The Old Ruminator
Well-known member
"On November 10, a team of five explorers entered the cave and spent four days finding new passages near Deep Camp. They began in walking-sized passages that were first discovered in January. The passages are on the southwestern edge of the cave, heading south.
One of the new passages, called "The Lion's Den," has strong airflow and features unique cave popcorn formations. Another passage is unusual because it goes for 750 feet in one direction with no side passages at all. It's about 20' tall and 3' wide over the entire distance. It was named "Fruit by the Foot" because of the quick, fruitful yield of survey footage, and because it was so easy to map compared to a more complex passage.
Over 6,600 feet of new passages were mapped, and many open "leads" remain for future exploration trips. With the new discoveries, the current length of Jewel Cave is 218.78 miles!"
One of the new passages, called "The Lion's Den," has strong airflow and features unique cave popcorn formations. Another passage is unusual because it goes for 750 feet in one direction with no side passages at all. It's about 20' tall and 3' wide over the entire distance. It was named "Fruit by the Foot" because of the quick, fruitful yield of survey footage, and because it was so easy to map compared to a more complex passage.
Over 6,600 feet of new passages were mapped, and many open "leads" remain for future exploration trips. With the new discoveries, the current length of Jewel Cave is 218.78 miles!"
