaped tunnel. (Or is it a J?) Once you come up on the other side it is pitch black. Is your torch wet? Your matches soaked?

u/rebo2 · 1 pointr/caving

I have not been there, but my grotto all decided that we want to go within the next year. Before going, I recommend reading The Longest Cave by Roger Brucker. ( http://www.amazon.com/The-Longest-Cave-Roger-Brucker/dp/0809313227 ). Roger came out to NC and had dinner with a few of us recently and he was a really great guy.

All that being said, I now love to visit commercial caverns and visit each one I can. Yes, the tours and tourists are annoying. Cavers hate hearing the same schitck again and again. We hate hearing what the formations "look like", and all of the wrong facts they spew. But we respectfully hang out at the back and keep our mouths shut. Sometimes on smaller tours you can chat with the guides, some of which are really cool. Anything with the park service should be cool.

I would definitely drive 4 hours to do it, because I'm going to drive even further!