Jug Hole,
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I
have been to Jug Hole a number of times and have a lot of pictures of it.
Eventually I might get around to dumping them all out here. For now, here’s
several of a trip I think long about 1990 (though I could certainly be wrong)
that I took with Kent and Terry
Jug is a remarkable pit for a lot of good
reasons, not the least of which is that it’s purely spectacular and it affords a
wonderful sixty foot free drop. Here’s Terry on her way down, about to go
“free”.
I don’t generally recommend using someone
else’s gear to drop a pit, but when the opportunity arises, you grab it. In a
borrowed helmet and with the lightest of gear, I’m rigged in and ready here.
About the only things I’m using that are mine are the pack and the clothes!
This is a friendly drop, with a nice tree to hug as you get ready to step out.
Heading down.
While no pit is ever completely safe,
Jug is about as easy an in-out as there is. Around the tree, a few steps down,
let the rope and harness take your weight, and off you go…
The last step, with the picture (as the
one above) shot from the “diving board” on the opposite side from the rig
point. Yes, that is the floor of the
pit, illuminated by the sun. More on this anon.
Free at last!
As previously noted, the floor of the pit
is well-lit, making this one of those very few caves you can visit sans headlamp. The best time to visit is
right around
And again, only this time without the legs, and with a clear view of
Now, from below, a short
time thereafter. Again, this is something that a photograph can hardly
capture. This pit alone is worth all the time, trouble, expense, and hazard of
“vertical” caving. Google “Jug Hole” someday and I’m sure you’ll find lots of
better pictures. Still the best way is to see it in person!
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