The BCCS is a non-profit corporation that owns some big caves and is all about exploration and conservation of those caves. Which are, for the most part, brutally hard caves to visit. That is, other than Butler Cave, which is a nearly 17-mile cave with mostly big passages from the start. Yes, there are tough bits in Butler Cave, if you want to find them, but the other caves start off hard and can stay that way for hours of caving.
These caves are in the Burnsvulle Cove in western Virginia, and all have locked gates. Access is controlled by the BCCS, which has number of expedition weekends every year when the the caves are open to cavers outside of the BCCS, and trips can be organized outside of the expedition weekends. So the caves are open for caving, although protected by controlling access.
Most all of my decent photos from this area are on slides, which take time to digitize. But I was there last weekend at the fieldhouse and bonfire. Some recent pics show that. Here are the rest of my shots from the weekend. I wasn't really there to take photos, but took some nonetheless.
These caves are in the Burnsvulle Cove in western Virginia, and all have locked gates. Access is controlled by the BCCS, which has number of expedition weekends every year when the the caves are open to cavers outside of the BCCS, and trips can be organized outside of the expedition weekends. So the caves are open for caving, although protected by controlling access.
Most all of my decent photos from this area are on slides, which take time to digitize. But I was there last weekend at the fieldhouse and bonfire. Some recent pics show that. Here are the rest of my shots from the weekend. I wasn't really there to take photos, but took some nonetheless.
Another shot of a butterfly at night
A Katydid on the tall grass
The road in to the BCCS field station.
Caving along Sinking Creek in the downstream section of Butler Cave.
The fieldhouse at dusk
Fieldhouse and bonfire at night.
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