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Speleo Digest History 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2002 Speleo Digest Edited by James Adler and Mark Adler Summary Title Contents Cave Index Author Index Publications Buy One Now

2002 Speleo Digest Summary

Table of Contents

• Preparatory Materials i
• Table of Contents i
• Policy for Cave Conservation ii
• Foreward iii
• Publications Represented iv

• United States Cave Descriptions 1
• Alabama 3
• Alaska 30
• Arizona 34
• Arkansas 41
• California 45
• Colorado 67
• Florida 84
• Georgia 86
• Hawai’i 92
• Indiana 110
• Kentucky 146
• Maine 153
• Maryland 159
• Missouri 160
• Nevada 163
• New Hampshire 165
• New Mexico 167
• New York 171
• North Carolina 185
• Oklahoma 188
• Pennsylvania 193
• South Carolina 200
• South Dakota 202
• Tennessee 205
• Texas 213
• Utah 222
• Vermont 225
• Virginia 233
• Washington 269
• West Virginia 272
• Wisconsin 305
• Wyoming 306

• International Cave Descriptions 312
• Austria 315
• Belize 317
• Canada 320
• China 324
• England 326
• Mexico 328
• Saudi Arabia --346
• Thailand 348

• Speleo History 350

• Science 382
• Biology 385
• Conservation 398
• Geology 403
• Miscellaneous 413

• Gear and Techniques 417
• Clothes 419
• Lights 421
• Miscellaneous 428
• Photography 439
• Safety 445
• Survey 446
• Vertical 468

• Speleo Fiction 475

• Indexes 511
• Author Index 513
• Title Index 514
• Cave Index by Name 516
• Cave Index by State 519
• Cave Index by Country 523
• Map Index 523
• Map Index by Cartographer 525
• Title Index by Newsletter 528

2002 Author Index

• Addison, Aaron 435
• Allen, George, R. 171
• Allred, Carlene 30
• Aughey, Paul 25
• Aulenback, Brent T. 22
• Ault, Anne 491

• Bailey, Jerry 120, 128, 135, 138, 142
• Bakker, Winfridus 480
• Balfour, Bill 279
• Barton, Wayne 147
• Baughman, Kristen 357
• Beard, Jonathan B. 160
• Beleu, Steve 385, 482
• Bingham, Patricia 404
• Black, David 110, 424
• Blair, Larry O. 355
• Blase, Brad 238, 249, 252, 446
• Bosted, Peter 57
• Bouthillette, Desa 479
• Bowden, Vern 222
• Boyd, Scott D. 217
• Bozeman, Sue 192
• Brandenburg, Jerry 421
• Bray, Jeff 278, 449
• Brick, Greg 373
• Brockel, Bill 62
• Broeckel, Bill 48, 50, 55, 60, 61, 65
• Brown, Sacha 478
• Butler, Richard 223, 224
• Byland, Terry 280

• Calvert, Harold 482
• Carroll, Robert W., Jr. 175, 176, 182
• Carter, Russ 234, 237, 240, 260
• Cole, David 315
• Collings, Dave 245, 252, 255
• Colly, Wallace H., III 346
• Colonel Karst, 479, 506
• Crochet, John 41
• Culver, David 385

• D'Alberto, Lucio 403
• Danforth, Charles 159
• Dasher, George 283, 286
• Davis, Donald G. 367
• Day, Michael 410
• Dobbs, Bob 149
• Dodson, Bobby 18, 28
• Doty, Taran 34, 37, 399
• Doughty, Mike 437, 438
• Droms, Yvonne 167
• Dunham, Don 497

• Eaton, Michael 174
• Ebisch, Bob 484
• Elhard, Ric 413
• Ellis 509
• Engel, Thom 184
• Everton, Dave 112, 118, 124, 129, 134, 136

• Fee, Scott 3, 4, 11, 121
• Florio-Jefferys, Johanna 505
• Folsom, Bill 419
• Folsom, Mark 180
• Frederick, Gus 414
• Fulcher, Ron 408

• Gaskins, Paul 256
• Gatland, Colin 494
• Gee, Mark 213, 221
• Gratsch, Mary 422, 439
• Gray, Jason 195
• Green, Kris 306
• Grubb, Jubal 328

• Halliday, William R. 102, 348
• Hamm, Walt 272, 289, 294, 301
• Harler, Curt 429
• Harris, Keith (Andy) 426
• Hartley, Ralph 448
• Hazelton, Steve 468, 469
• Hedges, Kim 500
• Hendrickson, Eric 155, 158
• Henne, Bill 507
• Higham, Steve 165, 166, 390
• Hirneisen, Nathan 470
• Hopkins, Tony 177
• Horner, Barry 263, 265
• Howell, Dave 21

• Ingle, Don 491

• Joaquim, Dave 398
• Jones, Peter 440

• Kalnitz, Howard 428, 450, 452, 455, 458
• Kennedy, Jim 392
• Keough, John 230
• Knapp, Richard 185, 186
• Kouts, Devin S. 277, 280, 317

• Lambert, Rick 247, 252, 259, 264, 267
• Lamport, Lyndon J. 76
• Ledbetter, Glenn 20
• Leissring, Matt 430
• Lieberman, Neal 419
• Linn, Scott 425
• Lippold, Reno 492
• Litaker, Jerry 115, 116, 118, 129
• Lounsbury, Rich 84
• Lubaczewski, Paul 427
• Lubaczowski, Paul 422

• Malone, Patricia 329
• Mays, Jonathon 396
• McConnell, Marian 486
• Medville, Doug 67, 68, 72, 73, 74, 80, 82, 92, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 299
• Messer, Andy 466
• Metzgar, Kim 400
• Miller, Danny 269
• Minton, Mark 342
• Mitchell, Terry 480
• Moltz, Tom 86, 87
• Morgan, Julie 492
• Morris, Nola 434

• Nelson, Barbara 419
• Nichols, Ken 429
• Noe, Nick 493

• Olson, Colleen O'Connor 361

• Payn, Robbie 151
• Peikes, Benjamin 419
• Penczer, Peter 471
• Penczer, Peter R. 332
• Perkins, Brian 489
• Perlman, Seth 419
• Petrie, Garry 306
• Piatak, Nadine 404
• Pingree, Rodney 225
• Porter, Chuck 156, 181
• Porter, Eric 176
• Powers, Ralph E. 473
• Preston, James 395
• Proper, Eve 398

• Quick, Peter 146, 152

• Ragon, Terry 10, 16, 477
• Rhinehart, Richard 69, 308
• Richards, Bob 460
• Rosevear, Rich 193
• Roth, Richard 324
• Rubin, Paul 156
• Rubinstein, Josh 248
• Rubreck, Ergor 509
• Ruplinger, Peter 338

• Sasowsky, Ira 200
• Schwartz, Benjamin 235, 262
• Senulis, Joseph A. 305
• Seward, Paul 370, 480, 505
• Shaw, Scott 7, 8, 15
• Sheldon, Ray 130, 140
• Sherlin, Sandy 353
• Simpson, Larry 444
• Simpson, Lou 486
• Sims, Patrick 445
• Sliwinski, Robert 504
• Smith, James H., Jr. 209
• Smith, Jim 37
• Smith, Marion O. 206
• Smothers, Tonya 419
• Snyder, Dean 193
• Socky, David 207, 233
• Soule, Gary 320, 354, 363
• Speelman, Kerry 198
• Storey, Kenneth 326
• Suitor, Earl 421
• Swezey, Christopher 404
• Szukalski, Bernie 63, 104, 402

• Taylor, Chris 153
• Taylor, Joh, Craft 374
• Tegelman, Pam 276
• Tibbets, Dave 468
• Torode, Bill 494
• Torode, Bill [submitted by] 370
• Town, Dale 488
• Town, Lil 188
• Trowbridge, Lee 212
• Tucker, Argyle W. 218

• Valiante, Chris 173
• Veni, George 215
• Vile, Timothy 227

• Walden, Bill 149, 463
• Walsh, Ken 260
• Wheeland, Keith D. 394
• Whitfield, Terri 340
• Wilson, James V. 202
• Wilson, Jonathan 435, 436
• Winner, Jamie 118, 124, 127, 138
• Witney, Cat 482
• Wolff, Jim 53, 65, 163
• Wolff, Liz 45, 55, 65
• Woods, John 48

• Zellner, Andy 22, 205
• Zokaitas, Joe 487

2002 Speleo Digest Map Index

• Alabama Caverns 5
• Alabama/Georgia Cave 24
• Alien Insurgence Cave 31
• Allens Creek Peninsula Crack 119
• Almost Borehole Cave 235
• aMazeattic 47
• Ant Hotel Cave 268
• Armstrong View Cave 73

• Badger Hole Cave 305
• Ballman Cave 132
• Barberpole Pit 35
• Barton Creek Cave 318
• Bat Cave 133
• Beauty Cave 49
• Beaver Chase Cave 15
• Bernard Mountain Sea Cave 157
• Beverage Dome Pit 297
• Big Nest Pit 68
• Big T Cave 54
• Birds'n'Bees 47
• Blowing Springs 187
• Bottoms Up Cave 296
• Briar Patch Cave 304
• Brights Woods Cave 278
• Broken Rib Pit 87
• Browns wHole Cave 54
• Bryants Cave 111
• Bullfrog Spring Cave 114
• Bullhead Pond Cave 177
• Bullpasture Mountainside Cave 263
• Burgermeister Bridge Cave 50
• Buttermilk Breakdown Cave 196

• Campbells Cave 208
• Cessna Cave 128
• Chalky Trail Cave 118
• Chapel Rock Cave 165
• Chicken Slot Cave 88
• Clarke Cave 236
• Clarksville Cave 174
• Cliff Corner Cave 181
• Cobble Ledge Caves 175
• Cockburn Cave 9
• Compton Cove Cave 122
• Convolution I 47
• Convolution II 47
• Cooley Cave 47
• Cope Hollow Pot 129
• Copperhead Arch Cave 151
• Crack Cave 104
• Creek Cave Number 1 237
• Cueva Bolas de Nieve 334
• Cueva De Aranas Niegras 331
• Currys Chasm 205

• Dantes Descent 38
• Daycrawler Cave 60
• Dead Calf Cave 290
• Dead Puka 102
• Delano Hill Luminous Moss Cave 158
• Devils Staircase Pit 115
• Dingaling Cave 253
• Doolittles Cave 179
• Double Cross 47
• Dynamite Pit 295

• Easy Money Cave 98
• Eiger Falls 47
• Elisha Cave 61
• Elpee Hole 64

• Farmer's Cave 43
• Farmer's Daughter Cave 44
• Fawn Cave 259
• Fire'n'Ice 47
• Fisher Ridge Cave System, IP Freely Canyon Area 146
• Fishers Hill Cave 253
• Flowing Stone Cave 86
• Fools Rush In 47
• Fox Hole 27
• Freakin' Free Climb Cave 217
• Frogleg 47

• Garrison Cave #2 162
• Gentry East Cave 134
• Giant Grotto 75
• Glenns Hazardous Double Shot 12
• Glory Hole Cave 199
• Goat Droppings Cave 109
• Gooley Outlet Cave 183
• Gooley Ripper Cave 183
• Gooseberry Crawl Cave 52
• Gorham Mountain Sea Cave 156
• Grand Junction 47
• Greenbrier River Bluff Caves 279
• Gregorys Cave 397
• Gromers Cave 124
• Gyger Bend I Cave 137

• Half Hill Cave 221
• Halls of Santana 47
• Handprint Cave 163
• Harman Pit 277
• Hause Cave 274
• Haystack Cave 83
• Heltonville Cave 125
• Hoe Lick Hole 299
• Hogs Hole Cave 261
• Hole-in-the-Wall Cave 139
• Horse Farm Road Cave 227
• Horseskull Cave 17
• Hunters Hidden Bluff Cave 138

• Inside Line Pit 262
• Iron Girl Cave 268
• Izod Cave 276

• Jackhammer Cave 107
• Jngo, Santano Rabon Jojado 332
• Johnnie Lesters Riverside Caverns 242

• Keller Bluff Cave 15
• Kiholo Cockroach Cave 108
• Kiholo Roadside Cave 108
• Kiner Cow Shelter Cave 295
• Knox Cave 176
• Kyles Crawl Cave 291, 292, 293, 294

• Lackeys Cave 6
• Lava Mound Cave 109
• Leapin' Lizards Cave 66
• Lee School Cave 120
• Limekiln Run Sink 300
• Little Mountain Fissure Cave 173
• Little Rimstone Cave 8
• Little Shasta 47
• Little Skulls Pit 73
• Lost Fossil Drop Cave 247

• Madison Blowhole #2 185
• Marble Caverns 19
• Marshall Collins Cave 152
• Maury Cave 241
• McClung Hill - Clover Creek Caves 244
• McKeever Pits Locator Map 302
• McKeevers #1 Pit 273
• McKeevers Cellar Cave 292, 293, 294
• McKeevers Chimney Pit 275
• Meeks Triple Well 23
• Messa Mia 47
• Midden Cave 81
• Midwest Quarries Cave 139
• Milepost 32 Cave 80
• Miller Time Cave 62
• Mystery Cave 180

• NE Rock River Cave 183
• New Entrance Cave 103
• Nita Cein 330
• Noecker Cave 194, 195
• Not Dans Birthday Pit 91
• Not Pleasant Valley Cave 13
• NW Bad Luck Cave 183

• Obscure Insignificance 20
• Ohelo Cave 104
• Ohelo Icicle Cave 99
• Orba Cave 7
• Orphan Hollow 47

• Pahihi Gulch Cave 105
• Painted Cave 462
• Pasture Pit 14
• Pawtuckaway Attic Cave 391
• Pawtuckaway Devils Den 390
• Peter Cave 149
• Pine Valley Cave 117
• Pinhole Cave 79
• Pleasant Valley Cave 14
• Pole 178 Skylight Cave 100
• Pozo Chuzo 328
• Pretty Stinky Pit 272
• Propst Cave 284
• Provo Cave 224

• Quillen Spring Cave 246

• Rainbow Run Cave 288
• Ramsey Cave 125
• Rat Cave 55
• Rattlecane Cave 56
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #2 101
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #3 101
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #4 102
• Rice Mountain Cave 177
• Riggs Chapel Cave 260
• Ripogenus Gorge Cave #1 156
• Ripogenus Gorge Cave #2 156
• Ripogenus Gorge Cave #3 156
• Rt. 40 Moon (Mountain) Bend Cave(s) 177
• Ruckers Jug Cave 298
• Rust Cave #1 250
• Rust Cave #2 251
• Rusty Fence Cave 141

• Santano Del Amor 332
• Scapula Cave 107
• Selman Cave System 191
• Short Cave 47
• Signature Chamber 69
• Singing Tree 248
• Skyline Caverns 405, 407
• Slimy Slot 90
• Slip Slot Cave 89
• Smidgeon Cave 127
• Soft White Shelter Cave 119
• Sotano del Camino de los Pinos 337
• Spiderback Cave 217
• Stano del Camino de los Pinos 343
• Swago False Bottom Cave 303
• Swago Horse Cave 293
• Swift Nest Cave 81

• Texas Bear Cave 145
• Three Skylight Cave 214
• Tick City 54
• Tinier Cave 223
• Tinmouth Mountain Cave 228
• Tiny Cave 223
• Traffic Jam Cave 51
• Tumbez Cave 255

• Uncle Jesses Pit 33
• Under the Wall Cave 93
• Upper Armstrong Canyon Cave 72

• Vandevander Cave 254

• Walker Spring Cave 210
• Warren Harper Driveway Pit #1 280
• West Armstrong Canyon Cavelet 72
• West Carter Pond Cave 183
• Whiners Cave 148
• Whistle Pig Cave 265
• Whitesucker Shelter 197
• Whitt Cave 257
• Wildcat Hollow Cave 9
• Wildcat Ridge Cave 166
• Williams Cave 266
• Windlass Cave 212
• Windles Cave 241
• Woodcutters Shaft 36
• Worlds End Sinkhole Cave 184
• Wrong Way Harrigan Cave 129
• Wyvern Well 21

• Yin Yang Pit 32

• Zazoo Pit 239

2002 Speleo Digest Map Index by Cartographer

Allred, C.

• Alien Insurgence Cave 31, 32
• Uncle Jesses Pit 33
• Yin Yang Pit 32

Andrews, Chris

• Cueva De Aranas Niegras 331
• Jngo, Santano Rabon Jojado 332
• Nita Cein 330
• Santano Del Amor 332

Aulenbach, Brent T.

• Alabama/Georgia Cave 24
• Fox Hole 27

Bailey, Jerry

• Cessna Cave 128
• Hole-in-the-Wall Cave 139
• Lee School Cave 120
• Midwest Quarries Cave 139
• Texas Bear Cave 145

Balfour, Bill

• Greenbrier River Bluff Caves 279

Black David

• Bryants Cave 111

Blase, Brad

• Fishers Hill Cave 253
• Rust Cave #1 250
• Rust Cave #2 251
• Windles Cave 241
• Zazoo Pit 239

Bozeman, John

• Selman Cave System 191

Bray, Jeff

• Brights Woods Cave 278

Broeckel, Bill

• Burgermeister Bridge Cave 50
• Daycrawler Cave 60
• Elisha Cave 61
• Leapin' Lizards Cave 66
• Miller Time Cave 62

Brooks, John

• Barton Creek Cave 318

Carley, Steve

• Doolittles Cave 179

Carroll, Robert W., Jr.

• Bullhead Pond Cave 177
• Cobble Ledge Caves 175
• Gooley Outlet Cave 183
• Gooley Ripper Cave 183
• NE Rock River Cave 183
• NW Bad Luck Cave 183
• Rice Mountain Cave 177
• Rt. 40 Moon (Mountain) Bend Cave(s) 177
• West Carter Pond Cave 183

Cole, David

• Currys Chasm 205
• Meeks Triple Well 23

Collings, Dave

• Clarke Cave 236
• Creek Cave Number 1 237
• Dingaling Cave 253
• Johnnie Lesters Riverside Caverns 242
• Maury Cave 241
• Quillen Spring Cave 246
• Riggs Chapel Cave 260
• Tumbez Cave 255

Collins, Neal

• Selman Cave System 191

Dasher, George

• Propst Cave 284
• Rainbow Run Cave 288

Doty, Taran

• Barberpole Pit 35
• Dantes Descent 38
• Woodcutters Shaft 36

Engel, Thom

• Worlds End Sinkhole Cave 184

Esterson, Kris

• Alien Insurgence Cave 31, 32
• Yin Yang Pit 32

Everton, Dave

• Allens Creek Peninsula Crack 119
• Bullfrog Spring Cave 114
• Compton Cove Cave 122
• Cope Hollow Pot 129
• Gentry East Cave 134
• Gyger Bend I Cave 137
• Heltonville Cave 125
• Ramsey Cave 125

Frazier, Mike

• Pinhole Cave 79

Gaskins, Paul

• Whitt Cave 257

Gee, Mark

• Freakin' Free Climb Cave 217
• Half Hill Cave 221
• Spiderback Cave 217
• Three Skylight Cave 214

Gray, Jason

• Buttermilk Breakdown Cave 196
• Whitesucker Shelter 197

Gulch, Ute

• Signature Chamber 69

Hamm, Walt

• Beverage Dome Pit 297
• Bottoms Up Cave 296
• Briar Patch Cave 304
• Dead Calf Cave 290
• Dynamite Pit 295
• Hause Cave 274
• Kiner Cow Shelter Cave 295
• Kyles Crawl Cave 291
• McKeever Pits Locator Map 302
• McKeevers #1 Pit 273
• McKeevers Cellar Cave 292
• McKeevers Chimney Pit 275
• Pretty Stinky Pit 272
• Ruckers Jug Cave 298
• Swago False Bottom Cave 303
• Swago Horse Cave 293

Henry, Dan

• Gregorys Cave 397
• Madison Blowhole #2 185

Higham, Steve

• Chapel Rock Cave 165
• Pawtuckaway Attic Cave 391
• Pawtuckaway Devils Den 390
• Wildcat Ridge Cave 166

Horner, Barry

• Bullpasture Mountainside Cave 263
• Williams Cave 266

Kastning, Ernst

• Worlds End Sinkhole Cave 184

Knapp, Richard

• Madison Blowhole #2 185

Kouts, Devin S.

• Barton Creek Cave 318
• Harman Pit 277

Lambert, Rick

• Ant Hotel Cave 268
• Fawn Cave 259
• Iron Girl Cave 268
• Lost Fossil Drop Cave 247
• Vandevander Cave 254
• Whistle Pig Cave 265

Litaker, Jerry

• Bullfrog Spring Cave 114
• Compton Cove Cave 122
• Devils Staircase Pit 115
• Pine Valley Cave 117
• Soft White Shelter Cave 119
• Wrong Way Harrigan Cave 129

Medville, Doug

• Dead Puka 102
• Goat Droppings Cave 109
• Jackhammer Cave 107
• Kiholo Cockroach Cave 108
• Kiholo Roadside Cave 108
• Lava Mound Cave 109
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #2 101
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #3 101
• Red Cinder Cone Pit #4 102
• Scapula Cave 107

Mitchell, Terry

• Farmer's Daughter Cave 44

Moltz, Tom

• Broken Rib Pit 87
• Chicken Slot Cave 88
• Flowing Stone Cave 86
• Not Dans Birthday Pit 91
• Slimy Slot 90
• Slip Slot Cave 89

Payn, Robbie

• Copperhead Arch Cave 151

Penczer, Peter

• Cueva Bolas de Nieve 334

Pingree, Rodney

• Horse Farm Road Cave 227

Pooler, Penelope

• Fawn Cave 259

Porter, Eric

• Knox Cave 176

Ragon, Terry

• Alabama Caverns 5
• Glenns Hazardous Double Shot 12
• Horseskull Cave 17
• Keller Bluff Cave 15
• Lackeys Cave 6
• Marble Caverns 19
• Not Pleasant Valley Cave 13
• Obscure Insignificance 20
• Pasture Pit 14
• Pleasant Valley Cave 14
• Wyvern Well 21

Richards, Bob

• Painted Cave 462

Schwartz, Benjamin

• Almost Borehole Cave 235
• Inside Line Pit 262

Shaw, Scott

• Beaver Chase Cave 15
• Cockburn Cave 9
• Little Rimstone Cave 8
• Orba Cave 7
• Wildcat Hollow Cave 9

Smith, James H., Jr.

• Walker Spring Cave 210

Snyder, Dean

• Noecker Cave 194

Socky, Dave

• Campbells Cave 208

Speelman, Kerry

• Glory Hole Cave 199

Sprouse, Peter

• Cueva de Matacanes No. 1 342
• Pozo Chuzo 328

Stone, Bill

• Sotano del Camino de los Pinos 337
• Stano del Camino de los Pinos 343

Szukalski, Bernie

• Elpee Hole 64
• Pahihi Gulch Cave 105

Tegelman, Pam

• Izod Cave 276

Trotter, Bruce

• Ballman Cave 132
• Bat Cave 133
• Rusty Fence Cave 141

Trowbridge, Lee

• Windlass Cave 212

Vaughn, James M.

• Farmer's Cave 43

Vesely, Carol

• Painted Cave 462

Wahlquist, S.

• Singing Tree 248

Walden, Bill

• Peter Cave 149

Walsh, Ken

• Hogs Hole Cave 261

Winner, Jamie

• Chalky Trail Cave 118
• Gromers Cave 124
• Hunters Hidden Bluff Cave 138
• Smidgeon Cave 127