Gerlad Moni at the entrance of Trog Cave, Cookeville, TN
Gerald Moni is Co-Chairman of West Tennessee for the Tennessee Cave Survey. Here he's seen field-checking a submission of mine after the Fall TCS meeting. Gerald was the star of his own National Geographic show - Expeditions to the Edge in 2004.
See here for more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_rescue#Historical_examples
The nearby rubbish was from the recent flood event that occurred in Cookeville. This cave is part of a drainage system for a large sinkhole. The high-water mark was right at the lip of this entrance. The swallet(s) below are choked with anthropogenic debris which may prevent the effective draining of the sinkhole.
Used in the blog post The Origins of Data, and the Future of State Cave Surveys.
Gerlad Moni at the entrance of Trog Cave, Cookeville, TN
Gerald Moni is Co-Chairman of West Tennessee for the Tennessee Cave Survey. Here he's seen field-checking a submission of mine after the Fall TCS meeting. Gerald was the star of his own National Geographic show - Expeditions to the Edge in 2004.
See here for more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_rescue#Historical_examples
The nearby rubbish was from the recent flood event that occurred in Cookeville. This cave is part of a drainage system for a large sinkhole. The high-water mark was right at the lip of this entrance. The swallet(s) below are choked with anthropogenic debris which may prevent the effective draining of the sinkhole.
Used in the blog post The Origins of Data, and the Future of State Cave Surveys.