What it’s Like Spelunking in Total Darkness in Texas Caves

Spelunking in Texas caves should be on everyone’s list if you live in or travel through the state. Have you ever been spelunking? No? What about caving? As it turns out, they’re the same thing. In North America, we call cave exploring spelunking. I was confused at first, but both mean to explore caves. In the UK, they call it potholing. I’m from Michigan – to us, potholing means getting your car tire stuck in a massive hole from a busted road the government didn’t fix. I had to look up the history of the words because, here in Texas where there are thousands of caves, it’s a point of contention. Cavers think “spelunkers” are amateurs. But everyone is an amateur at some point, so I’m fine with it. Either way, call it caving, spelunking, or potholing. It’s the recreational pastime of exploring natural cave systems. Texas Caves Texas has a wealth of cave systems and caverns that go deep underground, forming an entirely new world. Many of these caves have huge, elaborate chambers, waterfalls and even bizarre fossils. There are thousands of caves in Texas. Many are along the Balcones Fault Line between Austin and San Antonio and were […]

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