Random Cave Stuff

Above is a 360 view from a drone flying above the cave. You can see the cell phone towers and much more. This was done by Brandon Shaw.

We’ve gathered a lot of information and other items that don’t easily fit into any category. So, I’ve made this page to collect it all for your edification.

This is a 360 view of the upper entry to the cave.  Gwen can be seen doing the morning sweeping.

There are at least 16 other caves on the property, Here area diagrams of a couple of them:

Little Niagara
Rookie Drop

Every once in a while the cave shows up in the media.

Early in 2018, Gwen was watching Jeopardy and she saw this answer come up. Fortunately, the Jeopardy web site archives all of their games, and I was able to retrieve it.
Here is an excerpt from a fictional book that I stumbled upon by Googling "Crystal Onyx Cave." I lost both the name of the book and author when this site was hacked and destroyed. The cave does not have velvet ropes, they would be all moldy. Also, the bones are no longer on display.

Cave Creatures

Orb weaver spider
Orb weaver spider
Walking stick
Walking stick
Daddy long legs
Daddy long legs
Tiny snake 6"
Tiny snake 6"
Blue tailed skink
Blue tailed skink
Millipede in web
Millipede in web
JD the cave cat
JD the cave cat
Frog and katydid
Frog and katydid
caterpillar
caterpillar
Dead "marshmallow" cave cricket
Dead "marshmallow" cave cricket
Scott shows off a Praying Mantis
Scott shows off a Praying Mantis
Fang, their pet salamander
Fang, their pet salamander
Cave salamander
Cave salamander
Cardinal, the state bird
Cardinal, the state bird
Walking sticks
Walking sticks
Snake
Snake
JD the cave cat.
JD the cave cat.
box turtle
box turtle
Alien room
Alien room
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Rebuilding the cave

Scott on the new steps
Scott on the new steps
Primitive trail before
Primitive trail before
Working on the primitive trail
Working on the primitive trail
Imagination room workspace
Imagination room workspace
Pouring steps late into the night
Pouring steps late into the night
putting wire in a tight spot
putting wire in a tight spot
Pulling wire through conduit
Pulling wire through conduit
Barb and Gwen moving mud
Barb and Gwen moving mud
65 lb buckets (each) of concrete for steps in the cave.
65 lb buckets (each) of concrete for steps in the cave.
Sara mixing concrete
Sara mixing concrete
Sara painting rails.
Sara painting rails.

Sculpture Garden

Dragon Shadow
Dragon Shadow
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Triceratops
Triceratops
Spider
Spider
Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Penguin
Penguin
Mama Dragon
Mama Dragon
Kangaroos
Kangaroos
Horned Lizard
Horned Lizard
Hippogriff
Hippogriff
Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus
Frog
Frog
Turtle
Turtle
Ant
Baby Dragon
Baby Dragon
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Oddities

Tiller
Tiller
Rocket
Rocket
Moth
Moth
Pumps
Pumps
gocart
gocart
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
Hal
Hal
Howitzer
Howitzer
Gnomes1
Gnomes1
Gnomes2
Gnomes2
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