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TooeleCherokee
Joined: 28 Apr 2009
Posts: 232
Location: Tooele Utah
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: Green Eyed Monster |
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So Saturday I had the chance to explore a cave called the Green Eyed Monster. This is a cave that was found by a mine that mined right through it. Due to the wet and TIGHT nature of the entrance and other sections of the cave I did not take my camera in with me so the pics are from other people :)
Most people don't get to go into this cave as it is on private property and the owners can be kinda.. finniky but I got in with a group that got the OK to go in so off we went.. to get to the entrance of the cave you head up Ophir canyon up the slope about .65 of a mile up 65degree slopes of loose scree and talus to the entrance. The entrance is the modified entrance to the mine and is a 2 foot steel culvert at a 45 degree angle down about 12 feet and then you have to shimmy through a triangle shaped entrance in the rock that is well.. SNUG for 5 feet or so. all of this is done while sliding in mud.
Once in you are walking down the main shaft of the mine. most of the shaft has 2-3 inches of water on the floor and you can see the rotting steel rails just under the water. after about 200 feet or so back you come to the main haulage tunnel on the left and from there another 100 feet to the climb into the un-mined cave area shown in the maps. you enter the cave from the mine into the Medusa room.
it was really cool inside with some very tight squeezes in places and some nice features.. next time I go in I will have a small waterproof camera so I can get some pics :)
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Sombeech
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 15970
Location: a series of tubes
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| That looks like a pretty cool cave. Nice pics, welcome to bogley! |
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jumar
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Posts: 2041
Location: Lehi, UT
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh man I'm so jealous. I've heard about GEM since high school, but just recently confirmed where its REAL location was (several false locations out there). I have to get out there. |
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accadacca
Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 9979
Location: On my Beemer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Awesome stuff! Great first post! This looks like a cool cave. :popcorn: |
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Iceaxe
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
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Location: Local Bordello
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice first post. :2thumbs: |
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snccoulter
Joined: 09 Feb 2009
Posts: 160
Location: Layton UT
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| It is about time you decided to sign up. Welcome to Bogley I spoke to Cayla i think i may have her turned arround on my caving. |
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