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050 00 $aGB606.B58$bM37 2010
082 00 $a551.44/70976866$222
100 1 $aMatthews, Larry E.
245 10 $aBlue Spring Cave /$cLarry E. Matthews and Bill Walter.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aHuntsville, Ala. :$bNational Speleological Society,$c2010.
300 $a340 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c29 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Blue Spring Cave is Tennessee's longest mapped cave with over 35 miles of surveyed passages. Although it's natural entrance has been known since prehistoric times, only 500 feet of cave had been explored as recently as 1989. In that year a group of cavers pushed a tight, blowing crawlway at the rear of the cave and discovered miles and miles of fantastic, virgin cave passages. Exploration still continues as this book goes to press. Follow along with the modern explorers as they describe their exploration of this underground wonderland, mile by mile. The path was not simple or easy and required long-term perseverance to slowly unravel this underground labyrinth. In the process huge passages and rooms were discovered along with rare and beautiful cave formations. Divers have recently pushed in from Blue Spring for over a mile in flooded cave passages. A connection has not yet been made to the air-filled passages, but they are getting close. The story of their exploration is exciting and dangerous. This book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps. Each chapter will actually show you where the explorers have gone and what they have found. The maps will enable you to follow them further and further from the entrance. This book will treat you to the complete exploration of Blue Spring Cave since the breakthrough in 1989 up to the present."--amazon.com
505 0 $aThe discovery of Blue Spring Cave -- Early visitors to Blue Spring Cave -- Follow the wind -- The Blue Bob Extension -- Borehole! -- The Master Blaster -- The Perfect Passage -- The Parallel World -- A change in direction -- The Frosted Flakeway -- Mega Junction -- The Second River Crossing -- The Moonscape -- Sand Land -- Lonnies Lane -- The Outer Limits -- Thunder Falls -- The Crystal Dagger Gallery -- The Great Flood -- The Baghdad Breakdown -- The Cathedral Room -- Poltergeist Canyon -- Drivers explore Blue Spring -- Crashing Spire Plunge -- The accident -- The Carr Entrance -- Footprints in the dark -- The Joop Loop -- Gamma Dome -- The Blue Spring resurgence -- A Valentine's Day surprise -- The survey of Blue Spring Cave -- The life of Blue Spring Cave -- The geology of Blue Spring Cave -- Color photographs of Blue Spring Cave.
651 0 $aBlue Spring Cave (Tenn.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aCaves$zTennessee$xHistory.
650 0 $aSpeleology$zTennessee.
700 1 $aWalter, Bill.
710 2 $aNational Speleological Society.
988 $a20140718
906 $0OCLC