Project Date: October 13-15, 1995 Reported by: Dale Barnard

Person-hours: 85.5

Personnel: Marcus Barksdale, Daniel Tyler, Bonnie Longley, Terry Holsinger, Peter Strouthes, George Faust, Robin Cope, Dale Barnard, Jennifer Townsdin, Chris Soben, Jennifer Hargrove, Nila Dennis, Kent Morris, Clint Ladd

Chris Soben, Jennifer Hargrove, Nila Dennis, Kent Morris, and Clint Ladd attempted to continue the survey of Nila's VFC (SAB 254), but were stopped by bad air at the final survey station of the last trip, which was their starting point for this trip. Instead, Chris re-sketched portions of the cave. Several members of the same team then located the entrance to Stoned Cactus Cave (SAB 237) and explored it to the point that they all agreed a hand-line was necessary. After returning to camp to get a rope, they sent Clint down the 15-foot hole, but he encountered bad air. They left the cave and no further caving was pursued that day.
Their total trip time was six hours.

Marcus Barksdale, Daniel Tyler, Bonnie Longley, and Terry Holsinger spent four-and-a-half hours surveying Mystery Hole Cave (SAB 188) for a total of 20 meters. They located three leads full of dirt that could be dug at a later date.They stopped surveying when they encountered an unidentifiable rotting dead animal in the middle of a small tunnel and decided that it should be removed at a later date. All possible passage before the dead animal wassurveyed. This was the second Sketch that Marcus has attempted and Terry was helping teach him new techniques.They noticed a high percentage of cave crickets with one hind leg missing at the abdomen. This may inspire further studies.

Dale Barnard, Jennifer Townsdin, George Faust, Robin Cope, and Peter Strouthes spent five-and-a-half hours surveying Pretty Splendid Cave. All team members except Dale were new to surveying and learned a lot about it. Ten stations were surveyed, starting at the entrance at the old tag drilled in the rock. The cave is mostly maze-like passages and proved very challenging to survey. Between three and five more survey trips will be necessary to complete it.