Team Ice Cube

Rock Springs – February 5, 2009 Team Ice Cube gathered at Kelly Park in the guard house to greet the park staff. Due to below freezing temperature we had the park to ourselves! Welcome to Kyle Dilliplaine who has joined us for the first time. He is a senior at…

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Hammer Time

Rock Springs – August 2, 2008 Today at 0800-ish our team assembled at Kelly Park with manager Joe Brandon to discuss the day’s events. We had a very nice chat with him, completed a bit of necessary paperwork and then headed down to the parking area to get prepped for…

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Eureka!!

End of “Gator Gullet” Eureka!! Geology rocks! Fossilized jaw bone Beautiful newly discovered section Joe and Renee discuss karst features To Kelly Park we headed to tackle the cave at Rock Springs. It seemed like the flow had doubled over night but perhaps we were feeling the physical effects from…

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Tortoises Aren’t Good Cave Divers…

Survey tools Fossilized tortoise shell Andy sharing cave photos at Kelly Park Sand ripples in newly explored section Bottoms up! Dressed for success After a traditional British breakfast consisting of Thanksgiving leftovers and tea, Andrew, Rhiannon and Renee loaded the vehicle and reviewed their operational diving checklist in preparation for…

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Biologist’s Paradise

The testing station Trash collected from inside the spring The team gathers for some pancakes. Sandy hoists herself into the cave Mike collects bacteria samples Andy notices something on the ceiling It was another great surveying day for the participants of the Central Florida Spring Project. Today we drove to…

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Smooth Sailing

Renee modeling the latest in multi-tools The test station! Nick, Dean, and Dan stop by Renee bags bacteria sample. Mike enters cave while Andrew videos. A tight fit! The Cambrian Foundation has returned to the Central Florida Springs Project with an excellent start! The project started on the night of…

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