What went into the cave:
Scott lowered the trails so that there is more head clearance whenever possible. He made concrete steps in some spots to replace steep trails. 54 tons of pea stone was carried into the cave by Scott, two 5 gallon buckets at a time, each weighing 50 lbs. That is 1,080 trips into the cave with gravel. While in the cave, the buckets were filled with mud, dirt, rock and other debris and hauled back out. Hundreds of tons of rock, mud and dirt were hauled out by bucket and wheelbarrow.
Sara mixed 17 cubic yards of concrete weighing 68,850 lbs (34 tons). Scott carried half of the concrete into the cave two 3 gallon buckets at a time, each weighing 65 lbs. The other half came in by wheelbarrow through the lower tunnel.
He installed 2,000 feet of hand rail, replacing almost all that was in the cave. He also installed an additional 9,000 lbs. of steel I-beams, channel, angle, re-bar, grating etc, to rebuild stairs and bridges.
2,000 feet of electrical conduit and miles of electrical wire were installed. The cave had been electrified with 279 floodlights, 27,900 watts total and 418,500 lumens. Scott has redone it with 207 LED bulbs using 1900 watts and putting out 155,250 lumens. The wires are hidden, but the fixtures are visible, consequently, the cave is exceptionally well lit when compared to other caves.
Scott did much of the work himself, but many other people, including family and friends helped with the rebuilding of the cave.
To the right is a 360 picture of the Great Room at the bottom of the cave.