Posted: Aug 23, 2007 9:39 am
Hi all
One consideration for me in turning in "small" caves to a state wide cave survey is how "cavey" they feel...
In the TAG (tenn,ala,ga) area you can wander the hillsides...finding all kinds of voids that could be called caves if your length/depth/whatever criteria is "easy" enough...
My decision making process to turn something in?
1 Airflow or water flow that might someday be able to be followed more than it is in its current natural state?
2 Does it feel like a little cave that just quite couldnt grow up to be a big guy? Or in other words...it feels like caves are trying to form here...versus these are just random voids near/at the suface that happen to be in limestone....
3 Are there lots of other caves in the area....if yes...not much point turning in a pud hole....everyone already knows this is a major karst area...and that more looking here will eventually likely find more...
4 Few/no caves in the area....probably turn in so folks at least now know there is at least the potential of something here...that they may not have realized previously..
5...nothing better to turn in or map at that time....
6...Small, but maybe pushable...related to 1 in most cases..
7...something particularly "cool/neat" about it....
8..really nice? explore it, bury it...and dont tell anyone :).....well maybe put something in my will....
I know this is probably making the statisticians/geologists have seizures.....but hey its my game and the pay sucks....
Blll
One consideration for me in turning in "small" caves to a state wide cave survey is how "cavey" they feel...
In the TAG (tenn,ala,ga) area you can wander the hillsides...finding all kinds of voids that could be called caves if your length/depth/whatever criteria is "easy" enough...
My decision making process to turn something in?
1 Airflow or water flow that might someday be able to be followed more than it is in its current natural state?
2 Does it feel like a little cave that just quite couldnt grow up to be a big guy? Or in other words...it feels like caves are trying to form here...versus these are just random voids near/at the suface that happen to be in limestone....
3 Are there lots of other caves in the area....if yes...not much point turning in a pud hole....everyone already knows this is a major karst area...and that more looking here will eventually likely find more...
4 Few/no caves in the area....probably turn in so folks at least now know there is at least the potential of something here...that they may not have realized previously..
5...nothing better to turn in or map at that time....
6...Small, but maybe pushable...related to 1 in most cases..
7...something particularly "cool/neat" about it....
8..really nice? explore it, bury it...and dont tell anyone :).....well maybe put something in my will....
I know this is probably making the statisticians/geologists have seizures.....but hey its my game and the pay sucks....
Blll