Hello everyone! I am an extreme Noob to caving. Living in South Florida, its quite hard to make it routine, but I plan to do a little exploration over the Xmas break. I've been to the Oregon Caves and Ruby Falls (I know, nothing but tourist traps) and would like to explore some more. I will be at Mammouth Caves on 12/26 & 12/27 and already got my tickets, however, I want to do a few more.
I'd like to do a short cave trip either late afternoon on 12/22 or early morning 12/23 as I plan to stay in the Manchester, TN area that night.
I'll be in Knoxville from the 28th-30th. I'm also looking for some good caving between Knoxville and the Florida border on my way back home off I-75 between 12/30 & New Year's.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If there are any groups gathering, I'd love to tag along.
Over the past 4 years, I've done lots of camping/hiking/rafting (mostly Class 4+) in the Southeastern US, mostly in the Smokey Mountains region. I've also explored Northern Cali including the Redwoods and southern Oregon and am always looking for new places to go. One of my favorite spots to camp in Suches, GA on Cooper's Creek.
Thanks everyone!