Cave Next Door

NEW CAVE DISCOVERY IN OREGON

A new cave has been discovered in mountains of Southern Oregon that may be the biggest cave yet found in this state. David Hodges, a longtime mucker, miner and mountain man has been probing and poking around this new cave for the last ten years. It seems that almost every time the crew enters the cave a new and startling feature is discovered. David, being a cave purest and has worked as a cave restorer on the Oregon Caves restoration project, is well aware of the necessity of keeping the natural features intact and doing as little change as possible to the cave.  Making this cave accessible with minimal change is a daunting task that requires much planning and forethought before any move is made. As new features are discovered much pain and care is taken to keep them pristine and unchanged.

This large project is now done with local volunteers that are interested in the project and needless to say they are overwhelmed. Because this cave is located in the mountains there is snow much of the year and a nice little hike is required to get to the site. Spring has sprung and the snow is going bye bye, although it is snowing up there as I write this, so things are gearing up to make much progress this summer. Volunteers are needed.

You are invited to come and help. There  are many awesome campgrounds in the area . Cave Junction is in the middle of our valley and has everything you will need for supplies. The Oregon Caves are also close by and there will be the One Hundredth and fifty year Anniversary celebration of the discovery of the Oregon Caves all summer long so many things are scheduled this year. Contact info is at the bottom of this page.

You can name Cave Formations

There are some spectacular cave formations that are going to need names. Many of these names will come from volunteers and also for those that don't like to crawl around in cave mud and squeeze through underground  cracks in the earth the right to name certain formations will be auctioned off from time to time. You can sign up now HERE

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