from dan howitt
Posted: Sep 21, 2015 12:51 pmhave been reading your forum for a while, helpful! thanks you!!!!! just a beginner but trying to learn and be safe! thanks for all the help everyone, dan howitt.
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Posted: Sep 21, 2015 12:51 pmRe: hellos from dan howitt
Posted: Sep 22, 2015 8:16 am Re: hellos from dan howitt
Posted: Sep 22, 2015 8:20 amWelcome, have fun and be safe! 
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Posted: Sep 22, 2015 9:04 amHi Dan
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Posted: Oct 2, 2015 11:01 pmThanks !
Do you feel underground tunnels below cities are "caving" ? I know a few people who do this. Some are old and unused from decades ago. Illegal. But they still do it. They're like, "I went in here, and ended up in this side of the city way far away".
Do you feel underground tunnels below cities are "caving" ? I know a few people who do this. Some are old and unused from decades ago. Illegal. But they still do it. They're like, "I went in here, and ended up in this side of the city way far away".
Re: hellos from dan howitt
Posted: Oct 4, 2015 2:50 pmNot technically "caving" (caves are natural, not man-made), but exploring tunnels and disused mines etc is popular with some cavers too. New York City has lots of abandoned tunnels and aqueducts for the intrepid urban explorer. Or so I hear. 
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Posted: Oct 4, 2015 11:54 pmI still recall as a child of about 11 or 12 exploring the drain tunnels underneath the sprawling metropolis 
of Hattiesburg, MS. This was well before I ever actually did any real caving, but it was quite an adventure for me and my friends, hiding out and smoking cigarettes away from the prying eyes of civilization. I wonder now if this was not an early manifestation of the caving obsession that I only discovered later in life.
Trogman
of Hattiesburg, MS. This was well before I ever actually did any real caving, but it was quite an adventure for me and my friends, hiding out and smoking cigarettes away from the prying eyes of civilization. I wonder now if this was not an early manifestation of the caving obsession that I only discovered later in life.Trogman
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Posted: Oct 5, 2015 2:12 pmCleveland Grotto has, for decades, been a leader in "sewering" as we call it. As noted, NYC and other towns have extensive systems. Paris, France is another. In the post-911 world it has become a bit problematic in our area to do much sewering. However, it used to be the go-to event when a visiting cave dignitary came to town as Cleveland has few caves of any size.
Re: hellos from dan howitt
Posted: Oct 6, 2015 8:21 amOne of my First 'caves' was exploring the steam tunnels under the University of Florida. Wow, that has been a bit! 
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Posted: Oct 16, 2015 9:26 pmIncredible about all of these stories. Adventurous people. I hand it to you!
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Posted: Oct 19, 2015 10:30 amDan - Are you near one of the NSS Grottoes? 
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Posted: Jan 24, 2016 4:35 amCaverScott wrote:Dan - Are you near one of the NSS Grottoes?
hei caverscott
i'm not near any of the nss crottoes. but your website is awesum. the accounts are incredible.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2016 1:26 pmYou've gotta be within striking distance of a grotto...unless you're in Siberia. Where are you located? We'll find you one.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2016 2:03 pmohiocaver wrote:You've gotta be within striking distance of a grotto...unless you're in Siberia. Where are you located? We'll find you one.
Traveling around tho. Probably Mobile, Alabama soon.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2016 8:20 pmWherever you go (even if you're just visiting and looking for cave-minded people) hit:
http://www.nssio.org/Find_Grotto.cfm
http://www.nssio.org/Find_Grotto.cfm